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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Acr0ssTh3P0nd" data-source="post: 6945921" data-attributes="member: 6762652">Hi, I'm George Sutherland Howard, university student, high elf rogue, and amateur game designer!  I've been running around ENWorld for a while, posting material here and there that  I've made for 5e (because (a) 5e doesn't yet cover everything I want as a  player and a DM, (b) it's fun, and (c) I take pride in making something  that's functional enough that I feel like anyone could really use it in  their games). ENWorld has been a great place for me to learn and grow as a designer, and I'm here again with something a little bigger, inspired in equal parts by the Dark Sun setting and the Mad Max films: Deadworlds.[ATTACH]78354[/ATTACH]   Now, I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic media. I freakin' love Mad  Max: Fury Road - it touches every creative bone in my body, as an  artist, writer, and DM - and I'm a huge supporter of the Dark Sun  D&D setting (where the world is terrible, magic is terrible, and  your characters - your main and all 5+ backups - are varying shades of  terrible). It is the latter especially that has inspired the Deadworlds  mini-supplement, which allows DMs and players to run games in brutal fantasy worlds  where everything has gone to heck in a handbasket (if you'll pardon my  language).  Deadworlds' 26 pages cover:  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three new races and two new subraces, such as feral halflings, half-dwarves, and the mantis-like Krith</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nine subclasses, including elemental cleric domains, the Psychic sorcerer, the World Warrior fighter, and a <a href="https://67.media.tumblr.com/773fa9d56b9a6dcda3dcb0c4b5304c3e/tumblr_nqjosqeUAL1rrhhnko3_500.gif" target="_blank">heavy metal bard</a> college, the College of Red Iron.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two backgrounds - the Secret-Broker and the Tyrant's Lieutenant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven feats, which can be easily brought over into a variety of settings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A section of expanded and alternate rules, including non-metal  materials, stackable injuries, and defiling magic that corrupts  everything around the caster.</li> </ul>  Much of the material was designed in such a way that it can be used in a variety of settings and characters. Anyone looking to add a bit of gritty darkness to their own setting or character should consider looking into Deadworlds! If everything goes according to plan, Deadworlds will  release on the DM's Guild on Friday the 18th of November for $2  - and  I'll be releasing some free previews of my favorite bits here in this thread  before that!   And if you're wondering what my qualifications are, I can give you some  history. I've been playing D&D for a decade now, having started with  3.5 and moved through 4e to 5e. I playtested D&D 5e since the  beginning of the D&D Next program, and have closely followed its  development before and after release, including Unearthed Arcana and the  Legends and Lore articles that delved into aspects of development. My  most successful product on the DM's Guild is <a href="http://www.dmsguild.com/product/171254/Booklet-of-Infinite-Horrors" target="_blank">The Booklet of Infinite Horrors</a>, a small 12-page Pay-What-You-Want document that I made to help me run Out of the Abyss and make demons feel more like the epitome of evil and chaos that they are. It's currently an Electrum seller.   I also have been studying and making video games (in an artist role)  for the last four-and-a-half-years at university. I have character art  credits in the award-winning indie game Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor,  and continue to work with and study under games industry veterans  (including the chap who really got me into Dark Sun in the first  place!).  Again, I really appreciate all the help the community at ENWorld has given me in  developing my skills as a player, a DM, and a game designer. I'll see  you in the Wasteland.PreviewsTuesday's Preview: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/RKA9JTY.png" target="_blank">Some half-dwarf art</a><a href="http://i.imgur.com/RKA9JTY.png" target="_blank"></a>Wednesday's Preview: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/XJANeVV.jpg" target="_blank">Table of Contents </a><a href="http://i.imgur.com/XJANeVV.jpg" target="_blank"></a>Thursday's Preview: <a href="http://www.dmsguild.com/product/198386/The-Bardic-College-of-Red-Iron-A-Free-Deadworlds-Preview" target="_blank">The Bardic College of Red Iron</a><a href="http://www.dmsguild.com/product/198386/The-Bardic-College-of-Red-Iron-A-Free-Deadworlds-Preview" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.dmsguild.com/product/198192/Deadworlds" target="_blank">AND IT'S UP!</a>Deadworlds is now available for purchase on the DM's Guild, for $2.00!</blockquote>

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