I’m still working my way around the edges of this, but I think it’s starting to come together. A covenant is an agreement between two entities. The structure is fairly standardized, and while there may be some common exchanges, notionally each is a unique construct. Each Covenant consists of at …
I am exploring an idea to do with Small Gods. I’m considering having them form covenants, agreements of exchange, rather than simply grant spells as normal gods do for clerics. On the one hand, this opens the door to having non-clerics have access to powers from small gods (which is …
While it’s been quite a while since I announced a Kickstarter project I was backing (though that hasn’t stopped me from backing Kickstarter projects), I think it may be time to start announcing Patreon artists I’d like to support. Today, it’s Mark Gedak, primary mover behind Purple Duck Games and …
D&D 3e opened the door (in D&D-land) to any race/class combination. To encourage archetypal combinations they introduced the ‘favored class’, where characters of each race could (potentially) enjoy reduced experience point penalties when multiclassing with their favored class — with no effect whatsoever if they didn’t multiclass at all, regardless …
I really, really don’t want to see this lost. Grey Knight went through some of the places I posted yesterday and described them. It looks like adding ‘small gods’ as an option when naming a place leads to some pretty inspiring thought.Creepy thought, some of it, but I can very …
The more I work with Matt Finch’s Tome of Adventure Design, the more I like it. In fact, I’ve been meaning to review it. Another time, I’m busy right now. In fact, I’m busy messing with the tables and how they interact. Some time ago I posted a list of …
I’m always on the lookout for adventure ideas, and in 2010 Engine Publishing (the publishing arm of Gnome Stew) released Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters. This is a good book to have, and I’ve got the physical book on my list of books to buy. This is a …
