Idle Cartulary

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. I’m the light of reimagining HP as a source of inner strength, I’m considering reimagining vision. Consider darkness as an aggressor: If travelling in darkness, when your journey ends or is interrupted by an encounter, spend 1d4 damage… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. There is almost nothing talking about the “Social” pillar of play in second edition. There are no ability checks to change peoples attitudes references at all. All we have is references to “starting reactions” and some rules in… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeon series, there’s an index here. The core text attempts to make combat chaotic, dynamic, vivid and simple. How do the existing systems facilitate this experience? Initiative is random, grouped, and with simultaneous declaration in second edition, aiming to induce chaos while maximising simplicity.… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. The core text attempts to make combat chaotic, dynamic, vivid and simple. This doesn’t describe a war of attrition. Given there’s no definition of HP in second edition, let’s define it as energy, taking inspiration from Oh Injury.… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. The core text attempts to make combat chaotic, dynamic, vivid and simple. How do the existing systems facilitate this experience? Saving Throws “save you from certain destruction, or at least lessen the damage of a successful attack”. This… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of this series, there’s an index here. As I was writing Surprise, I realised (although I decided to scrap) there are rules for group checks in second edition. This is something that really needs to exist, and if it did it would simplify a bunch of checks like… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeon series, there’s an index here. Surprise and ambush are simple in second edition, so general principles: If either anyone encounters someone else unexpectedly, they roll for surprise. The surprised group has disadvantage on defence. The unsurprised group has advantage on fleeing and attacks,… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. Vision gets a lot of time in second edition: Visibility by size and distance in optimal conditions outdoors Visibility by weather condition Visibility while moving Light source radius, direction and speed of exhaustion Fighting with mirrors Light reducing… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the Advanced Fantasy Dungeon series, there’s an index here. Timekeeping basics in second edition are quite straightforward and iconic, although it’s obscured in intent compared to earlier editions. Combat rounds of 1 minute, and dungeon turns of 10 minutes, with encounters every hour. Days measure overland travel,… Continue reading

If you’re walking in on the middle of the advanced fantasy dungeon series, there’s an index here. Second edition really believes in verisimilitude of equipment. How much can you carry, punishments if you carry more, weights in pounds and ounces, preparation and resource management. It feels like a major legacy from earlier, primarily dungeon-crawling versions… Continue reading