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That's how good these books are, people even steal them to get their hands on them! :LOL: Seriously, though, send me a private message with your email address, and I'll send you a free link to the PDF versions to compensate for your loss.

Yeah, that was me :geek: AK: Mesopotamia was published back in 2004. I wrote a short retrospective about it back in 2010 on my blog here: The World of Xoth » Blog Archive » Echoes of Ibnath For even more background on that, as well as how that transitioned into the Xoth stuff, see this...

ZeroSum has done an in-depth video review of the Player's Guide on his sword and sorcery YouTube channel, check it out!

There is a new update of the Player's Guide available (version 1.12). The changes in this version include: Moved the Cultures of Xoth chapter before the Races of Xoth chapter (because your culture is more defining for your player character than race). Added an introduction to the Cultures...

All the books (except the Player's Guide for 5E which is still in playtest) are available as PDF directly ordered from the Xoth website (at discounted rates!), as PDFs from DriveThruRPG, and as softcover print-on-demand from Lulu.com. There are no current plans for hardbacks. Future books may...

There is a new update of the Player's Guide available (version 1.11). The changes in this version include: Changed the Conqueror's saving throw proficiencies to Constitution and Intelligence. Added complete spells lists for Druid and Warlock to the Sorcery of Xoth chapter. Minor edits to the...

The two latest modules (XP5 - The Trials of Ngura, and XP6 - Throne of Gondira) were written for 5E. The others (XP1-4) were written for 3E/Pathfinder, but conversion shouldn't be too difficult -- mostly just a matter of replacing monsters/creatures with their equivalents from the 5E Monster...

A "Game Master's Guide to the World of Xoth" might be published in the future; for now there is the Player's Guide, and the six adventure modules (which of course contain GM-only content) which are listed on the last page of the Player's Guide.

There's a link to the Player's Guide (in a "spoiler warning" box) in the first post in this thread. Chapters 7 and 8 in the Player's Guide contain a short gazetteer and some rumors and legends.

Sure. This should probably be included in the Player's Guide itself (like the spell list for the Cultist), but here's a list for your convenience for the other spellcasting classes (Druids and Warlocks). Note the list only includes spells from the SRD, or the Xoth Player's Guide (XPG). There are...

The Minion rule is straightforward. But if you want to jazz up Fighters a little bit (they can use some extra jazz), you could say that Fighters (and only Fighters) who kill a Minion with a hit, immediately get another attack against a Minion within (melee) range, up to a maximum number of extra...

This makes sense. I've been considering it for a while, but so far resisted to avoid having to redo the layout of the book. Oh dear, that would get me into all kinds of trouble! :LOL: No, despite its roots, Xoth is an equal opportunities world! :) Those who have different/strong opinions on...

Yes, it's assumed you will use the class from Tasha's. But I'm not sure the Open Gaming License (OGL) allows me to mention the book by name, so leaving it out just in case.

There is a new update of the Player's Guide available (version 1.10). The changes in this version include: Added examples of ability score arrays. Noted that low Intelligence score reduces starting languages. Added (optional) "Deadly Critical" rule to replace Instant Death. Added exhaustion...

I'd like to thank you (and others who have contributed to the discussion) for your thoughtful input. Obviously I don't always agree or have the same vision for the supplement, but I do appreciate the feedback!

I think you are forgetting the difference between a book and a game. Of course the protagonists in books don't die from "a single well-placed hit" from a random mook. They generally don't die at all. Because if they did, the book would end there. Unless you have a large gallery of protagonists...

OK, so what you're presenting as a fact here is that it will "guarantee" lots of dead player characters. Care to calculate the actual probability of someone dying after: Getting hit with a crit Choosing NOT to use the other (optional) rule to sacrifice your weapon or shield to block the...

See my previous reply about "telling a story" vs "playing a game". If you simply decide, by GM fiat, that the PC gets smacked in the head and captured, "outside the combat mechanic", to "move the story along", then you might as well invite your friends over and read a Conan story aloud to them...

But I'm not "narrating a story", I'm refereeing a game. As the GM, I'd like to be surprised, too. Of course I want the system to randomly tell me what happens. There's a big difference between a book/movie and a game (even if the game is based on a certain type of books). Without randomness and...

All RPG publications contain rules that are (in practice) guidelines and suggestions, it's been that way since 1974. Every GM I've ever known or heard about has his own house rules and adjustments. You don't like something, you don't use it. I think it's perfectly fine to include one or more...