Recent content by Dr. Strangemonkey

I think you could turn the Beggar-thief into a sub-class but you'd need to base it on more direct source material like the Thief of Baghdad or some Wuxia tropes in that vein than on the original kit. Personally, I'd swap slow-fall out and make the theme of the archetype either (A) a dodge tank...

Thanks, it's very exciting to be a part of this. Oh, I got a LOT: From the DMG - Flavors of Fantasy: Scimitar and Sorcery; Swashbuckling Ability Options: Skill Variants: Background Proficiency (let's us shoo in some of the specific AQ skills) Hero Points New Ability Scores: Honor Adventuring...

Well, it appears I've been gone too long. These are some intriguing developments I'd very much like in on as my group is just about to do some trial runs with my conversion materials in a month or so. I hadn't even considered the possibilities of the Judge's Guild. So. I'd be very happy to...

Playing in Al-Quadim, wasn't exactly certain how to qualify that so I went for other and FR (which is doubly fair since most of the one shots I work in are FR).

I think the rules for honor in the DMG are pretty good, I just thought they weren't personal enough for the idea of honor at work in Al Qadim so I decided to try making it 80% that rule and 20% hero points. I also thought making Station something a little bit more than simply a 1-20 number...

Well, here's the booklet I've put together explaining to any interested players in my group how to play an Askar. Some context: 1. I am stealing from Dungeon World here. The idea is that on the first day of play there will a table covered in pathbooks - one for each of the kits I'm converting -...

Yeah, it does seem like the ruined kingdoms is an obvious place to set a convergence of elemental cults amid overlapping layers of ruins. For the first location, though I might go someplace on the edge of the Pantheist league and between the Ruined Kingdoms and Huzuz. The first location of the...

I like the lost scrolls idea. Order of the Faith Pragmatic would be cool, I'd worry that that particular title might make it seem too tied to the similarly titled kit, but I could always change the title of the kit. For the 5th faction, I like the idea of a faction with strong inroads to the...

I'm sort of curious though - if you were to make five (or so) Al-Quadim meta-factions what would they be? Personally, I'm tempted to keep the Emerald Enclave as is (maybe change the associated color/gem). Then go with a sort of Scrivener organization with both explicitly religious (preserving...

The conversions are going slowly, but they're going. I'll hope to have a fully put together playbook up here by the end of next week (the weeks surrounding independence day are sort of a swamp for me personally). I'm gonna go Askar first, I think. Most of them are conversions with a twist and...

Any chance you could tell me how you made the pdf? I really like the graphic design choices - simple but evocative.

I realize it's been a bit, but I am still working on my Al Qadim conversion for Princes of the Apocalypse and I had a quick question: The adventure spends some significant effort on the 5 FR Factions (Harpers, Order of the Gauntlet, Lord's Alliance, Emerald Enclave, and Zhentarim). For Al Qadim...

I love it! And the background on your document is a great homage to the original borders, that's some great work.

I live in the Bible Belt, it's never been anything but a plus for me at work or any of my social environments. I did draw the line at inviting my boss to play even though she expressed an interest. We invite her in for Artemis, but a regularly activity where you're directing a supervisor sounds...

Askar (Citizen-Bravo) - a shield held without understanding is weightless, a sword held without a neighbor is bladeless Corsair (Captain-Lord) - to swim is to survive - if you are fish - but to balance a ship beneath you and trouble behind? that is to thrive Desert Rider (Freeman-Champion) - the...