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Yes, knacks in NC are actually limited psionic abilities. You can buy, say, Evil Eye, Second Sight, or Firebug as a feat and gain access to a small list of psionic powers.

I just wanted to pipe up and say that independently I would like to release a free Northern Crown module in PDF form concurrently with the release of the books. I know that whenever I purchase a campaign setting, I also like to have at least one module to try out the game. I have campaign...

He's a frontier legend on par with Daniel Boone. Here's a quick summary: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5581029/

Yes, the spells are flying along with bullets, but science is rapidly catching up as an alternative to magic. Not real science, of course, but Baron Munchausen stuff, much more fun! The continent is called Southern Cross, but is not described in detail. That would be a book in itself. In brief...

I couldn't get the link to work, but never fear, the secret silver lode of the Shawnee is already in the manuscript. Ha!

The focus is on North America, not Central or South America. The supernatural is a major factor, with witches holding a great enclave near Boston and infiltrating the courts of all the colonial powers; a cabal of French sorcerers seeking to undermine the free state of Sophia; and vampires...

The Gazetteer lists several locations in the Carib, and the political situation there is spelled out explicitly. Spain is the big player, with Albion, Carolingia, and the Nederlands taking bites here and there. Cimarrons (escaped African captives who have regrouped in the mountains) are becoming...

Yep, I've really enjoyed the NC games I've run at P-cat's house. His Game Days are the Brigadoon of RPGs -- a magic community that appears but one day a year and then vanishes, leaving nothing behind but two nice people and their pets.

Makes sense! If anyone has any further questions about NC, please put them in a new thread. OK, back to Africa. What's Nyambe like in actual play, for those of you who have done it? What sort of adventures did you have? Who are the PCs?

Yes, it uses the regular d20 magic system, with the following changes: Two new core classes with unique spell lists A modest number of new cleric and wiz/sor spells, including some exclusively for native spellcasters, and some related to guns or machines A major reconceptualization of druidic...

Native Americans do have their own legends about little people and fey-like creatures independently of European mythos. The pukwudgee of the Wampanoag, the nan-a-push of the Leni-Lanape and the nunnehi of the Cherokee are three examples; Northern Crown will include stats for several of them. I'm...

Your first guess is correct; there are no demihuman PC races in Northern Crown, but if you wanted to do a crossover adventure using wakyambe elves, agogwe halflings, or other Nyambe demihumans, why not?

Speaking as the author, I don't mind, derail away! Someone asked earlier how the Shawnee are depicted in the book. Like all of the native American backgrounds for PCs included in Northern Crown, the Shawnee are cast as a heroic, larger-than-life version of their historical selves. My take on...

I never use random encounters. If the PCs are traveling overland on their way to the next plot point, I like to get the journey out of the way quickly.

27 years, and I still haven't figured out how to win the darn game.

Played it, enjoyed it. Great deal to get it for free, even at the list price it's a bargain.

Thanks to Piratecat and Kid Cthulhu for hosting another Brigadoon-esque gaming paradise! And thanks to everybody who played in my Northern Crown game! Alikander and I really enjoyed sharing our campaign with you. Random moments from the game: Nemesis Reed, secret agent of Sophia, destroying...

Attention Northern Crown players: If you have a 3.5e PHB, you’re welcome to bring it with you for Saturday’s game. I’ll have pregen characters for you, just to save time. Here’s a preliminary character list – if you want to claim one, post to this thread and I’ll reserve it for you. I’m also...

Do you mean, feats that only a person from a particular part of the world would have? Some feats common in my native Boston would include: PARKING SENSE [General] You can determine the legality of a parking space with uncanny accuracy. Prerequisites: Boston resident 10+ years Benefit: As a...

I draw my battle maps ahead of time on big sheets of 1" graph paper from Staples. Works great, saves time. What a great host; you think of everything!