So I had a crafting system in place. And then it didn’t work. The problem was that the value of ingredients for magic items would become ridiculously high. This would encourage selling them, or deciding to spend a few months just gathering precious ingredients and then, I don’t know, buy an army. In other words, … Read moreThe cost of crafting (2)
We now have a system in place for players who want their PCs to loot or forage their way to resources for item crafting. If they seek out resources through foraging or looting or whatever seems reasonable, they roll one or more of their crafting dice on the resource table. The resources they obtain in … Read moreThe cost of crafting
With the rules from the previous post in mind, I tried at my hand at coming up with some ingredient lists for a selection of items. Some decisions did not flow naturally from the system, and some raised additional questions. For example, while I know a very rare item needs a very rare ingredient, how … Read moreCreating recipes
Once players have their characters gather resources, they will also want to know how they can recombine the resources into new items. Instead of having an infinite list of resource descriptions (as is the case in my current cooking system), it would be good if resources were described systematically, as the Angry GM wrote here. … Read moreA system for recipes
I am in need of a crafting system for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. When one of my players wanted his character to be a very good cook, I worked with it by just adding a separate skill. When I had an additional player who wanted his character to dabble in alchemy, I did something … Read moreCrafting System
Tijl reappears in the crafting room, his hands shaking and his face white. “I.. I saw myself. I touched myself!”
“Hee, hee!” Gluckmock cawed. “I touch myself all the time!”
Gronk steps forward towards the Door and swings it open. “Gronk want fire elf! Where is fire elf?”
Aryxhai lets out a sigh and sits down in front of his jar. “This is pretty messed up, guys. Morsyana creating an alliance with demons. Also, she should be 1056 years old by now. That’s bad news, I’m telling you!”. Tijl and Glückmock pull the body of the mind flayer away from the doorstep, while … Read moreThe Door of Destinies
On Geek and Sundry, Rick Heinz has some suggestions for handling infrequent play. One of his tips stood out to me: If you were at a critical plot point and you’re determined to finish that storyline; that’s okay! Ending the current mission with narration and resetting the group from the start is still better than keeping them … Read moreNarrated resolution
The greatest challenge of playing Dungeons & Dragons is scheduling the damn game. This was true in high school, it became more difficult at university and in adult life the problem is almost insurmountable. I played the game a handful of times in 2018 and when I tried to schedule for 2019 — planning ahead, you know — only two dates seemed realistic.
Not all content is there, but the backbone of the Tome of Dorgoth is certainly online again. That means that if you want to read up on the biography of Ballelds Landidith or if your historical knowledge of Silimanis is a bit rusty, the solution is there again.
