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Tried this before, but since no one got back, I figured there's no harm in continuing to try. The last one was based on a poll that seemed to do well, so I'm not sure why the folks never got back. Perhaps the Bronze Age thing threw everyone off. Ah well. The A5e rules are pretty well laid-out...

Having read No One Returns from the Enchanted Forest, I've gotten an idea for a potential setting and/or story (stories to go with settings are not exactly new). I'm going to include actual book spoilers in the spoilers to help clarify, but the basic premise is that young deities are placed in a...

While I know A5e/Level Up is supposed to be backwards compatible with 5e, I have to note that the spells in general are a problem. Most specifically, elemental-related spells. For Fire, this is not an issue at all. There's at least one Fire spell at every level. Air and Water cap out at 6th...

I'm trying to find more information on the Dreaming (please do not answer with "it's the Feywild" that much I can figure out). I've come across mentions of the Unseen Court and seen some other things, but not a lot about the Dreaming itself. More importantly, and especially for things I'm...

Dungeons usually serve the purpose of hiding something within that Adventurers want or need to find. Of course, whether they are still inhabited buildings or ancient structures no longer occupied by their original dwellers can vary. They can come from other sources too: the cancerous wounds of a...

Happy New Year to one and all! Last year I posted a thread to see what theme folks might want for a new setting based entirely on A5e/Level Up rules. Though the poll is technically on-going, I want to try and start it this year, with the help of anyone in the community who's willing and able to...

There was a thread, a while back on new settings specifically for 5e or A5e. Folks seemed disappointed that Faerûn kept being used, which is understandable since they seem to be unable to get past Wizards of the Sword Coast. Eberron, Mystera, Athas, Krynn, Greyhawk, Spelljammer, and others tend...

After reading about some of the new stuff coming out, I thought I might try my hand again at setting creation. I've done it here before with mixed results, so I don't see any harm in trying again. This time I'm going to try for something more "modern". Somewhat based on the likes of Urban...

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Talking Animals (TA) are as much a part of fantasy as Dwarves, Elves, and others. Arguably they are more a part of it, since there are stories of talking animals dating about as far back as records go. Now, it could be argue that species such as the Haregone, Kenku, and similar fit the role...

One thing I keep thinking is how nice Mutants and Masterminds is in terms of character customization. It's easy to make an archetype fit nearly any idea a player may have. By way of contrast, it's very hard to customize in D&D. Certainly there are subclasses and other features, but I'm not sure...

Playing as a Druid has me feeling like the Wildshape feature, as written, is basically inefficient at best and basically useless at worse. How can I feel that way when it allows my character to become an animal? Well, let's examine it "As a Bonus Action, you shape-shift into a Beast form that...

One of the great and oft missed parts of D&D lore is Psionics, though there have been a number of attempts to bring it forward to the current edition. Along with the Psionics came various species, particularly (for this thread) the Blue Goblins. At least one person has tried to update them for...

Looking through the backgrounds, one thing that strikes me is there's no option for someone with a mixed background. What do I mean by mixed? Many heroes have humble origins, such as being a farmer, before becoming soldiers or whatever. Some retired soldiers settle in to jobs in town. How...

For those of you unfamiliar, here is a useful link to explain Geedis and the Land of Ta. Now, as far as I can tell, there's never been official lore on the Land of Ta or any of the characters. I thought this might make for an interesting setting because it incorporates a lot of the older Sword...

These are based on the old linnorms of 2nd and 3rd edition. They are also (slightly) based on Norse myth, but the "based on" is petty superficial. In the setting, the linnorm dragons are not forces of evil but rather protectors of the World Tree, with each having an area they protect. They can...

I previously posted a rather odd idea for a setting that was created by the Fey Courts and Dragon Courts. This was inspired by some of the Jack tales mixed with some Tall Tales (here in the US they involve such figures as Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill). These sorts of tales also...

Some world building that came into my head. Thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated. As a forewarning, these sections are long and went into my head in a sort of "Tall Tale" fashion that I don't write well.

Because my brain is a peculiar place, the following has been going on in it: Though Dwarves are most often associated with hills and mountains, I don't see why they couldn't be sailors and farmers. If anyone would likely be similar to them, the Dwarves make the most sense. Of course, what this...

I'm both aware of Pathfinder 1e's Swashbuckler and the Rouge subclass. To be honest, I could never figure out why it isn't a Bard subclass, all things considered (though College of Blades comes close). My friend Dave found this homebrew one too, but I was considering making my own and was...