[One Bad Egg] The Shroudborn, Released Dec. 8th

[madwabbit]

The Shroudborn

The coming of the Shroud changed the landscape of the once-frozen North utterly—and called the dead forth from their graves. But its most subtle of changes was perhaps its most profound. Babes born after the Shroud came developed odd appearances, evincing milky skin, pale eyes, and strange auras in even the mildest of transformations. That would have been strange enough, but it soon became clear that more than just appearances had changed for these so-called shroudborn. They became creatures half a step outside of our own world, attuned to the call of the spirit-world, and at times living lives more in tune with that realm than our own.

Inside this 23-page PDF you’ll find how to transform any player race into its shroudborn alternative, changing the face of your game the way the Shroud has transformed the land. Reinvent the same-old PC races with these methods: learn about the subtle change that overcomes all born within the mist, and see how the Shroud itself has severed the ties of the eladrin to the lands of faerie. Then delve further as the shroudborn seek to tune themselves to the strange power of the Shroudlands, gaining access to 45 new character powers by way of the shroudborn multiclass…

This PDF contains 46 new powers, a new feat, a new item, a battle arena map, spirit tokens, and power cards for every power presented here. An entire spectrum of spirit world power awaits, from the soulbending grasp to the howling abyss onslaught.

The Shroudborn is priced at $4.99 and goes on sale December 8th.

• Release date: December 8th 2008
• Available at Indie Press Revolution
• And RPGNow(catch a sneak peek of this product there today!)
• And Paizo!

 

[evilhat]

Thanks as always, Mr. Wabbit!

 

[Siberys]

Howling abyss onslaught's attack line reads:

Attack: Charisma + 2 vs. Reflex, Intelligence + 2 vs. Reflex, or
Wisdom + 2 vs. Reflex. Increase the bonus to the attack roll
to +4 at 11th level and +6 at 21st level.

If it's a level 29 power, why specify the bonuses at 1st and 11th level?

 

[evilhat]

Howling abyss onslaught's attack line reads:

(snip)

If it's a level 29 power, why specify the bonuses at 1st and 11th level?

That's a good question and, honestly, we dithered on that a bit. Ultimately we made a decision to go with precedent. If you look at the Spellscarred 13th level encounter ability Spellmother's Embrace in the FR Player's Guide, you'll see that their attack -- which shouldn't need to list bonuses for 1st level -- gives an 11th and 21st level upgrade path, just like we did with Howling Abyss Onslaught.

It's entirely possible this isn't necessary, but I didn't want to preclude some sort of wacky future feature of 4e that, I dunno, let you use an ability that's "uplevel" from your current one, or what-have-you, assuming that WOTC is paving the way for that somehow with this precedent.

Of course, it could have been an editorial error. But that's life in the third party world...

 

[Paul_Klein]

Of course, it could have been an editorial error. But that's life in the third party world...

And in the "first party" world too...