June 2022

If you’re walking in on the end of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. That’s a wrap! Kind of, anyway, we have our rules sketched out. Advanced Fantasy Dungeons is the broadest, largest game I’ve written. Next, I’ll start laying it out into an alpha document so I can start limited playtesting Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. I want to increase the tactics and surprise of war without increasing memory or complexity. Here’s our first attempt, where I was mirroring Journeying: When you issue an order to a battalion, tell your general. They will report Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. Treasure in second edition is a ridiculously complicated affair. Each creature is assigned a treasure type such as D, M x 100, or Q x 10. Major treasures are in a lair (A-I) minor treasures are on the Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. The challenge with granted powers is that I don’t want them to just be free spells. Let’s look at the granted powers in the “design a faith” section of the Complete Priest’s Handbook. Some are intended to replace Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. I’m not sure exactly how to present the fighter’s Elite Followers. I wonder if, it’s presented as, fighters just get a lieutenant and an army. They don’t have to ask for it. They come. Their followers are, then, Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeons series, there’s an index here. Ok, so my problem with favoured enemies is that it’s pretty racist, but there is a mechanical reason for the generality of it: If I say “I hate all goblinoids”, my ranger is more useful that if they Continue reading