Those who wield magic usually symbolized decadence and corruption more often than not, wizards, warlocks, and sorcerers were the villains in these settings. Steeped a little further into medieval history than high-fantasy counterparts, Sword & Sorcery saw a lot less magic. Conan the Barbarian, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, and to an extent, Game of Thrones all exemplify these environments. Long before gleaming suits of armor, everyday magic, and the worlds where anything is possible, there was classic fantasy or Sword & Sorcery. As with all my 5E games I will have detailed maps and tactical adversaries AND PLENTY of ROLE PLAYIN'.DM Dave Leave a Comment on Sword and Sorcery (Low-Magic/Low-Fantasy Campaign Settings) | New Resource for Fifth Edition Posted in Campaign Settings That said this will not be for players whose whole reason for playing is BIGGER NUMBERS, MORE DAMAGE, there are some fights you can't always win.
I really want this to be Hardcore, where money has real value, where survival is an actual reward, and where stories of ordinary folk become legendary heroes. " Then ask Player A (a Dwarf Fighter), " Who is he, how do you know him, and what do you do ?" From here as you can see anything could happen, Dwarf player might say he's friend, he saved my life once, or maybe he killed my brother, or maybe he sold you an ax that broke the first time you used it, you can see where this could go. I'm taking a page out of Dungeon World and giving the players some freedom, as an example I might tell the party, " A tall human with a scarred face walks into the tavern you are drinking in and saunters up to the bar. AjaxĬharacters will start at level 1 with next to nothing.
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If you are still here and are up to the challenge post something here, if there is an interest for some players I will continue to update this post with further information such as Time and Day. The Game's trials will be scaled to reflect the difficulty of the challenges. Expenses are real, there are consequences for not having funds when you need them. Money: Copper, Silver, Electrum, Gold, Platinum. Monster Rolled Hit Points: Monsters hit points are rolled creating a more realistic and varied encounter. Rolled Hit Points: After Level 1 all Hit Points are rolled. What are the consequences, anything the DM can think of that would be apprieate, and example might be, "you can never use bladed weapons again" if you break that pact Death comes and takes you away! Limited Races: Humans, Elves, Dwarfs, Halflings Limited Classes: Clerics, Fighters, Paladins, Rangers, Rogues, Wizards Rolled Stats: Close to Old School, One Set of Numbers, 2d6+5, generating ability scores between 7 and 17, put in any order and racial adjustments are made, NO ABILITY CAN EVER EXCEED 18 without some type of magical enchancment. PermaDeath: Taking a Page From Dungeon World, when you are reduced to zero hit points, you IMMEDIATELY make an unmodified d20 roll, on a 16+ you gain 1 Hit Point and are concious, on a 6 to 15, Death Asks you if you want to return to life with a consequence, if you choose yes, you gain 1 hit Point and are concious, on a 5 or less you are Dead as in NOT COMING BACK. During a Short Rest you still can gain 1 Hit Dice + Con back. A night's peaceful rest heals one hit point period. Heavy wounds like disembowelment or compound bone breaks do not simply heal over night. Condensed Healing: Healing Items are rare and expensive. 5E: Game will use 5th Edition Mechanics, Inspiration, Advantage/Disadvantage, Proficiency Low Magic: Magic Items are very rare, Spell Components are used and expended, wild magic zones and zones where magic doesn't work at all. Hardcore Old School: 5E, Limited Races and Classes, Rolled Stats 2d6+5, Rolled Hit Points, Monster Rolled Hit Points, money that is actually worth something. HARDCORE HOUSE RULES 5E Low Magic, condensed healing, permadeath. If this sounds like the challenging game you'd like to try, keep reading, after you see the Hardcore 5E house rules that do change the game dramatically and still would like to try this, Post Something here. I'm hoping to have a few players who want something of a real challenge, a challenge to survive, a challenge to excel in face of adversity, a challenge to rise from poverty, characters who can go from "Rags to Riches" without a bunch of convoluted number crunching rules that complicate Role Play and slow the game to a crawl. But If you could play a one eyed rogue with a Dexterity of 15 then this would be right up your alley.
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If you view your PC as a bunch of numbers and your sole purpose in playing is to increase those numbers, stop reading now.
If you are a Number Cruncher, you can stop reading right now.
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