I've heavily Revised Folk Lore Additional Ancestries for Shadowdark

Back in November 2022 I release Folk Lore: Additional Ancestries for Shadowdark and I just uploaded a fairly major revision of it. I think its better now. If you were kind enough to already purchase it the update is uploaded and ready to download. If you haven't and have an extra buck its on sale now. I'm also working on Folk Lore 2 right now. 

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/415611/folk-lore-additional-ancestries-for-the-shadowdark-rpg?src=newest_recent

Now on Sale: Folk Lore Additional Races for the Shadow Dark RPG on DriveThruRPG

I've really been taken with the OSR-Adjacent Shadowdark RPG from The Arcane Library and I've launched a new product to support it: Folk Lore: Additional Races for the Shadowdark RPG. It's a slim volume that adds Aasimar, Dragonborn, Ducks, Genasi, Tieflings, and Warforged Ur-Forged. Its only 7 pages and it cost .99¢ 

If you can spare a few sheckles please check it out.

Foelio for Cepheus Quantum, Cepheus Sorcery, & Barbaric! Now Available

Work has been crazy in a good way (I purchased a sweet Amazing Spider-Man collection last week starting at #1) which means that this adaptation for Foelio actually came out on 4/25 but I'm just bringing it up now on the blog.

I really dig the system that Stellagrama and it's crew have created using the Traveller/Cepheus System and am using it to run a game online.

The Foelio adapts 27 creatures to use as antagonists against your players and is on sale now.

PS - If anyone out there wants to do a review I'll gladly provide a PDF for free :)

New Release: Foelio for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition

I just released the Foelio for the Savage Worlds Adventurer's Guild. Add 27 monsters to your Savage World game.


You can get it here.

New Product: Wizardry Unearthed for Swords & Wizardry Continual Light

Last week, +Erik Tenkar and crew released Swords and Wizardry Continual Light and I was blown away by how cool it is, if you haven't checked it out it's PWYW on RPGNow (though you should throw some sheckles Tenkar's way, it's worth it).

I decided to work up some additional Classes, Races, Monsters, and an optional Thief Ability system that uses the Save mechanic.

Wizardry Unearthed just went live and it's on sale for $1.25.

I hope you check it out.

Character Crucible: Acererak, A Warlock Otherworldly Patron for D&D 5th Edition is NOW LIVE!

I've stepped back into the realm of publishing on the DMsGuild.

I've just released a new Warlock Otherworldly Patron, this one devoted to Acererak the Forgotten One, architect of both the Tomb of Horrors and the Tomb of Annihilation.

It's a 3 page PDF and is On Sale for $1.99.

You can find it here.

Product Development: Stat Blocks

I'm stepping back into the publishing arena and am developing a product for the OSR and DnD 5th Edition.

At the moment, as I work out stat blocks I'm pondering two issues.  

First, should I simply include a PDF for the OSR, in this case Labyrinth Lord and a PDF for 5E? Or should I feature dual stat blocks within the same PDF?

Second, here is the format for both stat blocks, please tell me what you think?

For the OSR
Yvelda Rivenheart (Female Hobgoblin AL C, MV 30', AC 5, HD 4 +1, #AT 1 [weapon], THAC0 16, DG 1d6 or weapon, SV 4 fighter, ML 11, XP 80)

For 5E

Yvelda Rivenheart (Female Hobgoblin AC 18, hp 97, 3 maul +9 (2d6+3), hobgoblin abilities,  Str +3, Dex +2, Con +3, Int +3, Cha +2. CR 1)

And

For the OSR

Argyle Fayde (Male Tiefling AL C, MV 30', AC 9, HD 2, #AT 1 [weapon or spell], THAC0 18, DG 1d4 or weapon, SV 2 magic-user, ML 7, XP 20)

For 5E

Argyle Fayde (Male Tiefling  AC 13, hp 33, 1 firebolt +4 (1d10), fire resistance, tiefling abilities, Dex +1, Int +1, Wis +1, Cha +2. CR 1)

Opinions would be appreciated.

Terror Tome: Mind Flayer for FATE Accelerated

Illithids or Mind Flayers, have a humanoid body with an octopus-like head. They have four tentacles around a lamprey-like mouth, and require the brains of sentient creatures as part of their diet. An illithid who snares a living creature in all four of its tentacles can extract and devour its living brain. Their eyes are pale white, and they can see perfectly well in both darkness and light. Their sense of hearing is slightly poorer than a human's; they have difficulty distinguishing between several sounds mixed together, yet they are good at discerning from what direction sounds came from. Their skin is purplish blue to gray-green and covered in mucus, and is very sensitive to sunlight. They loathe sunlight, though it does not actually harm them.

