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I should confess at this point that Low Fantasy Gaming (free PDF in my sig) uses this 1d3 minute delay for magical healing at zero hp. It certainly makes combat more dangerous, and players take steps to avoid being dropped to zero hp. LFG has a different damage recovery system however (5 min...

No they dont, I think because they know they have 3 death saves up their sleeve, plus healing word if things get genuinely dangerous.

Yes I find the game is far too easy with whack-a-mole going on. That's my main issue. Yes, I know I can have monsters beat on down PCs, but for me that isnt believable in many instances - if the monsters are still being threatened by active characters, they dont have time to hit downed ones...

I dont mind the "gain a level of exhaustion" solution, but it is quite severe at low levels once you hit level 3!

More dangerous combat is definitely the objective.

The cleric would spend an action to stabilize the pc, so it's still hard to die, just not easy to be popped back up during the same fight

If you use roll equal or under stat, instead of DCs for tasks, every stat point matters...

So here's the idea to fix whack-a-mole: If you're 1 hp or above, cure spells are instant. If hp 0 or below, cure spells take 1d3 minutes to work before the target is healed. No more whack-a-mole? What do folks think?

I like the monster personalities part, but otherwise these encounter guidelines are still pretty complex. A better approach imo - is to use a formal Party Retreat rule (with a cost), in conjunction with an improvised Chases rule, which then frees the GM up to simply throw whatever makes sense...

Just picked up this sweet pic for my next $1 Adventure Framework (by Bryan Syme) :D

I still like video games, but a sandbox style RPGs give more player choice than any computer game can. The flexibility of a living GM is the one big advantage RPGs have over computer games (which, in many ways, do Adventure Path style games better than RPGs) - and it's also why I personally...

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For Low Fantasy Gaming (d&d OGL variant) we roll 4d6, drop the lowest for six stats (wisdom is split into Willpower and Perception), and for the 7th stat you get an auto 15. Note max 18 in LFG with no racial modifiers. Additionally, anyone can choose any other person's array with a small...

Hi all, just a note that mini adventure #5 - the Ark of Phobos - is out via Patreon $1 Adventure Frameworks: https://www.patreon.com/posts/5-ark-of-phobos-6937440 Cheers!

Campaign coins make insanely awesome coin props (but a little expensive). I bought some for poker chips.

Low Fantasy Gaming with some mini adventures would work nicely .... :D (free PDF: https://lowfantasygaming.com/ )

This is a viable counter, provided the party cant just short rest and resummon it

Hi all, Just a note that $1 Adventure Frameworks number 4 - Caverns of Melusiah - is out :) https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-caverns-of-6825443 Cheers

Many adventures can't be time limited (or, at least, cant in an open world style game). Edit: also, readying an action doesnt work - just dont have your owl help in any round the target doesnt use his action - owl lives, and your opponent simply loses their turn - even better!