V5 in Development

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Post by waysoftheearth » Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:10 pm

Re: V5 in Development

I've just uploaded an update to DD V5 book one beta.

The changes are mostly pretty minor, the most significant being a rehash of the cleric titles to bring them nearer to the original theme.

Full change log is:
% . Updated version number,
% . Hit Dice: "Whether sustaining hit point damage" (added "damage"),
% . Dexterity: made association with casting/shooting first clearer,
% . Emphasised first occurrence of the term "top level",
% . Table 4: Reordered footnotes (F, M-U, C),
% . Table 6: Replaced "Nil" with 1 thru 6 in table 6,
% . Updated clerical/anti-clerical titles,
% . "Archers and crossbowmen wear leather armor" removed the word "only" to make it clearer that longbowmen must be Men (humans),
% . Scrolls: adjusted text around using spell scrolls,
% . Thief: corrected two grammatical errors,
% . Thief: Replaced "Nil" with 1 thru 6 in table 21,
% . Thief: Corrected /s in table 22.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]

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Post by waysoftheearth » Thu May 04, 2017 11:19 am

Re: V5 in Development

The DD5 thief is moved to an appendix, but is also accompanied by a bit of history...

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[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]

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Post by Makofan » Sat May 06, 2017 10:55 pm

Re: V5 in Development

I like that thief

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Post by Vile » Sun May 14, 2017 3:37 pm

Re: V5 in Development

Yes, indeed!

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Post by The Red Baron » Wed May 31, 2017 11:23 pm

Re: V5 in Development

I am unfamilliar with the terms eriff and lanthorn. What are the origins?
[f=4]Mero the Fighter (M 9", AC 2/4, hp 7/7, FC Man+1, L) plate+helm, spear+shield[/f]

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Post by waysoftheearth » Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:26 am

Re: V5 in Development

Hey RedBaron, thanks for you interest in V5.

According to the cant, an Eriff is "a rogue just initiated, and beginning to practice". Seemed a very appropriate noun for a 1st level thief, albeit somewhat late.


Lanthorn is an archaic spelling of lantern, e.g., see https://www.wordnik.com/words/lanthorn

More notably, however, Lanthorn and Dark Lanthorn are cant nouns for various rogues, especially implying perjurers in court. I figured that courtly intrigues are a reasonably high art among thieves, thus position the Lanthorn as a 9th level thief (roughly equivalent XP to a 7th level fighter, although still in the heroic tier).


Hope that helps :)
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]

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Post by acodispo » Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:34 pm

Re: V5 in Development

Very exciting to see the new v5 docs up, Ways! I look forward to perusing them. :)
[f=47]Wilibald "Willie" Whitfoot, F1/T1 (M 12", AC 6, HD 1+2, hp 9/9, L) gambeson+helm, shield+warhammer[/f]
[f=59]Witherun [Agile Hero, MV 12′′, AC 6, HD 4, hp 16, FC 4 men/hero, SV F4, L] hide+helm, shield+dagger or bow[/f]

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Post by acodispo » Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:09 pm

Re: V5 in Development

Ways, in the Thief appendix in latest Book 1:

"Climbing up to down nearly sheer surfaces" (page 42)

And on the same page: "above are additionally able to employ magic-user spell scrolls."

The first a mistake, the second an omission.
[f=47]Wilibald "Willie" Whitfoot, F1/T1 (M 12", AC 6, HD 1+2, hp 9/9, L) gambeson+helm, shield+warhammer[/f]
[f=59]Witherun [Agile Hero, MV 12′′, AC 6, HD 4, hp 16, FC 4 men/hero, SV F4, L] hide+helm, shield+dagger or bow[/f]

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Post by acodispo » Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:22 pm

Re: V5 in Development

Let me know if there are other places I should put this stuff. :)

D&E page 26: "fight as a number of men equal to their their number of hit dice."
[f=47]Wilibald "Willie" Whitfoot, F1/T1 (M 12", AC 6, HD 1+2, hp 9/9, L) gambeson+helm, shield+warhammer[/f]
[f=59]Witherun [Agile Hero, MV 12′′, AC 6, HD 4, hp 16, FC 4 men/hero, SV F4, L] hide+helm, shield+dagger or bow[/f]

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Post by waysoftheearth » Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:32 am

Re: V5 in Development

Thanks Acodispo; all helpful :)

At some point I'll do a round up of corrections and push a new build of each doc.
[f=32]Golgildir the Elf Medium (MV 12", AC 9, HD 1, hp 1/1, AL N) great cloak, lantern; spells: color spray; scrolls: sleep, sleep, charm person
Hirelings: Georges; torch[/f]

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