#levelupadvancedfifthedition

Introduction So, I was poised, poised I tells ya, to dive into analysing each class individually like the berserker but then… In fine tradition, I decided that I probably don’t have all the bits. Since I’m not talking about basic DnD or even Black Flag but my beloved Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition I expect the audience for this to be limited. If it turns out it’s not then I’ll just have to…

You're having a normal one, fighting giant ants, but just attacking is getting samey. Then it hits you! Combat maneuvers! And then you hit the giant ants... with style! #Dnd #A5e #LevelUpA5e

Introduction So, since people keep asking me how to make characters in Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition, I thought I’d take another stab at it. Most people don’t really appreciate the breadth of choice that adding cultures and destinies give you in making a really deep character at level 1, so I’m going to do some “nibbling round the edges” and talk about how to choose combat maneuvers. To talk…

This is an attempt to articulate what I see as the 6 roles that characters take in a D&D party. #HomebrewAndHacking #DnD #5e #A5e

Introduction So I was asked by @arms to write about the party roles and how each class would fit into them. As I am an enjoyer of Advanced Fifth Edition as opposed to other forms, I will be couching my discussion in such language, but I feel confident that you can work out who’s who very easily if your only experience is 5th edition. The class list of “official” classes is here. Originally I…

In my defence, I was left unsupervised... Converting situational cantrips into cool magic items. #TTRPG #A5e #DnD #5e #HomebrewAndHacking

Introduction So, the discerning reader will notice that I’ve been talking and thinking about cantrips. Part I discussed the opportunity costs of taking them. Parts II and III were kindly assisted by Purple Martin Games who gave me permission to reprint Manual of Adventurous Resources and Spells from the Forgotten Vault respectively. Part IV was an investigation into Black Flag to see if Tales…

MOAR cantrips? Yes, from the Manual of Adventurous Resources and printed with very kind permission. Fully compatible with A5e and 5e DnD. #A5e #DnD #HomebrewAndHacking

Introduction This post builds from the cost of cantrips, in which I assigned letter grades to the Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition cantrips based on a set of criteria which I will reproduce below. It is always important to bear in mind that such rankings are opinions are subjective and therefore should not be taken for statements of objective truth. However, by expressing my opinions, and the…

Crafting Heritages and Cultures SRD is available under creative commons!

I have decided to put some of my work into a Creative Commons licence. This means that all you need to do to use any of my released work is follow the instructions at the end of the document. 🙂 The idea is that as I work my way through my existing works, and their braille versions (Thanks to Wyrmworks publishing and Braille Blaster) then I’ll add them to this entry. I’ll be putting some more…

Level Up A5e. What do people say about it? I wanted to find out so I searched the internet. #A5e #LevelUpA5e #Dnd #5e

Once upon a time, I was a scientist. I wasn’t very good at being one, but I did spend five years of my life on it. One of the things they teach you if you do the high level stuff is how to do a “Literature Review”. That is you select a search term and some parameters into the thing you’re looking for and then you check them all, good, bad, indifferent. TTRPG doesn’t really have much in the way of…