Labyrinth Lord Next: Elves

When I run B/X DnD, I will probably use Labyrinth Lord because of it's organization. I wanted to present all of the relative information about each class for my players in one block. 

Additionally, I'm tweaking each class with some house rules that reach out to other editions of DnD.

Elves
Requirements: INT 9
Prime Requisite: STR and INT
Hit Dice: 1d6; +2 HP per level starting at 10th level
Maximum Level: 10
Class Abilities
   • May cast elf spells
   • Infravision out to 60'
   • When actively searching, they detect hidden and 
      secret doors on a 1-2 on a d6 roll d20 roll of 14+
   • They can wield any weapon and wear any armor
   • They may use a type of wand known as a virge 
     (when a virge targets a creature it must make a 
      save vs wands or suffer 1d6 damage. However, 
      it can only be used if the elf has at least one 
      unused spell slot left)
   • The are unaffected by the paralysis from ghouls
   • Stronghold in a natural setting at 9th level, while
     they may hired any race as a specialist, they may
     only hire elven soldiers.

Level   XP         AtB*  BrA    Po/D   Pe/P    W   Sp/D     
1            0          +1     15     12      13     13     15 
2        4,065       +1     15     12      13     13     15 
3        8,125       +2     15     12      13     13     15
4      16,251       +3     13     10      11     11     13
5      32,501       +4     13     10      11     11     13 
6      65,001       +5     13     10      11     11     13 
7    130,001       +6      9        8       9        9     11
8    200,001       +7      9        8       9        9     11 
9    400,001       +8      9        8       9        9     11 
10  600,001       +9      7        6       7        7      9 

*Attack Bonus

Labyrinth Lord Next: Dwarf Class [UPDATED]

When I run B/X DnD, I will probably use Labyrinth Lord because of it's organization. I wanted to present all of the relative information about each class for my players in one block. 

Additionally, I'm tweaking each class with some house rules that reach out to other editions of DnD.

Finally, this post contains each set of Armor converted to Ascending AC.

Dwarf on Mountain by Mpbug

Dwarves
Requirements: CON 9
Prime Requisite: WIS
Hit Dice: 1d8+1; +3 +4 HP per level starting at 10th level
Maximum Level: 12
Class Abilities
   • Infravision out to 60'
   • Detect traps, false walls, hidden construction, and 
      noticing if passages are sloped on a 1-2 on a d6 
      roll d20 roll of 14+
   • They can wear any armor but cannot wield two-
      handed weapons or longbows
   • Underground Stronghold at 9th level

Level   XP         AtB*  BrA    Po/D   Pe/P    W   Sp/D     
1            0          +1     13       8      10       9     12 
2        2,187       +1     13       8      10       9     12 
3        4,375       +2     13       8      10       9     12
4        8,751       +3     10       6       8        7     10
5       17,501      +4     10       6       8        7     10 
6       35,501      +5     10       6       8        7     10 
7       70,001      +6      7        4       6        5      8 
8      140,001     +6      7        4       6        5      8 
9      280,001     +7      7        4       6        5      8 
10    400,001     +8      4        2       4        3      6 
11    540,001     +8      4        2       4        3      6 
12    660,001     +9      4        2       4        3      6

*Attack Bonus

Ascending AC Armor Chart
Banded Mail AC 16
Chain Mail AC 15
Horse Barding AC 15
Leather AC 12
Padded AC 12
Plate Mail AC 17
Scale Mail AC 14
Shield +2 AC
Splint Mail AC 16
Studded Leather AC 13
Unarmored AC 11

Labyrinth Lord: Mok Race-As-Class

Mok Race-As-Class for Labyrinth Lord
Requirements: None
Prime Requisite: Str
Hit Dice: 1d8
Maximum Level: 12

   •   Moks gain a +1 to Strength and their unarmed 
       attacks deal 1d4 damage
   • They can use any weapon or shield, but cannot 
      wear armor heavier armor than scale

They are large, muscular leonine like demi-humans, with black and dark-gray beastly faces, amber eyes with cat-like pupils, black pointy ears, blond mane, three-fingered (plus thumb) claws, and cinnamon-brown fur. 

