Blog (A5E) Let’s Look At Exploration in Level Up

One of our primary goals with Level Up is to expand and fully flesh out the game’s exploration pillar. There are various ways we’re doing that: we’re giving all characters exploration knacks themed to their character class, we’re making a few tweaks here and there to spells and abilities which interact with that pillar, and we’re writing new journey rules.

Let’s Look At Exploration — Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)

One of our primary goals with Level Up is to expand and fully flesh out the game’s exploration pillar.

www.levelup5e.com

 

[Lidgar]

I am pleased to hear that exploration will be expanded upon. I'd love more mechanics and tables related to wilderness exploration, survival, and discovery. Rewards specific to exploration success (however that is defined) would be great too.

 

[ART!]

[reads blog post]

I joke that my ideal game as a DM involves the PCs just traveling and encountering random weird stuff, so I'm all in on this.

 

[rules.mechanic]

I really like the concept of the exploration challenges and provides a solid role for the exploration pillar. I think the supplies resource makes a lot of sense - a balance of an important new resource to keep track of but not over-complicated by needing to specify each type of supply. And feeds neatly into the RAW rules for long rest requiring food and drink. But VERY curious about fatigue and resolve. I'm guessing fatigue might link into exertion points? But I don't think we've heard about resolve yet?

 

[HawaiiSteveO]

This really sounds cool.

I'm certain this has been addressed, link to response or summary appreciated. Not being persnickety, I dig Level Up and plan to back it. That being said, as far as design philosophy goes, why would a person play this and not Pathfinder / X game?

 

[tetrasodium]

this interesting bit really caught my eye

The dispel DC for it is 15.

That sounds like there will be a skill for arcane inclined types to leverage their arcane knowledge against static magical things like that growth or wards other than "yep it's a magic trap, bilbo pull out your thieve's tools my job here is done"

 

[Morrus]

This really sounds cool.

I'm certain this has been addressed, link to response or summary appreciated. Not being persnickety, I dig Level Up and plan to back it. That being said, as far as design philosophy goes, why would a person play this and not Pathfinder / X game?

Because they like 5E. 5E isn’t the same as Pathfinder.

 

[HawaiiSteveO]

Because they like 5E. 5E isn’t the same as Pathfinder.

Apologies for not being clear.

IMO if I want to play a "crunchier, more flexible version" of a d20 based fantasy RPG (that uses all the terms I and my players are already familiar with) there is a well made, popular game with tons of source material and amazing fans / community already.

My question is how Level Up is going to hit some of these sweet spots and not (inevitably) be compared to something that has already been done rather capably?

Clearly, my experience only but there is a name for people who like 5E but wish it was crunchier and had more options and more flexibility - they're called Pathfinder players

 

[Morrus]

Apologies for not being clear.

IMO if I want to play a "crunchier, more flexible version" of a d20 based fantasy RPG (that uses all the terms I and my players are already familiar with) there is a well made, popular game with tons of source material and amazing fans / community already.

My question is how Level Up is going to hit some of these sweet spots and not (inevitably) be compared to something that has already been done rather capably?

Clearly, my experience only but there is a name for people who like 5E but wish it was crunchier and had more options and more flexibility - they're called Pathfinder players

I disagree. I’m playing in a PF2 campaign right
now, which I’m enjoying very much, but I do not believe Pathfinder is an advanced version of 5E. It’s it’s own thing, a different game. An awesome game, but a different one. What we’re making is 5E.

 

[HawaiiSteveO]

I disagree. I’m playing in a PF2 campaign right
now, which I’m enjoying very much, but I do not believe Pathfinder is an advanced version of 5E. It’s it’s own thing, a different game. An awesome game, but a different one. What we’re making is 5E.

I have 0 XP with PF2, I played a ranger original PF level 1-7 before my brain dribbled out of my ear...