Forge Engine beta feedback (pt. 2)
Welcome to the second in-depth beta feedback and system discussion for Forge Engine. This post continues feedback from Reddit user htp-di-nsw. In the text […]
Category: Spells
Forge Engine spell attack wording?!?
I’m struggling with how to word magic attacks in Forge Engine. Anyone got strong opinions on these variations of the lines beginning […]
D&D Next: Sacred Spells
So I just got the new survey from the D&D Next team about the playtest, and I’m frustrated with this one. It […]
Remaking Magic: 4 Pages of Spells Per Class
Of all of the decisions I’ve made during the development of Heroes Against Darkness, the page limitation on spells per class is […]
Remaking Magic: Blood Anima
One of the deliberate features of the magic system in Heroes Against Darkness is the strict limits on the amount of anima […]
Remaking Magic: Avoid All Absolutes
Yet another of my self-imposed ‘rules’ for Heroes Against Darkness is to avoid the sorts of absolute effects of earlier (and future!) […]
Remaking Magic: Narrative Control
Much to the consternation of some of my more seasoned D&D players, Heroes Against Darkness doesn’t have some of the staples of […]
D&D Next: Playtest Impressions
The other day I posted my early thoughts and opinions of the playtest rules for D&D Next and tonight we finally got […]
D&D Next: Early Thoughts and Opinions…
I’ve been looking forward to the D&D Next open playtest for quite a while. I previously blogged about some of the expectations that […]
Remaking Magic: Enhance, Don’t Replace
First, a quick confession. I’m generally such an isolated throwback that I hadn’t even heard of ‘niche protection’ until just a few […]