Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Heroes & Homelands v.0.9

v.0.9 cover art by David Revoy (CC-BY)
 I just updated Heroes & Homelands on itch.io!

The big version changes I have uploaded include:

Version 0.6

  • Added the illusionist class.
  • Added an Illusions chapter for spells cast by the illusionist.
  • Presented my unique Phantasmagoria rules for what happens when illusions go wrong.

Version 0.9

  • Adds the Bard class, inspired by the AD&D2e version of the class.
  • Adds the Carl class: a semi-skilled dabbler, perfect to use for Hirelings, henchmen, and recurring NPCs that need simple stats. Loosely inspired by the NPC class system of D&D3e.
  • Adds the Monk class, based on the OD&D and AD&D versions of the monk, but with fewer powers to make it simpler to play.
  • Adds a Warlock class based on the D&D3.5e version of the Warlock - a dark an thoroughly gothic class. My version has mechanics to determine what the warlock's patron demands od them, and why they might recruit a warlock in the first place.
  • Adds a chapter on Incantations that gives a list of spells for bards that is mostly inspired by the role of Bards in Celtic society - a mix of Druid and Clerical magic with a few illusions mixed in.
  • Adds an Invocations class that gives a list of spell-like powers a Warlock can earn from their patron.

You can download Heroes & Homelands v.0.9 in PDF from my Google Drive.

Or you can get it in .PDF, .HTML, .DOCX, and .ODT formats on itch.io.

I am also tinkering with POD options on Lulu right now, but before I would be willing to release it in something as permanent as print, I would want to see a copy for myself, which means waiting out the postal worker strike here in Canada. And I might want to both add a few more character options, and be started on a GMs Toolkit for H&H, too.

Revised Pact Magic for OSR games.

First off, let me say that spinal headaches suck. I have been out of commission for two weeks with the mother of all migraines after getting a lumbar puncture. 3.2/10. Would not recommend. 

Second, a big thanks to Johnny Price for alerting me to some link rot that has occurred on my early articles. My old version of my Pact Magic system for Ær is gone, and so I wanted to share a newer version.