One of their most feared powers is the dreaded Mind Blast, where the illithid emits a cone-shaped psionic shock wave with its mind in order to incapacitate any creature for a short amount of time. Illithids also have other psionic powers, generally telepathic in nature, although their exact effects have varied over editions. Other powers include a defensive psionic shield and powers of psionic domination for controlling the minds of others.

MIND FLAYER For FATE Accelerated

High Concept: 

   Psionic Brain Eater

Trouble: Loathe Sunlight
Other Aspects: Extract Brain, From the Far Realms,Tentacles

APPROACHES

Careful: Average (+1) 

Clever: Fair (+2) 

Flashy:  Good (+3) 

Forceful: Medocre (+0) 

Quick: Average (+1) 

Sneaky: Fair (+2)

STUNTS
Arcanist (Flashy): Because of your Mastery of Magic, you gain a +1 to Flashily create or overcome an Obstacle.

Mind Blast (Clever): Because of you are a Psionic Titan, you gain a +2 to Cleverly attack a single target.

STRESS

[  ]  [  ]  [  ]

CONSEQUENCES 
Mild (2): 
Mild (2):

Moderate (4): 

Severe (6):

REFRESH: 3

D&D: Expanding Unearthed Arcana the Faithful

I've really enjoyed this month's Unearthed Arcana, The Faithful from Wizards of the Coast. I found both the new Warlock and Wizard sub-classes to be cool additions to the existing game. If you found them intriguing, as well, you might want to check out my take on a Sorcerer sub-class that draws power from their faith: The Mage-Priest.

Cross Planes X-Mas in July Sale

I want to apologize for not drawing attention to this sale sooner.

All of my supplements for The Black Hack are on sale for a mere 75 cents through 7/29.

That includes The Class Hack, The Class Hack 2: Eclectic Boogaloo, and The Race Hack.

I know I'm biased, but these are a good deal.

The Class Hack 2: Eclectic Boogaloo for The Black hack is LIVE on OneBookShelf.com!

Are you a fan of David Black's The Black Hack?

Did you happen to enjoy The Class Hack and the The Race Hack?

THE CLASS HACK 2: ECLECTIC BOOGALOO presents 15 Additional Traditional and Racial Classes.

Part One presents Traditional Classes: Animator, Blackguard, Commander, Jester, Kensai, Knight, Psionicist, Samurai, Thaumaturgist, and Witch for you to play.

Part Two presents Racial Classes: Drake, Gnome, Half-Orc, and Tiefling for you to play, as well.

You can find the PDF here.

The Antagonist Anthology for the Cypher System is Now LIVE!

Monte Cook Games has launched it's Cypher System Creator on OneBookShelf.com and I've released my first product for the Cypher System, the Antagonist Anthology.

It features two new threats of various Levels for the following genres: Fantasy, Modern, Science Fiction, Horror, Superheroes, and Science Fantasy.

That's 12 Antagonists, individuals and groups, for your players to face.

You can find the PDF here.

Cross Planes Game Studio: Deities and Domains: The Mage-Priest, a Sorcerous Origin for D&D 5E is LIVE!

Cross Planes Game Studio's newest release, Deities and Domains: The Mage-Priest, a Sorcerous Origin for DnD 5E just went live today.

The Mage-Priest was partially inspired by the Arcane Devotee Prestige Class from the Player's Guide to Faerün for DnD 3.5.  This Sorcerous Origin can turn undead, use it's sorcerous Spell Slots to cast cure wounds or inflict wounds, apple metagmagic feats to divine evocation spells that others cast and divine blessings against magic itself.

The PDF is available here.

The Class Hack, 10 Additional Classes for The Black Hack is now LIVE on OneBookShelf.Com!

THE CLASS HACK for THE BLACK HACK by David Black and Gold Piece Productions is now LIVE on RPGNow.Com and DriveThruRPG.Com for $1.00!

This is Cross Planes Game Studio's first OGL and OSR product and it features 10 additional Classes for THE BLACK HACK inspired by 1st Edition of the World's First Advanced RPG:  The Acrobat, Assassin, Barbarian, Bard, Cabalist, Cavalier, Druid, Monk, Paladin, and Ranger.

The PDF is available here.

The Black Hack: A Preview of the Bard from the forthcoming The Class Hack

After purchasing David Black's THE BLACK HACK from Gold Piece Publications, I've begun developing other classes for the game for a product called THE CLASS HACK (I didn't know that OneBookShelf.Com didn't greenlight new publishers on weekends or it would already be on sale). Hopefully it will be available from Cross Planes Game Studio on Monday.

