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Backed on KS for a PDF copy, THEN bought the dead tree version: this is how much I love this game. I like to think of it as “my” Fifth Edition, because it keeps everything I liked about BECMI (my first iteration of D&D) and imports just enough of the streamlined mechanics cool kids love so much these days.
Seriously, Advantage/Disadvantage is convenient, the Encumbrance rules are simplified but still matter, and yet you also have those beautiful random generators for dungeons, wilderness, encounters that I had in my old booklets.
I think some people who criticize TBH2e here slightly mischaracterize it: it is not a retroclone of anything, and it is debatable if it is even strictly speaking OSR. Yes, it is more survivable. Yes, it has playbooks for chargen like a PbtA game. But still gives you the old D&D gonzo, random, resource scarcity experience. Bravo....
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After giving myself time to really absorb things and run a few one shots, I have to say this really is an amazing rules lite game, however I feel like in order to properly review it, you almost need two separate reviews.
As this is Drive-Thru RPG, its a given that the vast majority of those looking to purchase this game here are pretty advanced or at the very least competant when it comes to RPGs in general, and for that audience, this book is a solid 5 stars and will give you tons of tools to make your game sessions fast, chaotic and exciting with out getting bogged down in too much crunch.
On the other hand, some would expect a game called "EZ D6" to be beginner friendly and a great game for new people to jump into the hobby, however it is not. While the rules of this book are incredibly easy to understand, it still assumes you are familiar with a lot of core concepts in tabletop gaming in general. Thats definitely not to say its necessarily a bad thing as many advance...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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Originally posted here: [https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-ha-
lloween-into-breach-witch.html](https://theotherside.timsbra-
nnan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-halloween-into-breach-witch.htm-
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**Into The Breach: The Witch**
PDF. 32 pages. 1 cover, 1 title, 1 credits page, 1 table of contents, 1 OGL, for 27 pages of content. $5.99.
This book has quite a bit of good content.
There are new archetypes: Bailiwick Hermit, Bog Builder, Bulwark Theurgist, Dweomer Weaver, Foul Temptress, Gluttonous Crone, Marjara Bound, the Scorned Heart, and Voodoo Crafter.
Each archetype has a number of new associated powers.
There is a new Base Class related to the witch, the Sèvitè which is the worshiper of a lost creator god. Essentially this is a Voodoo practitioner in Pathfinder terms. The interesting thing for me is their ability to Syncretize various gods. Very interesting to be sure.
There are a couple of very interesting Prestige Classes presented as well. The Heathen and T...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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Originally posted here: [https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2022/08/100-days-of-ha-
lloween-witchology-101.html](https://theotherside.timsbranna-
n.com/2022/08/100-days-of-halloween-witchology-101.html)
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F. 60 pages, $2.99. 1 page cover, 1 title page, 1 page introduction, 3 pages table of contents. 3 pages Creative Common license, 1 page OGL. Rest content.
This book is punching way above its weight class, to be honest. The organization is a bit odd, but nothing I can't navigate.
We get a Glossary at the start, which I guess works to help people unfamiliar with some of these terms. An introduction to a Who's Who of magical people and places. This includes the various school of magic as if they were actual schools. Each school gets its Latin motto, its center of studies, and titles. It is a pretty cool idea really. Spells by school are listed with their appropriate colleges.
There is a whole implicit setting here that can be used in conjunction with any Modern d20 gam...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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