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  1. Sir Brennen

    How the Monsters Have Changed in the 2025 Monster Manual: Air Elemental

    FKA “Sonic” damage in older editions. It’s been a thing since 2014.
  2. Sir Brennen

    How the Monsters Have Changed in the 2025 Monster Manual: Air Elemental

    I believe they are, yes, mainly for new gms who wouldn’t necessarily know what (for example) an eryines or succubus are (categorically speaking), or which is a demon or devil. However, sounds like there are going to be extensive indexes in MM2024, so you can see all the demons and devils listed...
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    Dragonbane general thread

    In our session last week the party decided to try their hand at hunting for their own food, which involves several checks. Suffice to say, the final outcome was them buying a donkey and loading it up with rations to try and avoid ever having to do that again. This was all after rolling a...
  4. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    So now that I have run a few sessions, I’m considering making a change 😅 One thing that my group is having a bit of a problem adjusting to is the either/or nature of action and defense. I’ve seen the suggestion to allow all characters to choose to begin with either the Defense or the Fast...
  5. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    Yeah, I think it's a good bit of advice to anyone trying any new game: try to play it RAW first to see if you really need the change you're proposing.
  6. Sir Brennen

    How open are you to trying new systems?

    Somewhat open, for a couple of reasons. Most systems are going to be tied to a setting, and the setting has to be appealing for me to want to try the game. Also, in the past few years I've leaned towards not wanting to invest in a very crunchy game, either as a player or GM. Too many other...
  7. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    Same with the solo adventure. Can be played by itself, or included in the “mini-campaign”. It’s not mentioned but it is actually included on the map of Misty Vale campaign map
  8. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane Post-Mortem

    It'd be interesting if that were the only change made, letting some characters start with potentially 30+ HP. But it would also put a bigger strain on Healing skill and magical healing. A stretch rest would also give you pack a smaller percentage of your overall HPs. Not saying any of those...
  9. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    Two during your Stretch rest if you remember your memento (once per session).
  10. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    I can’t speak for Ringtail and her group, but when I started looking around for simpler, faster systems outside of 5e ( and Savage Worlds, which i played a lot of as well in recent years) I looked at several OSR type games, and one of the things I really wanted to get away from level based...
  11. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    One thing you could do, without changing the rules, would be to have an NPC who knows the spell cast it. Of course, it would have to be someone who owes the PCs greatly, is extremely generous or just believes the sacrifice is for the greater good. Or you could introduce powerful magic items or...
  12. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    There are no levels in Dragonbane; advancement is a bit more subtle and incremental. Each session a player will have the opportunity to advance about 5 to 10 skills each by a single point, if they manage to roll over their current score (meaning the higher the skill, the less likely they’ll...
  13. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    I haven't purchased it yet, but the second issue of Dragonzine has a monster generator in it, as well as some new monsters: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/504130/dragonzine-issue-02?affiliate_id=1898423
  14. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    Heroic abilities can be awarded at the GM's discretion, too, when characters do something, well, "heroic". In the published campaign I'm running, the PCs will encounter an important Macguffin four times. I plan on giving them an HA for each time after the first they deal with the Macguffin, and...
  15. Sir Brennen

    Dragonbane general thread

    Re: Lethality - I've started running the Dragon Emperor campaign, and after about a half dozen sessions, there have been a couple of close calls, but no actual deaths. I think this is mainly due to the Death Saves mechanic (practically identical to D&D 5E), so going down doesn't mean you're...
  16. Sir Brennen

    Peregrine's Nest: Four Game Design Tips

    I think that should be an important rule for publishing a game. But you can't create an adventure until you've designed the game.
  17. Sir Brennen

    Free League to Release Path of Glory for Dragonbane

    Wasn't there also a Kickstarter for this? Backers probably got theirs already.
  18. Sir Brennen

    Grading the Mörk Borg System

    Despite actually having a credit in the front of the book, I’ve yet to run more than a couple one-shots 😔 Hope to change that after the current DragonBane campaign I’m running.
  19. Sir Brennen

    This Effin' GM Reviews: Pirate Borg

    There’s going to be a Kickstarter the week of Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept 17th). The Starter Set isn’t even the main part of the KS! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/limithron/downamongthedead
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