Black Flag Friday, now named Valiant Friday, notes playtest #3 will be monsters!

[darjr]

Kobold Press Monster books have been great so it'll be nice to see whats in store for Valiant.

We’ve lowered the Black Flag (for now…) and are now flying the Valiant Flag for our Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game, based on the Core Fantasy Roleplaying system.
Playtest Packet #3, Monsters is in final review and we look forward to letting you sink your teeth into it and tell us how it tastes.

Valiant Friday Arrives!

Project Black Flag Friday is shapechanging into Valiant Friday!

koboldpress.com

A stream about the name and why they chose it.

 

[deganawida]

Woohoo! Looking forward to it!

 

[darjr]

Kickstart starts next month!
Life moves fast! Phew!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepmagic/811027073/

 

[Marc Radle]

Just wait until you see this new play test packet!!

 

[Zaukrie]

Just wait until you see this new play test packet!!

If your monsters aren't just two different attacks and ever increasing hit points, I'm in. I mean give us tactical stuff. Give us cool effects and unique abilities. Differentiate yourself, please.

 

[Voadam]

I really enjoy and frequently use the Creature Codex and Tome of Beasts 5e monster books so I am looking forward to checking it out.

 

[Zaukrie]

I really enjoy and frequently use the Creature Codex and Tome of Beasts 5e monster books so I am looking forward to checking it out.

Truth

 

[Zaukrie]

huge fan of the changes to the statblock, and saving throw language. Need to look at each monster more closely, but I'm liking what I've skimmed so far.

Again, huge, huge, fan of the changes to the stablock.

 

[darjr]

Packet 3 is live

Tales of the Valiant playtest packet three is live.

No page yet but the email has gone out. Packet 3 Playtest Packet #3: Monsters is here! So let's #BeValiant and build a bright and independent future for 5th Edition. This is very much a community effort, and we appreciate your support. This PDF covers Monsters and the new Doom System. You can...

www.enworld.org

 

[Zaukrie]

Packet 3 is live

Tales of the Valiant playtest packet three is live.

No page yet but the email has gone out. Packet 3 Playtest Packet #3: Monsters is here! So let's #BeValiant and build a bright and independent future for 5th Edition. This is very much a community effort, and we appreciate your support. This PDF covers Monsters and the new Doom System. You can...

www.enworld.org

Ha, I meant to post that also! But I was so excited by the statblock changes......

 

[Zaukrie]

I'm curious, do most GMs or players care where the AC comes from (in statblocks)? Also, I'd love for humanoids (or others, even) to have possessions like A5e has.

 

[Zaukrie]

I'd prefer that spellcasters adopt the WotC change of having a few spells as actions. I hate flipping between books so much. I might have it under a section of the block "Spell Actions" or something.....so it is clear they are spells. Or, heck, who cares if they are spells, and just make them powers/actions.

 

[Zaukrie]

Owlbear should rend as a bonus action or something. I'd like 2 claws and a bite, I think. Yes, I'm keeping my thoughts here, I guess I could consolidate them elsewhere.

Big fan of the amount of different things monsters do here, so far. It is a large step forward in making them different from each other.

 

[Voadam]

I'm curious, do most GMs or players care where the AC comes from (in statblocks)?

In 5e? No.

In 3e/3.5/d20M/PF1 I did because of things like ghost touch attacks against a flat-footed target protected by force effect mage armor.

 

[darjr]

 

[deganawida]

Definitely will check this out when out of meetings (ugh).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In 5e? No.

In 3e/3.5/d20M/PF1 I did because of things like ghost touch attacks against a flat-footed target protected by force effect mage armor.

I loved 3E, but it was aggressive about making DMs micro-manage things.

 

[Zaukrie]

I think the biggest change I don't like is the lack of instructions for Foundry (or other VTTs) to randomize damage and hit points. While I really like the simplicity, I would miss creatures not all having the same numbers. Interestingly, I never worry about that when I'm playing in person....

 

[Zaukrie]

Raising an interesting point.....how well do alternate statblocks interact with most VTTs?

 

[Faolyn]

Kind of weird that skeletons have the evil tag but zombies don't.