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the instrument isn't actually all that importantMagic music is a cool concept. That said, casting spells with a musical instrument is just wizardry with extra steps. Here’s a...
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If your first response to “what kind of sentient race lives in the deepest, darkest place in the world” is “i’unno, dark elves?”, you’re a hack. (sry gygax)There are two (and...Linked by the ring
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from this reddit postWhat are spells? (d12)Spells are deeply ingrained memories of your previous, godlike existence. These are instinctive and indescribable, as if flexing...
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geov chouteauPhlox put out a call. I've crawled out of my thesis cave to answer. 30 tricks? Sorry, my religion says I can't read anything that isn't a random table.Describe...
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jake zetterOne becomes a philosopher by asking questions. One becomes a wizard by asking very dangerous questions.Observation: It takes a lot of energy to be a good person....
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pauliina kinjama / kipine "The endosymbiotic hypothesis suggests that mitochondria were originally independent organisms that fostered a symbiotic relationship with eukaryotic...
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quentin mabilleSome notes on the campaign I'll be running for my college friends this semester. Players, avert your eyes.The Pitch: There is a cloud that rains dungeons. Fifty...Linked by the ring
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Dragons see the world as players do. No, not PCs; players.Dragons are big, scaly murderhobos with breath weapons. Reality is a game to them, and they’re very concerned with...Linked by the ring
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timofey stepanov You are a Hound.Your objective is to kill bosses and take their souls.Your secondary objective is to piece together your lost memories.You start with a weapon,...Linked by the ring
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eschew conventional capitalization and punctuation; show the masses you care not for the grammar of mere mortals. Maybe you were in a hurry to feverishly jot down your amazing...
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by dong jianhuaAcquire a child (any race or species will do). From the moment of its birth, swaddle it in silks. Decorate it in gold and dripping jewels until it cannot move...
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kalachakra; the wheel of timeThe Authority invented time in the same moment They invented death, for it stands to reason that time only holds meaning insomuch as it works to...Linked by the ring
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benoit goddeNew Houserule: When you drop to 0 HP, you don’t fall unconscious. When you die, you do so on your feet.Advantages:Mitigates the death spiral; players don’t lose...Linked by the ring
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from runescapei am so enamored with this fat rat“I prefer treasure that isn’t just treasure. So say I find a gold necklace; I can use it to choke someone out later. You can’t...Linked by the ring
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theres like 1 million of these big-monster-human-facing-away paintingswilliam wuInspired by this. The higher your level, the less you should need to read the rules. This isn’t...Linked by the ring
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Lucas Graciano"Man the mortal; master of horses..." what a crockIn RPGs where race/species is distinct from class, humans are sometimes given certain mechanical advantages, in...Linked by the ring
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by EksafaelTired of prostrating yourself before the false idol of well-written, structured classes? Try RATGLoG: toss all your favorite templates into a random table, blend for...
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Pascal BlancheThe universe is a great clockwork beast, a wound-up machine ticking towards its inevitable conclusion, and you are a humble Cog.You get +1 to save for each Cog...Linked by the ring
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Yoshitaka Amano[Yes, this post is going to be metaphysics of magic. Stick with me, I promise it's usable in-game]Magic rolls uphill, searching for the quickest route to the...Linked by the ring
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Guillaume SingelinYou have no maximum HP.Both PCs and NPCs have Hit Dice. All Hit Dice are d6s by default.PCs can gain HD by leveling up, drinking from the fountain of youth,...
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ismail inceogluI wrote this post so I could beat my playgroup over the head with it.Most of these houserules are pretty standard. You may already be using them.Underlined rules...
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by mulebitsI ditched weight-based inventory for slot-based a while ago. The system is simple: each PC has 8 slots, and each slot holds 1 thing (or 1/2 for bulky items).Spells...
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You're a woman with a gun. Those rejected and degraded by polite society flock to you. Then you give them a gun.You get +1 HP and +1 to hit for each Eboshi template you have....Linked by the ring
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Rachel SuggsHere’s some Druids based on this format. In summary: Druids have SD (analogous to MD) which they replenish by completing Rituals. Their SD are more or less reliable...
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Rachel SuggsI like GLOG spellcasting. I like Knave spells. Here’s a system that combines the two, with a lot of inspiration drawn from Mimics & Miscreants’ spell list.The...
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Dominik Mayerthis started as a Joesky tax, then i realized it was 100x more interesting than the article it was attached toNever run zombies as individual monsters ever again....
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ryoko kui (dungeon meshi)The setting is trapped in one of those Soulsian cycles.humanity is the origin point → when the nobles get too fucking noble, they become elves.when the...
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Erik Nilsson“Language is mankind’s greatest invention – except, of course, that it was never invented.” — Some GuyAngels are words are spells are spirits. This is...
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Eliza IvanovaLexi’s Deeds are still the best advancement system for base GLOG. Recently, I’ve been tinkering with it to try and make it better. (blasphemy!)My primary goal is...
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by ma-ko For my birthday, my girlfriend ran a one-shot for me and a group of friends entirely new to D&D using my GLOGhack. She did extremely well for her first time DMing, we...