Moks are savage fighters and known for their impatience. However, they are very protective of their families and friends. They stand over 6 feet and weigh over 250 pounds. They generally live in prides in temperate regions with light woods.

They can speak the common tongue and also speak mokish.

Reaching 9th Level: When a mok reaches level, they have the option of establishing their own pride that will attract moks from far and wide. A mok chief is able to hire members of other races as mercenaries.

Level   XP       HD      AC0     BA    P/D   P/P    W      S     
1            0        1d8     19     15       8      14      13     15 
2        2,387     2d8     19     15       8      14      13     15 
3        4,575     3d8     18     15       8      14      13     15 
4        8,951     4d8     17     13       6      12      11     13 
5       17,701    5d8     16     13       6      12      11     13 
6       35,201    6d8     15     13       6      12      11     13 
7       70,201    7d8     14       9       4      10       9      11 
8      140,201    8d8    14       9       4      10       9      11 
9      280,201    9d8    13       9       4      10       9      11 
10    400,201   10d8   12       7       2        8       9       9 
11    540,201   11d8   12       7       2        8       7       9 
12    660,201   12d8   11       7       2        8       7       9 

Shadow of the Demon Lord: Heixe

A Heixe is the phantom of a witch, allowed to return to the world of the living as an agent of Diabolus.

Heixe          DIFFICULTY 50
Size 1/2 or 1 horrifying spirit
Perception 13 (+3), darksight
Defense 16; Health 25
Strength ---   Agility 12 (+2)   Intellect 14 (+4)   Will 12 (+2)
Speed 10
Immune damage from cold, disease, fire, and
   poison; gaining Insanity; asleep, blinded, 
   deafened, diseased, fatigued, immobilized, 
   poisoned, slowed

Insubstantial A heixe takes half damage from 
   weapons, can move through solid objects and 
   other creatures, and ignores the effects of 
   moving across difficult terrain.

Naturally Invisible A heixe is invisible to all 
   creatures other than phantoms, animals, and 
   children. While invisible, the heixe lacks the 
   horrifying trait and cannot use its attack or 
   magic options.

ATTACK OPTIONS

Evil Eye (short range) +4 with 2 boons (2d6+2)

MAGIC

Power 1 

Curse hex (2)
Forbidden harm (2), ravenous maggots (1)
Necromancy spectral grasp (2)
Shadow wall of darkness (2)

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Labyrinth Lord Next: Cleric Class [UPDATED]

I've been thinking about running B/X DnD, probably using Labyrinth Lord because of it's organization. However, my players are all used to ascending AC, which I prefer and that means Attack Bonuses instead of THAC0. I wanted to present all of the relative information about each class for my players in one block, as well. 

Additionally, I'm tweaking each class with some house rules that reach out to other editions of DnD. And finally, I'm switching the Turn Undead Table to a d20 role, which connects nicely as an alternative for my Turn Undead Table used as a Skill System.

I just thought naming it all LL Next would be a fun nod. 

Mercion the Cleric from the DnD Toy Line

Cleric
Requirements: None
Prime Requisite: WIS
Hit Dice: 1d6; +1 HP per level starting at 10th level
Maximum Level: ---
Class Abilities
   • Cast cleric spells
   • Turn undead (see below for table using 2d6 a d20) 
   • A cleric can "lose" any prepared spell to cast 
     any cure spell of the same spell level or lower
   • They can wield any armor but my only use 
      weapons without an edge.
   • Stronghold at 9th level

Level   XP         AtB*  BrA    Po/D   Pe/P    W   Sp/D     
1            0          +1     16       11      14       12     15 
2        1,565       +1     16       11      14       12     15 
3          3,125        +1     16       11      14       12     15
4          6,251        +2     16       11      14       12     15
5       12,501      +2     14        9       12       10     12 
6       25,001      +3     14        9       12       10     12 
7       50,001      +3     14        9       12       10     12 
8      100,001     +3     14        9       12       10     12 
9      200,001     +4     12        7       10        8       9 
10    300,001     +4     12        7       10        8       9 
11    400,001     +5     12        7       10        8       9 
12     500,001        +6      12        7       10        8       9 

