Dragonbane general thread [+]

[Von Ether]

In fairness, I didn't run it. I just read it and thought it didn't sound like something I wanted to run. I had the knight from town do it while the characters were elsewhere. They ran into the deposed harpies which was fun.

I guess this is more about my style than the adventure but in my second campaign, Troll Spire was fondly remembered more for the NPC than the puzzle trap. I did have an ace up my sleeve for her funny voice.

 

[Von Ether]

As for the English, Alpha version of the Book of Magic, I like what I see so far. The variety of magic and introduction of familiars is what DB needed.

Harmonism, though, seems to make the Musician ability a bit more like an optional class. Either you can spend less WP but now you essentially need to wear no metal armor/weapons and have concentration (the spell Inspiration) , or you can spend more and not be so impacted (Musician).

And while Harmonism is a CHA based skill, it is a separate skill, so no double dipping on other Bard skills to cast the magic.

Though my players say that Musician is a bit boring - though they declined to have a mandatory Performance roll. So maybe not boring enough.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

Does anyone know if the battle map is safe for dry erase or wet erase markers?

 

[Von Ether]

Does anyone know if the battle map is safe for dry erase or wet erase markers?

As it was not obviously laminated, I was too scared to try. The map that comes with the stand alone Dragonbane standee packs, though, is obviously laminated and does both wet and dry.

Regardless, the box is stuffed with stuff and a great value.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

Yeah, taking a closer look, it seems like I'll need to go get it laminated. Planning to run it this weekend for some friends' kids in person, so I ordered the physical box (already had the pdfs).

 

[Von Ether]

Does anyone know if the battle map is safe for dry erase or wet erase markers?

I finally tried the box set battle map with a dry erase marker and it wiped off, which surprised me as the map does not have a glossy finish.

 

[Maggan]

I finally tried the box set battle map with a dry erase marker and it wiped off, which surprised me as the map does not have a glossy finish.

Way to risk one for the team!

 

[Sword of Spirit]

I finally tried the box set battle map with a dry erase marker and it wiped off, which surprised me as the map does not have a glossy finish.

Well I guess I wouldn't have needed to go get it laminated today like I did then, lol.

 

[Von Ether]

Well I guess I wouldn't have needed to go get it laminated today like I did then, lol.

The glossy map in the standee box has creased pretty quickly, so laminating it flat will extend the battle map's life.

 

[Nikosandros]

Yesterday, one of the players asked how does the Pillar spell work. We discussed it somewhat at length, but we remained a bit puzzled. Here's the text of the spell:

The spell raises a pillar, three meters high and one meter wide, from the ground or a stone floor. If someone is standing in that spot, the victim must make an ACROBATICS roll (not an action) to avoid falling off the pillar. If the pillar is created under a low ceiling and the roll fails, the victim takes 2D6 bludgeoning damage instead. For each additional power level, the height of the pillar increases by three meters, which can mean falling damage to anyone who falls off.

If someone is on the targeted spot, they make an acrobatics roll. If they succeed, they remain on top of the pillar. Is that correct? (The spells lasts one shift, i.e. 6 hours).

If instead the ceiling is too low, the "victim" has to roll to avoid the 2d6 damage. If they succeed where are they? Do they avoid the pillar altogether? What happens to someone who fails? Do they also take falling damage from the height of the ceiling? Are they instead pinned against the ceiling? Something else?