by brumcg

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Note!

The Arthurian Companion - Special Edition doesn't have any RPG content, but Chaosium is marketing it as a Pendragon (1st - 6th Editions) product (like they did with The Arthurian Companion and The King Arthur Companion).

by Bruce McG

It's been an awful week. I think I need a tarsier.



Okay, that helped a bit.

New releases at your FLGS (sourced by Leisure Games)

Dreams and Machines
:star: Echoes of an Ancient Enemy Setting Guide - Modiphius Entertainment

Genesys
:star: Twilight Imperium: Ships of the Shattered Empire - EDGE Studio

Shadow Scar
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Cats ! La Mascarade
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Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)
:star: The Eyes that Behold - A Cthulhu by Gaslight Campaign - Community Content

EZD6
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Generic / Universal
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Imperium Maledictum
:star: Adeptus Mechanicus Player's Guide - Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Maelstrom (Tabletop)
:star: Maelstrom Expanded - Arion Games

Pendragon (1st - 6th Editions)
:star: The Arthurian Companion - Special Edition - Chaosium

Space: 1999 - The Roleplaying Game
:star: Space: 1999 Core Rulebook - Modiphius Entertainment

Shadow of the Demon Lord
:star: Shadow of the Red Moon: Novice Player's Guide - Schwalb Entertainment

Sparkbound
:star: Sparkbound - Narrative Edition - Wilona's Cave Games

by Ksurls

jjwhite103 wrote:

It feels a little bit more as if you're developing a specific character, rather than a full class. The muteness and other low ability scores are interesting for a specific individual, but they seem weird for an entire "profession" or however you see classes.

Two thoughts:
:d6-1: The Message cantrip as a way to communicate but costing a hit point is really interesting. I wonder how it would work out in actual play.

:d6-2: This could be a great character for a one-shot, maybe a convention game. It would help to limit the list of spells available somewhat (not necessarily by level, but overall number) to prevent analysis paralysis as a player flips through books considering details of 100 different spells before selecting an action.

I have to admit that I would be designing this character as a one shot but in doing so, it is also nice to throw it out as a class to be used by others. As for your cantrip idea, It wouldn't work as the target has to be able to hear a projected whisper. It is not telepathy. also, you are right about the limiting of spells, The character could possibly be bound to a subclass of magic user such as an evoker and only able to cast spells in that discipline. Cantrips do become an issue as they are technically 0 level. I have thought of instead of the vocal limitations have performing any spell have a chance of attracting the attention of magical monster that might detect this unusual form of magic and wish to "investigate". My thoughts behind this have been that the savant, not using incantations, components, nor gestures, is manipulating the cosmic power of magic much differently than normal. The spells aren't innate abilities as we see in some monsters either so for a monster or other magic user (lich) highly in tune with whatever form you choose to have the potential of magic stored would have a chance of detecting a spell being cast. a cantrip would offer up a 10% chance and the add 10% for each progressive level. Just as with encounters, whatever is attracted could just be a friendly monster or NPC or a monster that can be very dangerous.

by Zolani

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by jjwhite103

It feels a little bit more as if you're developing a specific character, rather than a full class. The muteness and other low ability scores are interesting for a specific individual, but they seem weird for an entire "profession" or however you see classes.

Two thoughts:
:d6-1: The Message cantrip as a way to communicate but costing a hit point is really interesting. I wonder how it would work out in actual play.

:d6-2: This could be a great character for a one-shot, maybe a convention game. It would help to limit the list of spells available somewhat (not necessarily by level, but overall number) to prevent analysis paralysis as a player flips through books considering details of 100 different spells before selecting an action.

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by skullchrist

Thanks!

But what is the draw/motivation for the characters to travel there and defeat him? I'll be leaving out any references to Krynn etc and customizing for my campaign.

Thanks.

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