13    600,001      +7      8         3        8         4       6 

14    700,001      +7      8         3        8         4       6 

15     800,001         +8       8         3        8         4       6

16    900,001      +8      8         3        8         4       6 

17    1,00,001         +9       6         2        6         4       5 

18    1,100,001       +9       6         2        6         4       5 

19    1,200,001      +10      6         2        6         4       5

20    1,300,001      +10      6         2        6         4       5

*Attack Bonus

Turn Undead Table 
(Uses a d20 and stolen from the Basic Fantasy RPG)

Cleric                            Hit Die of Undead

Level     1     2      3     4     5       6      7      8      9+
1           13   17    19   No  No     No   No   No   No
2           11   15    18   20   No     No   No   No   No
3              9    13    17   19   No     No   No   No   No
4            7    11    15   18    20     No   No   No   No
5            5     9     13   17    19     No   No   No   No 
6            3     7     11   15    18     20    No   No   No 
7            2     5      9    13    17     19    No   No   No 
8            T     3      7    11    15     18    20    No   No 
9            T     2      5     9     13     17    19    No   No   
10          T     T      3     7     11     15    18    20    No 
11          D     T      2     5      9      13    17    19    No
12           D     T     T     3       7      11    15    18    20

13          D     D     T     2      5        9    13    17    19 

14          D     D     T     T      3       7     11    15    18

15            D     D     D     T     2        5      9    13     17     

16          D     D     D     T     T        3      7    11     15  

17            D     D     D     D     T       2       5     9      13 

18            D     D     D     D     T       T       3     7      11 

19            D     D     D     D     D       T      2      5       9

20            D     D     D     D     D       T      T      3       7 

OSR: Expansion of the Turn Undead Table = Skill System [UPDATED]

Yesterday, I posted a thought experiment using the DnD/OSR Turn Undead table as a Skill System and I had some feedback that perhaps I could give some examples and which led me to make some changes.

I decided to provide two examples, one based on the Labyrinth Lord's Turn Undead table (2d6 based) and one based on the Adventurer, Conqueror, King Turn Undead table (1d20 based).

First though, in yesterday's post, my assumption was that Thieves, or classes with percentage skills, would get to roll those skills first and if they failed, they could use this system. Due to feedback, I've changed my mind and by default, percentage skills (or any Class with Specific Skills in ACKS) are not used. Instead if Class Skill applies, it increases your Character Level by +2.

Labyrinth Lord
Go to page 9 of LL for the Turn Undead table.

Cleric Level becomes Character's Level.

A Character's Level is their actual Level. They gain a +1 to their Level if they have an applicable Background or Non-Weapon Proficiency. They also gain a +2 if they have a Class Skill that covers the task, such as a Thief's Climb Wall when climbing walls. The DM selects the appropriate Ability for the task and the appropriate modifier is applied (positive or negative). The DM may apply any modifier they deem appropriate, including a +1 to +2 for the Player's description of what they are trying to do.

CL = Actual Level + Background/NWP (+1 if applicable) + Appropriate Class skill (+2 if applicable) + Ability Modifier + DM Modifiers.

The DM also Decides the Difficulty of the task using the Undead HD portion of the table, thus assigning  a 1 to 10 (or Infernal).

For the Example: Solomon is a 4th level Thief, with a Dexterity of 14. He is attempting to climb a wall (a thief skill). 

His Character Level is 7 (Level of 4 +1 for their Dex Mod +2 for Climbing Walls and no bonus from Background or NWP).

The DM has set the Difficulty at 8 or 8HD (it's raining and the wall is very slick) and Solomon needs a 9+ on 2d6 to succeed. 

If you get a Target Number of "-" it means the situation is impossible for you.

Any Target Number of "T" or "D" on the Chart results in an automatic success, with no roll required.

Adventure, Conqueror, King System
(See Below for a d20 table stolen from the Basic Fantasy RPG)
Go to page 22 of ACKS for the Turn Undead table.

Cleric Level becomes Character's Level.

A Character's Level is their actual Level. They gain a +1 to their Level if they have an applicable Proficiency and an additional +1 for each time it is improved. Any class with specific skills gains a +2 to their Level if their task is covered by one of those skills. The DM selects the appropriate Ability for the task and the appropriate modifier is applied (positive or negative). The DM may apply any modifier they deem appropriate, including a +1 to +2 for the Player's description of what they are trying to do.