Here is a preview:

       BARD

Starting HP : d6 + 4

HP Per Level/Resting : 1d6

Weapons & Armor : All, Leather, Magic 

Chainmail 

Attack Damage : 1d6 / 1d4 Unarmed or

Improvising 

SPECIAL FEATURES 

Rolls with Advantage when being charming,

performing delicate tasks, climbing, hearing 

sounds, moving silently, recounting legends and 

lore, understanding written languages and 

making music.

LEVELING UP

    Roll to see if attributes increase, roll twice for 

       STR and DEX or WIS.

ARCANE SPELLCASTING

Beginning at second level, Bards can cast a

number of Divine Spells a day, see the following 

page.

SPELLBOOK

     Bards start with a large spellbook containing a

total of 1d4 spells from the Level 1 and 2 Divine

Spell lists. 

I tried to stick closely to the ADnD 1E version so this Bard is a mix of Fighter, Thief, and Druid.  The Fighter is felt most in the use of all weapons and when they level you can Roll for Str AND Dex for improvement.

Ravenloft: Calibans (A Race for D&D 5e) is (A)LIVE on the DMsGuild!

Do you want more races for your Dungeons & Dragons game?

Do you love Ravenloft and want to play through the Curse of Strahd?

Inside this PDF, you will find full details on Calibans, tortured souls who were marked by the Dark Powers of Ravenloft while still in their mother’s womb. Each has phyiscal disfigurements wholly distinct from the rest of their kin. But some of them are willing to stand against the darkness.

Calibans' are also presented with a stat block for use as a NPC or adversary.

The PDF is Available Here.

Psionics Unearthed: The Soulknife, A Martial Archetype for D&D 5E is Now LIVE on the DMsguild.Com!

Do you want more martial archetypes for the fighter class?

Then look no further than Psionics Unearthed: Soulknife!

Inside this PDF you will find full details on the Soulknife, a psionic martial archetype, that can generate its own weaponry with merely a thought.

The PDF is available HERE.

Deities and Domains 3: Specialty Priests of the Drow and Elven Pantheon is NOW LIVE!

Deities and Domains 3: Specialty Priests of the Drow and Elven Pantheon is Now Available on the DMsguild.Com!

The gods are pulled from the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.  There are 19 feats for 17 gods, in the style of Clerical Work Series.

Here is a preview of two Deities:

The first is a revision of the previous preview:

ANGHARRADH
CIRCLE SINGER

Prerequisite: Cleric with the Knowledge Divine Domain

You are a servant to the elven triple goddess of wisdom and protection. Your robes blend the holy colors of the Triune, pink, pale yellow, and light blue.

Thanks to your devotion, you gain the following benefits:

• You may cast the protection from energy spell as a 3rd level spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell. Once you use this ability, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.
• You gain proficiency in Performance. You have advantage on Performance skill checks that involve singing.
• Protection from evil and good is a domain spell for you.
• You can cast the magic circle spell  once per day as a 3rd level spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

LABELAS ENORETH

CHRONOLOGIAN

Prerequisite: Cleric with the Arcana or Knowledge Divine Domains

You are a student of the the elven god of time, history, and philosophy. Your vestments are light gossamer robes of red, purple or orange.

Thanks to your devotion, you gain the following benefits:

• You reduce the casting time of a spell by 1/2 it’s casting. When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can change the casting time to 1 bonus action. Once you use this ability, you must finish a long rest before you can use it again.
• You age at half the normal rate.
• You can cast the haste spell once per day as a 3rd level spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
• You can cast the slow spell once per day as a 3rd level spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
• At 17 level you learn the time stop spell.

Clerical Work: Preview of Deities and Domains 3

I've begun working on Deities and Domains 3: Specialty Priests of the Drow and Elven Pantheons and here is a preview:

ANGHARRADH
CIRCLE SINGER FEAT

Prerequisite: Cleric with the Knowledge Divine Domain

You are servant to the elven triple goddess of wisdom and protection. Your robes blend the holy colors of the Triune, pink, pale yellow, and light blue.

Thanks to your devotion, you gain the following benefits:

• When you cast a spell you may ignore an somatic components
• When you use your Channel Divinity for Knowledge Of The ages, you may give one creature that you can see and can hear you a luck point, per the Lucky feat, that lasts for 1 minute.
• You gain proficiency in Perform. You have advantage on Perform skill checks that involve singing.
• Protection from evil and good is a domain spell for you.
• You can cast the magic circle spell once per day as a 3rd level spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

DMsGuild.Com: Character Crucible: The Wyrm A Warlock Otherworldly Patron for D&D 5E is Now LIVE!

My 10th product for the DMsGuild.com is now LIVE!

Do you want more otherworldly patrons for the  warlock class?

Inside you will find full details on the wyrm, an draconic  otherworldly patron, who wishes to give you the power to facilitate its unusual needs.

The PDF is available here.