Weiley31
Legend
Or putting your level zero characters thru the metaphorical blender before they achieve level 1.
That and the more unusual Dice like D3s and what not.
OSR Red Box, but like modern I guess?!?!?
That and the more unusual Dice like D3s and what not.
Weiley31
Legend
Wasn't the Druid recently added to the 5E Basics?
darjr
I crit!
Wait? It was?
darjr
I crit!
I do love the DCC funnel. It’s worth trying just the once folks!
Weiley31
Legend
I thought it was: I remembered reading something bout the Druid being added into something. But I'm checking it now and it seems like I was off. whoops
Weiley31
Legend
Swords and Wizardry, by Frog God Games, is another one, as mentioned before. To my knowledge, it's pretty much retro clone 1st Edition Dungeons and Dragons with a name change and more modern options, like Ascending AC. Comes in three versions such as a very stripped down version, White Box, with the Complete version containing all the 1E classes IIRC.
I believe it also has a pretty nifty Norse themed cleric called the Northern Godi, via the White Box Heroes supplement, that has an entire Rune subsystem and certain themed abilities for it as well. It follows all the rules for the Cleric class in Swords and Wizardry otherwise outside of its small additions. And what makes it more interesting is that in order to use a Rune, you have to find it in the world and there are rituals that must be done in order to attune to the Rune. I kinda want to play said class in Mork Borg and have the character's entire plot revolve around finding all the Runes to supposedly prevent the world in Mork Borg from dying.
.........................................................keyword is: supposedly as even said character has no idea what will exactly happen once all the runes are collected. Could be a bloody raving fool as far as everybody else is concerned. Could damn the world even further. Or do absolutely jack russel.
I believe it also has a pretty nifty Norse themed cleric called the Northern Godi, via the White Box Heroes supplement, that has an entire Rune subsystem and certain themed abilities for it as well. It follows all the rules for the Cleric class in Swords and Wizardry otherwise outside of its small additions. And what makes it more interesting is that in order to use a Rune, you have to find it in the world and there are rituals that must be done in order to attune to the Rune. I kinda want to play said class in Mork Borg and have the character's entire plot revolve around finding all the Runes to supposedly prevent the world in Mork Borg from dying.
.........................................................keyword is: supposedly as even said character has no idea what will exactly happen once all the runes are collected. Could be a bloody raving fool as far as everybody else is concerned. Could damn the world even further. Or do absolutely jack russel.
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darjr
I crit!
All of these are great, and many would probably suit your needs. Invest in small game companies.
Though, have you thought about 5e without feats, no multiclassing, cept Elfs have to be multiclassed fighter magic users, Hobbit's have to be rogues, dwarfs have to be fighters, etc. BECMI-style Racial Classes (Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, etc)
Or is that not what you want?
Though, have you thought about 5e without feats, no multiclassing, cept Elfs have to be multiclassed fighter magic users, Hobbit's have to be rogues, dwarfs have to be fighters, etc. BECMI-style Racial Classes (Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, etc)
Or is that not what you want?
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
ccs
41st lv DM
If you want all the old school stuff with the modern ways of doing things....
Just play 5e with these limits:
Humans - can be Fighters, Clerics, Rogues, or Wizards.
1/2lings - can only be Fighters
Dwarfs - can only be Fighters
Elves - can only be be MC Fighter/Wizards. They must meet the MC restrictions at 1st lv, they begin with both classes at lv.1, and as they advance they must divide their xp in two & split it between their two classes (essentially it takes an elf double the xp to lv up as they're supporting two classes)
There are no other classes, there are no other races, there are no other race/class combos and other than with Elves there's no MC allowed. And Tasha's is not allowed.
No other changes to 5e.
There, I've saved you from having to read through about a dozen things all trying to copy the old stuff. Or having to rewrite the attack & save charts if you just pulled out the actual old stuff.
Just play 5e with these limits:
Humans - can be Fighters, Clerics, Rogues, or Wizards.
1/2lings - can only be Fighters
Dwarfs - can only be Fighters
Elves - can only be be MC Fighter/Wizards. They must meet the MC restrictions at 1st lv, they begin with both classes at lv.1, and as they advance they must divide their xp in two & split it between their two classes (essentially it takes an elf double the xp to lv up as they're supporting two classes)
There are no other classes, there are no other races, there are no other race/class combos and other than with Elves there's no MC allowed. And Tasha's is not allowed.
No other changes to 5e.
There, I've saved you from having to read through about a dozen things all trying to copy the old stuff. Or having to rewrite the attack & save charts if you just pulled out the actual old stuff.
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