Critical Success in the Advantage Dice System

A recent conversation on Facebook got me thinking about how to handle unusual successes, where a character did better than could be reasonably expected. Originally I’d planned to use degree of success to improve results: roll higher than you need to on an attack roll, you can do additional damage, …

FantasyCraft Alignments and Paths Using Advantage Dice System

I had cause — procrastination, really, a man can only read so much about data warehouses and dimensional modeling in one sitting — to have another look at FantasyCraft. Specifically I reviewed the alignment system and the paths, and I found that they could be a very good fit for Echelon. …

Cornerstone Talent: Aberrant Bloodline, Advantage Dice System

A couple years ago I converted the aberrant bloodline to a cornerstone talent. This was implemented in the d20 model, and the advantage dice system works quite a bit differently. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Aberrant Bloodline I’ll start by looking at the aberrant bloodline, as presented in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. …

Sample Character: Dorchfia: Advantage Dice System

One last character from GreyKnight, for now. Dorchfia Dorchfia is a wild fairy, who habitually takes the form of a large black cat. She is vicious and aggressive towards “civilised” folk, whom she sees as a threat to her precious forests. She encourages the spirits of trees to grow into …

Sample Character: Devri Vannalat: Advantage Dice System

Another character from GreyKnight. Devri Vannalat Devri Vannalat is chief shaman of the Anouki tribe, who live in the frigid wastes of the distant north. His role in the tribe is to manage the tribe’s oral histories, provide healing (both supernatural and otherwise), and help locate the richest hunting/fishing grounds. …

Sample Monster: Svart-alfar Wretch: Advantage Dice System

GreyKnight felt inspired and wrote up a monster, a Svart-Alfar Wretch. Because his posts sometimes fall down, I’ve got his permission to import the creature here. Svart-Alfar Wretch, Advantage Dice Version The teeming masses of the svart-alfar lurk in caves and dark corners all over the world. Small and wiry, their …

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