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D&D 5E Fifth Edition Done Rite! Headless Horseman


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First let me say I am sure this is good stuff, like what i've seen of your other creations. But I cant justify $3.00 for a 4 page PDF for a template and possibly some adventure hooks and mount ideas. I know you probably had no control over the price, but a seasonal themed thing like this would do better as a free teaser or .99 at most. Guess thats more directed towards @ritepublishing.

I hate being the jerk Shark, but $1.33 per page (assuming there are four actual valid pages of content and not a cover page, contents/legal, knocking actual crunch pages down to 1 or 2) is a valuation far, far beyond the PHB rate of $.15 per page. And for that reason, I'm out.
 


Alright, I've had a read.

Contents:

* A 3E-style template for Headless Horsemen. All in all, I like the more in-depth roadmap that these kinds of templates give you. I'd love if the MM had a template for zombies, for example. There's some interesting stuff in there, including hellfire and headless existence, and even some just-fluff abilities like Pumpkin and Site Bound. There is a little awkwardness in the phrasing of the changes to Armor Class, and I think the stat bumps may be a little overboard.

* Stats for an example horseman, including his mount and tactics, and even his story. No real comments here, except that his Pumpkins seem to do damage-y things that the template doesn't mention. The fiction is well done.

* A couple new feats that have abilities gained from the template as prerequisites. At least, one does. The first lists an ability as a prerequisite that isn't actually named that in the template, instead being folded into Headless Existence. But the intent is clear enough. I don't know that these work as Feats, however. They feel more like alternate abilities you might find in the MM's sidebar than Feats -- and used that way, they might add a little spice to your Horseman encounters (assuming you have more than one).

* A quick adventure hook using the sample Horseman.

The art is pretty solid, and I like the pumpkin background that was used for the pages. The pdf is 7 pages, including the cover, a title page, 4 pages of content, and the OGL.

All in all, I don't regret buying it instead of a Monster Energy Drink. It's got some fun ideas that I might yank.

ETA: I should mention that this very much feels like a 3E project that got converted to 5E. That's not a criticism, just an observation.
 
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Boarstorm-Thanks for the review! Glad you liked it. And, you've given me a few things to consider for the future.

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Astrosicebear-Prices for the splatbooks always a higher then the hardcovers (which is really weird when you think a bout it....). $3 isn't ~bad~, but I do hear what you're saying and the price could be a bit outputting to some. Either way, Ill take the compliment at the start of your post!
 

Purchased.

I recently bought a headless horseman mini, so this will go perfectly with it.

I've only had a chance to skim over it, but thanks a lot for doing this biotech.

Much appreciated.

Nef
 



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