Black Dragon, an RPG inspired by 2nd edition AD&D, is coming to Kickstarter later this month!
Black Dragon is part of Kickstarter’s ‘Zine Quest initiative during the month of February. This idea, spearheaded by Burning Wheel’s Luke Crane, is designed to create a return to the pre-internet days of tabletop RPGs, where players all over the world created their own fanzines. These were often 5.5″ x 8.5″ photocopied, saddle-stitched, booklets collecting house rules, opinions, and complete games. Some lasted for years, while others managed one or two issues.
With the campaign launching in late February, Black Dragon will be a 64 page booklet inspired by Advanced 2nd edition of you-know-what. It is an alternate Player’s Handbook, offering more streamlined rules that are still entirely compatible with pre-3e supplements and adventures. Key differences include an emphasis on kits, with characters exploring a variety throughout their careers, much like Warhammer FRP’s career system.
Spellcasting classes are opened wide up, allowing for unique takes on previously excluded races such as dwarves and halflings. These versions will have their own spell lists designed to reflect cultural differences. Dwarves, for example, practice utilitarian magic used in mining and crafting. Illusion, divination, necromancy, and other traditional schools of magic are not practiced.
Saving throws retain the flavor and mechanics of pre-3e games, but with tweaked categories. Breath attacks, for example, are divided into two categories: blasts and beams. Illusions and mind affecting magic each have their own categories as well. Saving throw progressions are different for each of the 9 classes.
You can read more about Black Dragon here!
Black Dragon is part of Kickstarter’s ‘Zine Quest initiative during the month of February. This idea, spearheaded by Burning Wheel’s Luke Crane, is designed to create a return to the pre-internet days of tabletop RPGs, where players all over the world created their own fanzines. These were often 5.5″ x 8.5″ photocopied, saddle-stitched, booklets collecting house rules, opinions, and complete games. Some lasted for years, while others managed one or two issues.
With the campaign launching in late February, Black Dragon will be a 64 page booklet inspired by Advanced 2nd edition of you-know-what. It is an alternate Player’s Handbook, offering more streamlined rules that are still entirely compatible with pre-3e supplements and adventures. Key differences include an emphasis on kits, with characters exploring a variety throughout their careers, much like Warhammer FRP’s career system.
Spellcasting classes are opened wide up, allowing for unique takes on previously excluded races such as dwarves and halflings. These versions will have their own spell lists designed to reflect cultural differences. Dwarves, for example, practice utilitarian magic used in mining and crafting. Illusion, divination, necromancy, and other traditional schools of magic are not practiced.
Saving throws retain the flavor and mechanics of pre-3e games, but with tweaked categories. Breath attacks, for example, are divided into two categories: blasts and beams. Illusions and mind affecting magic each have their own categories as well. Saving throw progressions are different for each of the 9 classes.
You can read more about Black Dragon here!
