Recent content by Faxfire683

I’d have to agree with these too. Not sure if an eleven year old will get everything they have in them, but they give you what you need to create your own adventures and material at least for 5e. I’ve been exclusively using the eight steps from Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master for my games this...

This is also similar to how Kobold Press treats dwarves in its Midgard setting. The Northern Reaver dwarves have a distinctly Nordic influence. The descendents of reaver dwarves also have a number of mountain cantons in the Ironcrag mountains in the more central region of the setting. These...

I recommend the article “Aces High” from MCDM’s Arcadia magazine, issue 3, by Sam Mannell. It’s a simple system that abstracts enough but also allows your characters to use their abilities in a flighting encounter. It focuses on using flying creatures and even objects, so I think it’s exactly...

Some interesting discussion in this thread on aspects I hadn’t considered on ways to slim down mechanics, but I would agree with DarkCrisis in that much of what everyone is talking about looks and smells like Shadowdark. That would be my go-to 5e-lite version, and I agree with Mike Shea when he...

I hope you enjoy your next campaign! My players have liked Empire of the Ghouls thus far, although I've been adding additional Kobold Press content because I enjoy Midgard so much, so the campaign has meandered a bit. I implemented Uncharted Journeys from Cubicle 7 in a pointcrawl structure for...

I really like the flavor of the subclass, and interesting to watch your design evolve based on feedback. Had a few questions about sharing your awesome design; Are you going to be posting this anywhere as a product or do you mind if I repost the text and credit you with a link to your profile...

I’m not sure exactly what system you’re playing, but most other replies seem to be assuming 5e or something similar. If not then disregard my advice below: For my games I personally feel the MCDM Beastheart provides really helpful animal companion rules, a long list of bespoke animal companion...

Unfortunately it's not a martial example, but you are definitely correct that the Warlock is a highly adaptable mechanical design. The example I'm thinking of is the Dungeon Dudes' Apothecary class contained in Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim. It's available in pdf from Ghostfire Games...

I've been thinking a lot about this, looking through my OSR-clone PDFs and examining more modern-influenced RPGs like Shadowdark, Shadow of the Demon Lord, and 13th Age. I really think the catalyst for me over the past few months was thinking a lot about the MCDM RPG and how I might transition...

I'm getting excited for this! Even if I weren't to adopt the cosmology wholesale, I love having more and varied concepts for other planes, and locations that I can add to the more generic ones like the Elemental. Hope the campaign goes well when it kicks off.

No at least initially. Maybe once the dust settles and I have the chance to hear some outside opinions and the books go on sale!

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Probably an uncommon approach for many fans on this platform, but I'm definitely planning on a wait and see approach to the upcoming core books. Getting into the RPG hobby and buying the 2014 core books only a couple years ago hasn't diminished my personal enjoyment of the game, so I'll probably...

My initial thought when I heard about this project was that it was more Planescape-adjacent with Spelljammer elements, but perhaps my initial read was wrong and it's actually the reverse. Are the 30 planes then better understood as worlds to be visited similar to Spelljammer or as other worlds...

Really interesting and well done article. Thanks for all your effort and balanced insights on this. It brought up a thought to me about 2CGaming, which had some major Kickstarter successes and partnerships with major creator's like WebDM and Venture Maidens, but seems to have faced a financial...