The latest QuestRex utility is up the QuestRex Backstoryr! It’s some nifty lines of code that allows you to quickly and easily create backstories for your characters. This version 1 is a bit bare-bones but I hope to expand upon it in the future with more options. I’ve got a notion to add Everway-styled “vision […]
The archer is a lightly-armored, maneuverable fighter skilled in ranged combat. Historically they echo English longbowmen and the light infantry skirmishers in Byzantine, Islamic, or Mongol armies. Playing against the “All fighters to the front” trope, these characters are most effective when they can harry opponents at a distance by playing the battlefield as a […]
Level: 8Type: Exotic BeastFreq: RareNum: 1Align: NeutralAura: Green with ripples of Dark Green HP: 8d8 (36 avg.)AC: 16Speed: 9”//18”Combat: +8Saves: +3Attacks: Bite (2d8), Claw x2 (1d8), Tail Slap (2d6+6)Morale: Steady (DC 7) Attribs: Str 21 (+6), Dex 10 (+0), Con 18 (+4), Int 6 (-2), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 8 (-1)Size: HugeXP: 650Treasure: None "The […]
The Cavalier was one of many new classes proffered in Gary Gygax’s imperfect 1985 Unearthed Arcana. It leaned hard into the Arthurian, knightly-warrior archetype: a skilled rider, a formidable combatant, and a devout adherent of chivalric codes. The “knight in shining armor” trope gets passed over in a lot of fantasy RPGs, likely because it […]
The illusionist was always my favorite class to play. Standard magic-users were more powerful and a lot easier – with them you just blasted opponents and leveraged your considerable utility spells as needed. The illusionist could be very powerful but only with careful playing. You had to really think and scheme how to angle situations […]