CL = Actual Level + Proficiency (+1 or more if applicable) + Appropriate Class Skill (+2) + Ability Modifier + DM Modifiers.

The DM also Decides the Difficulty of the task using the Undead Type portion of the table. ACKS uses specific undead instead of HD, but the scale is 1 (Skeleton) to 9 (Infernal) this time.

For this Example: Teela is a 6th level Fighter, with a Strength of 17. She is attempting to pry open a door. 

Her Character Level is 9 (Level of 6 + a Str Mod of +2 and a +1 bonus from the Dungeon Bashing Proficiency).

The DM has set the Difficulty at Mummy or 6 and Teela gets a Target Number of "T" or an automatic success. If the DM has set it at Infernal or 9, she would need a 10 or better on a D20 roll.

If you get a Target Number of "-" it means the situation is impossible for you.

Also, any Target Number of "D" on the Chart results in an automatic success, with no roll required.

Turn Undead Table 
(Uses a d20 and stolen from the Basic Fantasy RPG)

Cleric                            Hit Die of Undead

Level     1     2      3     4     5       6      7      8      9+
1           13   17    19   No  No     No   No   No   No
2           11   15    18   20   No     No   No   No   No
3            9    13    17   19   No     No   No   No   No
4            7    11    15   18    20     No   No   No   No
5            5     9     13   17    19     No   No   No   No 
6            3     7     11   15    18     20    No   No   No 
7            2     5      9    13    17     19    No   No   No 
8            T     3      7    11    15     18    20    No   No 
9            T     2      5     9     13     17    19    No   No   
10          T     T      3     7     11     15    18    20    No 
11          D     T      2     5      9      13    17    19    No
12          D     T     T     3       7      11    15    18    20

13          D     D     T     2      5        9    13    17    19 

14          D     D     T     T      3       7     11    15    18

15               D     D     D     T     2        5      9    13     17     

16          D     D     D     T     T        3      7    11     15  

17               D     D     D     D     T       2       5     9      13 

18               D     D     D     D     T       T       3     7      11 

19               D     D     D     D     D       T      2      5       9

20               D     D     D     D     D       T      T      3       7 

Blast From the Past: Using OSR Turn Undead Tables as a Skill System

I think the Turn Undead Table in Labyrinth Lord (or any early version of DnD or it's retroclones) would make an excellent Skill System.

A Background or Non-Weapon Proficiency increases your level by 2 for use on the Table.

Any Ability Score modifiers adjust your level by the appropriate amount.

Find your modified level, cross reference it with the Threat Level of the Task and look for Automatic Success, a Target Number or Automatic Failure.

Pretty straightforward if you ask me.

Thieves would get to roll their Thief Skill percentage first, if they fail they may try to roll on the Skill Resolution Table.  Essentially, Thief Skills can be thought of as an extra chance at success or a chance to critically succeed.

Shadow of the Demon Lord: Kosmograph

A Kosmograph is a magical rendering, the place where it is painted primed in a special mixture of brain and marrow and then painted upon using oil and menstrual blood as a medium, of Urth's Sun and the nine worlds that orbit it. 

At a glance, it is extremely realistic, even as many who view it do not understand celestial dynamics or even realize that they are looking upon their own solar system. 

After that initial shock wears off, inevitably, the next thing the viewer notices is the large shooting star (many do not know what a Komet is) moving coreward towards the Sun (thus far, the Komet has moved past the Blind Eye and Tempest and is moving towards Depth). 

Finally, as the renderings scale is burnt into the mind, the eye finally notices that the whole image is moving, lovingly, hauntingly displaying the the orbit of the nine planets and countless moons in their ponderous journey around the Sun.

