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A master and their apprentice is a common trope in fiction, and what is common in fiction, we often try do recreate in RPG. The new Star Wars show reignited this desire of mine to make the master/apprentice dynamic work in a TTRPG game. By definition, a master has more experience than an...

King’s Dilemma is a board game that plays a bit like a choose-your-own-adventure book. Players get to vote on a aye/nay question, which leads to different storylines (kept in sealed envelopes) depending on the outcome of the vote, bringing new agendas to vote on, etc. It plays as a campaign so...

[UPDATE 2024-09-02] Here's my master document I'm using for our games. This one is (almost) without images so it looks a bit dry, but my own version is fully illustrated (with a bunch of images I do not own, taken over Pinterest and whatnot). If you're reading this thread for the first time...

EDIT: i just found this thread: I'm ready for a new Star Wars RPG, which is more than à propos. I decided not to delete this one and orient it solely on themes rather than systems. Somebody (cant remember who EDIT: it may have been @Bill Zebub) in another thread said they wished for a Star Wars...

I'm starting to see that some people received their copy of FFG's new Twilight Imperium RPG. Anyone here got it and care to share their impressions? 'findel

In many tactical games, either tabletop miniature combat games, turn-based computer/console games or even FPS massive multiplayer games make use of some sort of overwatch action, usually to provide cover for allies in forward position or deny free passage to enemies. In many TTRPG, "overwatch"...

Throwing out my half-baked idea of a variant rest mechanics inspired from the Dark Soul RPG and a bit of 4ed. The basic premise is “when you roll initiative, you intantaneously gain the benefits of a short rest”. Fighters and monks rejoice. Otherwise, the concept of a 1-hour rest is thrown...

My colleagues and I were discussing the other day how "we're not 20 years old anymore", pointing how it takes us longer to recuperate. We do have a lot more experience however and are better equipped to go through all sorts of difficulties where younglings struggle. This made me think of how D&D...

I have a campaign setting where all spellcasting classes have been re-fluffed and I'm looking to refluff the artificer that didn't exist at the time (in an official published version at any case). Refluffing is the point of the setting; a creative exercise where the PHB classes and races are...

Hi all I'm brainstorming for what could constitute basic laws or essential principles of magic. These principles often pop-up in folkloric magic for reasons that people may ignore but nevertheless observed and applied. Sometimes they can be better understood and explained by scholars, including...

There are a few games using variations of an achievement-based experience system, typically based on the character goals and aspirations. Something like "I have avenged my father and cleared his name - get 5 achievement points" or whatever. But are there any TTRPG that use fixed achievements as...

TL;DR: use Stealth/Perception for initiative. I know, 5e has no surprise round per se. This variant doesn't either. This variant aims to provide an easy plug-and-play replacement for the RaW surprise rules. My dissatisfaction with 5e surprise rules are threefold: It's a long(ish) process. Ok...

I reworked my previous clockwork arbalist artificer specialty in a more "universal" clockwork-themed subclass. It's not quite a first draft, but It's sot final either. Among other things, I'm still hesitating which should come first between the 3rd level and 5th level features. I'm always...

This is the first draft of an artificer infusion designed in tandem with clockwork-themed specialty I'm working on. The artificer (and specialties) already have lengthy class features, and (I think) I've got everything I want for this particular specialty. So, some leftover ideas made it into...

Here’s a creativity challenge for those who feel up to it; design a character centered around one single spell. Roll on the tables below to generate a spell, then create a character concept based on that spell. That spell doesn’t have to be the only spell your character can cast, but it should...

Obligatory Homebrewery link (stripped of images) Version 2 of my ranger redesign (because rangers are hot! right now and I've been meaning to showcase my v2 for a while) Highlights: Built on a warlock frame of 1/2 level, not unlike the PHB ranger is based on a sorcerer frame of 1/2 level in...

...cause artificers are cool... Clockwork Arbalist A Clockwork Arbalist is an artificer who specialises in the confection and use of a windup, spring-loaded, swiss-army-utility, overclocked crossbow. Or something like that. Bonus Proficiencies (3rd level Arbalist feature) Clockwork Arbalist...

Yes, yet another ranger re-master. It’s built as a short rest class on a warlock frame. A half-warlock actually, not unlike the PHB ranger is a half-sorcerer when it comes to spellcasting. The warlock has been popular as a ranger frame recently. Intriguing. This version was made in the early...

[edit] Version 2: Beast Master Conclave [edit] Ranger Redux à la Laurefindel in this thread here Looking for insight/feedback on a project I've been working on recently. I had made a remastered ranger (on a half-warlock frame) a while ago, and been meaning to work on this archetype in...

Just for the sake of the experiment, imagine that Warlock was using Intelligence as their casting stat. What could it imply? Loses SAD with Paladins, Sorcerers, and Bard (and the few martial classes gaining from high CHA like swashbuckler). Gains SAD with Wizards and Artificers. Potentially...