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With the resurgence of the roguelike genre, many of the classics (NetHack, ADOM, Angband) and newcomers (Caves of Qud, TGGW, Golden Krone Hotel) are gaining in popularity and...
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Before the singular and unrivalled rule of the Authority, before the restricting and unbreakable Laws of Magic, in the Multiverse that never was, there was the War in Heavens....
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One whisper, added to a thousand others, becomes a roar. There once was a Multiverse. Countless realities, universes, planes and realms; billions of worlds with billions of...
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combinade(s); hand arms that are a clever combination of a melee weapon and firelock. The firing mechanism on most combinades is an improved wheel lock, being more sturdy than...
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Here is another monster-slayer class, the quotes and pictures once again taken from the books. leer(s), also called perspicrith ("sense-holder"), sensurist, cognister or...
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Here is the first type of monster-slayers found on the Half-Continent. All quotes and pictures below are taken from the the books. lahzar(s), sometimes spelled in old texts as...
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I recently finished reading the Monster Blood Tattoo series by D. M. Cornish, and I probably never saw a story more appropriate to be used as a setting for OSR. Even if you...
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Wizards need a place to store all of their currently unused spells. While most have a spellbook, there is always someone who feels the need to break traditions. Such a mage...
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As suggested in a previous post, wizards often breed a single spell into many dissimilar forms. Sometimes the breeding offers nothing more than a variety of appearances, but...
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I like POWDER. A lot. I would even say that it's one of the best roguelikes out there. Not the best, but that's because there is no "best in every aspect" roguelike (and if...
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There will be a new victory in the next release of IVAN. Right now, you can bring revolution to your home village, slaying the imperialists so that freedom can return to...
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With the resurgence of the roguelike genre, many of the classics (NetHack, ADOM, Angband) and newcomers (Caves of Qud, TGGW, Golden Krone Hotel) are gaining in popularity and...
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May the War never return. - Motto of the Order of the Shadow There is a fragile balance between Light and Dark, ever since the War. Light technically lost, and the conditions...Linked by the ring
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The God is dead; the Evil already won. Existence is cyclic; what dies shall be reborn. Rejoice at the End, for a New Dawn shall rise from the ashes of a broken world. - Dogma...
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Sometimes you just want to shoot things. And you are not alone. Many wizards use the spell of magic missile, and every one of them has a bit different, even unique appearance...
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Finally, the testing is done and all the features are (reasonably) complete. Iter Vehemens ad Necem is now at release 0.54 and you can download it here. That angel was my...
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I'm backdating this to make it the first IVAN post, because IVAN deserves an explanatory first post. Ouch. A dank tunnel runs beneath the ocean, connecting the village of New...
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There is a small shop in Caipi-Taal, in a backalley where the Black Street (known for its blacksmith workshops) meets the Moonward Street (which runs from the northern gate to...
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Do you want to experience a true RPG experience? Do you want to play a game that takes RPGs to completely new heights? Do you want to be a part of the community?! Try Progress...
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There are two worlds overlaying each other, just an eye blink apart. Reality and the spirit world. Your mind wanders the spirit realm when you sleep and dream, but you can also...
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What did the elf tell the dwarf when they walked into a bar? That she has d50 jokes ready for him! d50 Fantasy Jokes What kind of bread do dwarves make? Well, short bread, of...
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There are way too many magical swords, so this time we'll have a look on magical clubs. I mean, a cudgel is one of the most simple and numerous weapons around, so there must be...
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Why would you let a player pick what school of magic their wizard studied, when you can have them roll on a neat table instead? Here is the neat table. From here. d100+ Schools...Linked by the ring
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I came upon the idea for this magic school when playing The Reliques of Tolti-Aph, so this is where iron wizards originate from. Six hundred years ago, a group of settlers came...
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There is a reason why wizard towers and colleges often end up destroyed or outlawed. The First Estate sees heresy in their wanton manipulation of reality. The Second Estate...
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With the resurgence of the roguelike genre, many of the classics (NetHack, ADOM, Angband) and newcomers (Caves of Qud, TGGW, Golden Krone Hotel) are gaining in popularity and...
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With the resurgence of the roguelike genre, many of the classics (NetHack, ADOM, Angband) and newcomers (Caves of Qud, TGGW, Golden Krone Hotel) are gaining in popularity and...
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I always thought elementals are neglected and unappreciated. We have so many different types of angels and demons and undead - but elementals are just "living" lumps of...
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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" (That is to say: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?") - Matthew 27:46,...
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Inspired by this list of mental mutations. I loved the list, so I had to butcher and rewrite it into a class. :D Here, one felt no weight of the supernatural pressing on the...