In the last six years, the Cult of the New God has found four Kosmographs, the first in the attic of a townhome in Sixton in the Northern Reaches. The attic had belonged to a retired Professor of the Stargazer Society, Madeleene Dare and it's presence was reported by her nephew, Phillip, after the townhome was left to him, upon her death. At first, several investigators for the Cult thought that Madeleene had access to some form of magic unique to the Society. When that quickly proved untrue the Inquisition was brought in. A young Sojourner named Diffidence Gideon had a childhood friend, a scribe for the Cult named Eggard Holmes who she knew was brilliant. Their investigation found evidence linking the rendering to mirror discovered fifty years prior that was used by a doomsday cult known as the Order of the Komet.

Since then, Kosmographs have been discovered in a cave in the Holy Kingdom and an apartment in Caecras, itself. Finding the magical painting in the Capital caused the leadership of the Cult to make a hard decision, they chose not alert the Emperor until they had a better understanding of what they had discovered.

Recently, a pigeon arrived from the village of Asylum, reporting several murders, cultists wearing strangely painted porcelain masks, and a new Kosmograph on the ceiling of a slain toddler's room in farmhouse. The Prelate who oversees the region where Asylum lies, immediately sent word for Gideon, now an Inquisitor in her own right and the brilliant scribe.

The one sure bit of information gleaned from each Kosmograph is that the ominous Komet is getting closer to Urth.

Shadow of the Demon Lord: The Thing

"Man is the warmest place to hide."

The Thing          DIFFICULTY 100
Size 0 to 2 horrific extraterrestrial
Perception 14 (+4), darksight
Defense 15; Health 80
Strength 16 (+6)   Agility 13 (+3)   Intellect 14 (+4)   Will 14 (+4)
Speed 15; climber
Immune damage from disease or poison; gaining Insanity; dazed, 

   fatigued, frightened, immobilized, impaired, poisoned, slowed, 

   stunned

ATTACK OPTIONS
Natural Weapons (melee to short range) +6 with 2 boons (2d6+2)

SPECIAL  ACTIONS

Steal Form the thing uses an action or a triggered action on its turn 

   to alter its appearance to match that of a target dead creature it 

   can see within short range. The target must be Size 0 to 2 and 

   have a shape of flesh and blood. The thing's body changes so it 

   looks exactly like the target, including clothing. The effect lasts 

   until the thing uses this talent again. If it becomes incapacitated 

   the thing can create a hybrid form composed of any portions of 

   it's existing shape. When the thing steals a creature’s form, its 

   challenge rolls to deceive others have 3 boons.

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Creature Crucible: Raqquill for Labyrinth Lord

Raqquill or Beast Men for Labyrinth Lord
AL NE, MV 35', AC 7, HD 2, #AT 1 [whip or claws], 
THAC0 18, DG 1d6, SV 2 fighter, ML 9,  XP 20

The Raqquill are mercenaries for the Horde, an mysterious organization bent on conquest. Typically a cadre of beastmen is led by the one of the skeletal wizards known as the Krux. 

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Creature Crucible: Sharknado for Labyrinth Lord

Sharknado for Labyrinth Lord
AL CE, MV 60', AC 9, HD 12, #AT 3 [shark], 
THAC0 11, DG 1d6+4, SV 12 fighter, ML 12,  XP 1200

It's a tornado filled with sharks. Yep, you pissed off your DM.

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Shadow of the Demon Lord: Asylum

We started a new Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign two weeks back. I'm using the excellent PDF adventure, In Need of a Killing (a Kickstarter exclusive), and expanding it's setting, the village of Asylum.

Some things that set my Asylum apart:

The World has two moons Gottlieb and Morrslieb, the blood red Witch's Moon (I completely stole this from Warhammer's Old World). Recently, both moons were full and the Road to Hell reappeared.

A few miles northwest from the village is Gaunt's Crick, but ol' timers know it as the Road to Hell, because of strange happenings that used to be common place there. In reality, a powerful leyline runs the length of the Crick and while it has been inactive for years, it's strange energies burnt so bright at night that it can be glimpsed from Asylum.

Esther McClintock's son, Thurston, is believed by the villagers to be an albino, but he is in fact a mooncalf, a mutant who is sensitive to the strange energies of the cosmos.  Esther's husband, Clive, died last summer and she worries that the erratic behavior Thurston has begun to exhibit will wear thin on villagers that barely tolerated the boy before her husband's death.

