Lafreesh, the Lynx Moon

I’ve posted a kickstarter update about Lafreesh, the Lynx moon, with a few tidbits about how deities in the Five Moons RPG grant abilities to their worshipers, whether or not you’re a priest.

Familiars

The role of a familiar in D&D is complex and has changed many times over the years. Originally there was a spell called find familiar, which a wizard could learn to attract and bind a creature as a familiar. In 3E, it became a class ability that any sorcerer or wizard could do (which probably was done…

The Weirdness of Touch Attack AC

In this article I have so many footnotes that using asterisks becomes annoying, so instead I’m using bracketed footnote numbers, like this[0]. If you’re a wizard in 3E, it’s hard to hit with your attack-roll spells because your BAB is really low. And because 3E added a whole bunch of attack-roll spells[1], it’s fairly common…

KS update: Monster Guide stretch goal… achieved!

Update #22 tells it all, and includes an early sketch of iconic warrior Akiko by Gerald Lee! 2 1/2 hours left in the kickstarter campaign for my Five Moons RPG!

Health, Stealth, and the Home Stretch

There’s less than 24 hours to go on the kickstarter for my Five Moons RPG! Time for some game design discussion. Health If you looked at the Example of Play blog post, you saw that the prototype warrior character has 6 Health, and the prototype wizard and rogue have 4 Health. And in the video, the orc…

Pumpkin Carving Contest

As you can see, my wife Jodi and I like carving pumpkins for Halloween. This year, I even did one based on Gerald Lee’s mummy art for Five Moons RPG: Just for fun, I’ve decided to have a Five Moons pumpkin carving contest! Here’s what you have to do: 1) Choose one of the official…

Five Moons RPG Example of Play Video

Here is a link to the example-of-play video: a short video demonstrating gameplay in the Five Moons RPG. At the bottom of this post is a transcript of the video. Earlier updates to the kickstarter included a prototype warrior and wizard character sheet. Now the rogue one is available, too. For your convenience, here are links to all…

Update #17: Prototype Wizard Character Sheet

Update #17 has a prototype 1st-level wizard character sheet and four wizard spell previews (here is a direct link to the full-size character sheet). The next update will have the rogue character sheet preview and the example-of-play-video! (You may want to compare this character sheet to the warrior’s character sheet from an earlier post.) If you…

Kickstarter Updates #15 & 16:

Here are a couple of links to recent updates on the kickstarter. Update #15: Results of the monster survey, additional info about the Monster Guide stretch goal, and the goblin art progression from sketch to ink. Update #16: A preview of some stunts (the skill character’s equivalent to the warrior’s combat feats and the wizard’s…

Kickstarter Update #14: 100% Funded, Orc Description and Art

Here’s a link to the October 12 kickstarter update–we just hit the initial funding goal for the game (yay!!!), there’s some background info on orcs, and a sketch-to-ink progression of the orc art. I say it in the update and I’ll say it here, too: thank you to everyone who has backed this project or…