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Designing 4ever: Stealing from the 4e Paladin — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem This article's all about the beloved Paladin class and how we're tackling it in Project 4ever! What thematic and mechanical nuggets will we unearth from D&D 4e, and port over to 5e?

It's been a bit, but we've got another blog post! Say hello to the Project 4ever Paladin!

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It's wonderful to create art and games that you would love to consume and play. It's also wonderful to create arts and games for what you think an audience would love to consume and play. Just know your intentions, and know the difference between the two. Have a great gaming weekend!

Tasha and a Quasit, by Olga Drebas

How to Build Monsters for D&D 2024!

The revised DMG no longer guides us through fully creating 5E monsters, so let’s build a new process! I walk through three quick approaches and the complete process to create monsters for publication.

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Designing 4ever: Stealing from the 4e Monk — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem So in the last article we introduced our first Primal class for Project 4ever, the Druid . In t his blog post we have another new power source to reveal, which we’ll do using our new Monk class! R...

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How are we tackling the Monk class in Project 4ever? Come and see! We break down the first five levels in our latest article.

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Designing 4ever: Stealing from the 4e Druid — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem Estimated read time: about 10 minutes

It's been a little while, but here's another blog post!

This one's all about the Druid class we've been designing for Project 4ever. Come check it out!

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Designing 4ever: Spellcasting Progressions — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem With the “core four” classes and general rules now out and being playtested, I’m giving myself permission to start opening the floodgates of some behind-the-scenes design thoughts on how the rest of t...

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How exactly do conventional spellcasting and spell slots fit into Project 4ever, when D&D 4e had no such thing?

Come check it out!

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I'm sure people more movie-literate than I am can find plenty of things to nitpick with it. But I loved it. For me, it's exactly what I wanted, and it's cemented Sam Wilson as my favorite superhero, something I haven't been able to settle on for about 20 years.

Bumping this announcement because Making Enemies is finally available for preorder through Bookshop. If you've been holding off because you support independent bookstores and/or want to withhold your money from Amazon, you're my kind of people, and I love you, and you can use this link:

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'Perseverance' is a space western setting being developed for our newly-released QuestWorlds TTRPG. This blog series at playtest.org explores its development.

If you want more FT roles in games to exist (as a community member OR aspiring creator), tbh your best bet is to support promising small studios and publishers.

I would LOVE to move out of the startup phase and hire even a handful of full-time employees for @wildmagepress.com (1/2)

The new art for the Ettin, showing a two-headed giant moving through a ruined village, axe held high in one hand, mace coming down in the other. The Alphastream logo can be seen to one side.

Ettin Tactics – How to Run This D&D Monster!

The CR 4 Ettin makes up for its simple stat block with the flavor of its two heads. Let's examine the stat block, including spicing it up with Monster Powers and encounter ideas from Forge of Foes.

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New DMs:
Don't write long pages of notes and dialogue you'll never need.

Keep it short and sweet, a handful of words can do all the heavy lifting you need.

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I bought Sin's @diwatamnl.bsky.social bundle because I was so intrigued by the mix of small games addressing big emotions 🌊 and also games where you roleplay PLANTS 🌵🪴🌻 that I had to have it. Consider purchasing this really unique set of games! #ttrpg

D&D Monster Manual 2024 at DMsGuild.com

Instant Access to 500+ Creatures on @roll20.net VTT! The D&D Monster Manual 2024 is available now!

Get it here: tinyurl.com/3an2w9vw

Includes the complete bestiary, drag-and-drop monsters with one-click actions, and a token pack!

#dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs

This Week in #Eberron: On 20 Olarune 994 YK, the nation of Cyre was destroyed in the cataclysm known as the Mourning. People of all nations reflect on this tragedy on the 20th, but in the week leading up to it Cyrans celebrate their fallen nation and its culture. #dnd

Creating Monsters for Shadowdark - zine w/ Mini-Bestiary Learn to create and adapt monsters for Shadowdark RPG with an included mini-beastiary!

Just like it says on the KS page: I wish I had this sooner! 😎
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The Upturned Table YouTube channel did a flipthrough review of Swords of the Serpentine! 📖⚔️ Check out their thoughts on this GUMSHOE-powered sword & sorcery RPG and see what secrets lie within its pages. #TTRPG #SwordsOfTheSerpentine #GUMSHOE
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EVERLASTING TALES Magazine issue 1 for
@roll20.net has dropped on @dmsguild.com
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#ttrpg #dnd2024 #fantasy #dnd #everlastingtales #forgottenrealms #spelljammer #reading #books #rockofbral #rpgmaps #fantasyart #vtt #vttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #roll20 #dnd5e #gaming

Grace Cheung art of the Iconic Talent who is a female devil with red skin, hooves, and big twisty black horns! She's shown gesturing and hurling chunks of earth with her MIND.

When we started posting the Iconic Hero art, I started writing tweets with quotes. Eventually I needed more than one tweet to get the idea across and so the quotes turned into scenes and eventually...whole chapters. Two chapters!

So, this is GLASS.

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Yes, but usually there's a bout of depression before moving on lol. That might just be my case though!

Hey! I'm creating some stock art for a variety of monsters! And they will also be available as paper minis! If you have one critter you would like to see in there or just a fun suggestion, drop me a comment!

@dndbeyond.bsky.social Hi, I noticed some monsters were changed yesterday, but the changelog pulls them into the earlier update instead of one for yesterday. Could you keep them separate so we can know when things change? Also, could there be an actual errata document for the physical books? Thanks!

Kobold Press Announces 'Cosy' RPG Riverbank A game of elegant animals, chaos, & whimsy.

Kobold Press Announces 'Cosy' RPG Riverbank: A game of elegant animals, chaos, & whimsy. #ttrpg #dnd

Mark Vanquished: The Bounty Codex at DMsGuild.com

Mark Vanquished: The Bounty Codex is available now.

Get it here: tinyurl.com/ybrr4hvw

From minor offenses that stain the canvas of society to heinous crimes that lay darkness upon the world, each act begets a price upon the transgressor's head.

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Designing 4ever: Tiers of Play & Character Features — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem The train of Project 4ever continues chugging along! In today’s discussion we’re going to tackle some of the mechanical and narrative design principles behind the Tiers of Play. While the Tiers of Pl...

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This one's all about how characters are meant to advance over their 1-20 careers in Project 4ever, both narratively and mechanically.

Come and check it out!

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Designing 4ever: Challenging Combat & Monster Design — The Unraveled Archives of Loremaster Shem Project 4ever’s first four classes are out for playtesting! In the Playtesting Packet (available on our Discord), we’ve got a ton of content, including a few dozen monster stat blocks! So it’s time f...

Kicking off this week with another blog article! This one tackles a big part of how we're approaching monster design in Project 4ever. Come check it out!

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Jawbreakers and Jailbreakers at DMsGuild.com

Jawbreakers and Jailbreakers is available now.

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An unlikely contact in the gate town of Curst has called for adventurers to journey with him to the prison plane known as Carceri to put an end to the creature known as Despayr.

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Two astronauts in hazard suits explore a dimly lit cave, their flashlights cutting through the darkness, as alien tentacles creep ominously in the shadows. The scene captures the tense, sci-fi horror atmosphere of Shadows Over Sol.

Explore the dark future in Shadows Over Sol 2e! Humanity’s outward expansion hides ancient horrors. Bioengineered monsters, derelict ships & corporate wars await!

Follow on KS: https://buff.ly/4dYdgi2

#ttrpg #scifi #horror #mothershiprpg #dnd #alienrpg #rpg

It's been a while. New post:

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