Otis Stapp and Gerald Burris, two teenage boys, claimed to have seen some strange, hairy men prowling close to the Crick the other day. While some adults checked the area, all they found were horse tracks that vanished into the Crick. It has the village cluckin'.

Immigene Laroo found a grotesque idol that fits into the palm of her hand. It was lying just outside the Weary Traveler Inn. She went to show it to Samyra, the Inn's owner, but couldn't bring herself to do so. That was several days ago and now she keeps it in her apron at all times and frets over her inability to share that it exists.

Shadow of the Demon Lord: Gorilla-Men

"Within the Assembly of Apes, the gorilla caste is strictly used for military and defense."

Gorilla-man          DIFFICULTY 10
Size 1 ape-man
Perception 10 (+0)
Defense 13 (hard leather); Health 20
Strength 13 (+3)   Agility 11 (+1)   Intellect 10 (+0)   Will 12 (+2)
Speed 12
Intimidating A gorilla-man attempting to frighten makes

   the Will challenge roll with 1 boon.

ATTACK OPTIONS
Rifle (long range) +1 with 2 boons (3d6)
Saber (melee) +3 with 1 boon (1d6+2)

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Creature Crucible: Un-Men for Labyrinth Lord

Un-Men for Labyrinth Lord
AL C, MV 20', AC 8, HD 4, #AT 1 [limb], THAC0 17, 
DG 1d6+1, SV 4 fighter, ML 12,  XP 80

The Un-Men are unliving, mishapen creatures raised by evil sorcerery, using a magic darker than even necromancy. Only a wizard of great skill, little sanity, and who worships Starro has the ability to create such anathema.

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Shadow of the Demon Lord: Game Mastery Critical Hit Deck.

I love Robert Schwalb's Shadow of the Demon Lord. It may be both my favorite RPG design AND my favorite RPG. It marries DnD and Warhammer's Old World, while maintaining a streamlined design that I feel is as strong as B/X DnD.

In the campaigns I've run for my group we've tried a couple of critical hit house rules, but this past session I dug out my copy of Paizo's GameMastery Critical Hit Deck for Pathfinder and it worked very well.

We only drew a card on a Natural 20.

Each card has an option for bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, and magic damage. I did have to do some conversion on the fly, but I basically just swapped Pathfinder's Saves with SotDL's Abilities and converted penalties to Banes (approximately each -2 was equal to 1 Bane).

We had a blast, with both the PC's and my NPC's scoring Crits.

I think we are going to keep using them.

Shadow of the Demon Lord: Asanbosam

"I need you to understand that the asanbosam’s feet are enormous hooks, and its teeth are made of iron, it hangs in trees waiting to ambush hapless forest travelers, be they man or beast. Their hooked legs allow them to swing and climb through the tree with ease...imagine the metallic thunk as it's hooks penetrate the wood, as it closes on you? Thunk. Thunk. Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk. Did I mention they like to play with their food? To terrorize their prey? To harry them? It isn't enough that they drink your life blood, but they want it to be rich in terror...in fear...before they bite into you. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp."

ASANBOSAM          DIFFICULTY 250
Size 1 horrifying undead
Perception 17 (+7); darksight
Defense 20; Health 120
Strength 14 (+4)   Agility 16 (+6)   Intellect 10 (+0)   Will 13 (+3)
Speed 15; climber
Immune damage from cold, disease, poison; gaining Insanity; asleep, diseased, fatigued, poisoned

ATTACK OPTIONS
Hooks For Feet (melee) +5 with 3 boons (2s6 plus the target is Grabbed on an attack roll of 20+)

Iron Teeth (melee) +3 with 1 boon (3d6)

SPECIAL ACTIONS

Blood Drain The asanbosam makes a Strength attack roll against the Strength of one target living creature of flesh and blood that it is grabbing. On a success, the target takes 3d6 damage and becomes fatigued until it completes a rest. The vampire heals the same amount of damage. If the target is already fatigued this way, it must make a Will challenge roll. On a failure, it instead becomes charmed until it completes a rest.

END OF ROUND

Burned by Sunlight The asanbosam takes 2d6 damage if it is in an area lit by sunlight.

