Shadowdark Western Reaches Stretch Goal: New Classes

[WanderingMystic]

So with the death that is not a problem in our games since we use the res at camp options (our game is a dark souls esq game).

Now they are introducing NPCs that can grant you talents in the gma book so I could see something like that being used to buff your pet up or like you said when you roll a 2 again level him up.

Don't forget you could also roll a 12 and choose to pick it.

 

[Scribe]

6hp, 13 ac +1 bite that deals 1d4 and has a chance to petrify 1 limb dc 9 save.

Sorry where is this found?

 

[WanderingMystic]

Sorry where is this found?

The stat block for the basilisk is shown on shadowdarkling character creator once you get the pet. It will also be in cursed scrolls 4 once that is out.
If you want to look at it just make a character then set it to edit so you can choose the talent. Once you do that your nee basilisk will be shown

 

[Bill Zebub]

That is very close to the pit fighter. They get hp from hitting people, the ability to just not die a few times, advantage on con and the ability to just take no damage.

The sea wolf gets a 20 AC of you spend your action defending, hit points on enemy kills and the ability to just choose to not take damage a few times.

I was picturing something along the lines of...

• Reduce all damage by the modifier of your worse mental attribute (so -3 if you have a -3 modifier)
• When you take damage from another character, in the following round you have advantage attacking them
• Advantage on rolls to move another creature, or to resist being moved

 

[Aldarc]

Kelsey on the livestream seemed unsure of how to incorporate rune magic into Shadowdark, so at the moment, she doesn't seem fired up about the idea.

A 5E-style artificer seems way too high magic for her and Shadowdark, although an alchemist would probably work.

At this moment, I would bet on a Conan-style barbarian and either a necromancer or an alchemist, but I think we've gone through most of the spellcaster archetypes, given that "druid" spells are being added to neutral wizards in the River of Night issue of Cursed Scroll.

Again, I think that something like a psion/psychic/mystic would fit pretty well with Shadowdark, especially given the weird fantasy that inspires Sword & Sorcery.

 

[Scribe]

Again, I think that something like a psion/psychic/mystic would fit pretty well with Shadowdark, especially given the weird fantasy that inspires Sword & Sorcery.

Shh, if she does it my "free time" has been wasted!

 

[Aldarc]

Shh, if she does it my "free time" has been wasted!

Yes, but the real reward is the word count you made along the way.

 

[Reynard]

So with the death that is not a problem in our games since we use the res at camp options (our game is a dark souls esq game).

Out of curiosity, how does that impact play? Are players too bold and less careful? Do they "cheat/cheese" using knowledge gained from a failed battle? Does it still feel meaningful despite death being a speedbump?

 

[Reynard]

Again, I think that something like a psion/psychic/mystic would fit pretty well with Shadowdark, especially given the weird fantasy that inspires Sword & Sorcery.

What are the weird fantasy and sword and sorcery inspirations for psionics are you are thinking of? As I understand it, AD&D psionics were inspired by a singular author, much in the way D&D's magic system was "inspired" by Vance.

 

[Aldarc]

What are the weird fantasy and sword and sorcery inspirations for psionics are you are thinking of? As I understand it, AD&D psionics were inspired by a singular author, much in the way D&D's magic system was "inspired" by Vance.

Psionics may have been inspired by a single author but fantasy characters with psychic mystical powers was not. However, “psionics” has become much a shorthand term for various psychic power tropes. These were very much a part of weird fantasy.