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Creature Crucible: Bamfs for Labyrinth Lord

Bamfs for Labyrinth Lord
AL C, MV 30', AC 5, HD 1, #AT 1 [fist], THAC0 19, 
DG 1d3, SV 1 thief, ML 9, may backstab as a thief, may teleport up to 60' as an action, may open a portal to the Nine Hells 1/day,
 XP 30

Vicious nightmarish little imps who faithfully server more powerful devils acting as snare hoarders who teleport captured souls into the Nine Hells.

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Unearthed Arcana and the Settings for December for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

Yesterday, June's Unearthed Arcana dropped, the Giant Soul Sorcerer. It's a strange one to me, builds on the Dragon Sorcerer. However, I ending up enjoying it's flavor.

And that got me thinking. Have the most recent UA's been a sneak peak into the two settings releasing in December from WotC?

Looking over UA, I see that we have had Circle of Spores Druid, Brute Fighter, and Invention Wizard in January.

In February we got rules for exploration with Into the Wild.

April gave us the Order Domain for Clerics.

Meanwhile in May we got the Centaur and Minotaur races.

Leading us to this month.

Can we gleam anything? Minotaur calls back to Dragonlance for me. Invention Wizard points to Eberron for me. Order Domain feels more like Planescape to me. And I could easily see the Centaur fitting Mystara. But, Into the Wild, Circle of Spores, Brute, and Giant Sorcerer...that feels like Greyhawk to me.

This is a shot in the dark, but I'm going to say the two settings are Greyhawk and Planescape. I say that because extra races would be good for Planescape and it's just a feeling I have.

What do you think?

White Star: Mechanoid Type 1 Brute

MECHANOID TYPE 1 BRUTE

Armor Class: 1 [18]
Hit Dice: 4
Total Hit Bonus: +4

Attacks: Fist (1d6), Missle Pod (2d6+2), or Plasma Cannon (2d6)

Saving Throw: 15
Special: --
Movement: 10

HDE/XP: 4/150

The Mechanoids are a machine intelligence that moves through the galaxy conqueroring and assimilating all they come across.

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Blast From the Past: Broo for Shadow of the Demon Lord

Human-bodied and often goat-headed, they are tied irrevocably with the Rune of chaos. They are given to atrocities and foul practices, and carry numerous loathsome diseases. In addition, Broos have the ability to procreate with any species, intelligent or otherwise, with the resulting offspring taking characteristics from both its Broo and non-Broo parent. 

BROO          DIFFICULTY 10
Size 1 beastman
Perception 12 (+2); shadowsight
Defense 13 (hard leather); Health 15
Strength 14 (+3)   Agility 13 (+2)   Intellect 10 (+0)   Will 12 (+2)
Speed 12
Immune gaining insanity; diseased, frightened

ATTACK OPTIONS
Axe (melee) +3 with 1 boon (1d6+2 plus Diseased on an attack roll of 20+)

Diseased The target becomes Diseased, they must succeed on a Strength challenge roll with 2 banes that they may make once per day to lose the affliction.

Assault (melee) +3 with 2 boons (1d6 plus Impregnate on an attack roll of 20+) 

Impregnate The target becomes pregnant with a broo spawn and will die in 1d6 days if it is not cut out of their torso.

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Creature Crucible: Moloids for Labyrinth Lord

Moloids for Labyrinth Lord
AL L, MV 35', AC 8, HD 1, #AT 1 [weapon], THAC0 19, 
DG 1d6, SV 1 thief, ML 7, infravision out to 120', XP 7

Moloids are cautious scavengers who live beneath the earth, often serving an aggressive ruler.

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Esoteric Enterprises: Killer Clown

"We all float down here."

Killer Clown for Esoteric Enterprises Armor 14, Movement 90’, 6 Hit Die, 1 bite 1d6, Morale 10. At the beginning of the Killer Clown's turn roll a d6, on a 5 or 6 it can teleport 200'

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Back This: 5th Evolution: New Genres for your 5E Game!

I love the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition rules. And I enjoy seeing it deployed for other genres.

Limitless Adventures is doing just that, taking us to World War II, Superheroes, and 80's Horror in their new Kickstarter.

I'm really psyched about this project and have high hopes for it.

You should check it out and back it here.