Work is boring. Gaming is fun. Work should be more like gaming.
Not Suitable For Work is a new addition to Combat Advantage, the free 4e series of PDFs from Emerald Press PDF Publishing. Every month will have a theme to which any number of brainstorming exercises will be made. Each week or so, we will post a new thread for 4e material utilizing that theme and everyone is open to submit their concepts on EN World. The trick to this game is that you must rely on your memory of the game and cannot use any supplements, core rulebooks, or online references - simply use your innate knowledge of the game to create new material on the fly. Accuracy is not immediately required - these are brainstorms for new ideas, concepts, and add-ons to 4e. Throw in your ideas, no matter how crazy they are because you never know what they may lead to.
NSFW is not a contest and is designed solely as a recreational design exercise for those of you stuck at work, school, or anywhere else on your lunch breaks with nothing to do. Waiting for that report to come back from management? Homework? Eww. Check out the theme and post your ideas for this week’s exercise. There’s no voting, no deadlines, or bad ideas. It’s all about having a little bit of fun while the boss isn’t looking. Enough talk!
Exercise #3: There are famous (or infamous) dark races in fantasy going all the way back to its early days. Elves swayed by the goddess of spiders became drow; the dwarves who dug deeper than their brethren became the duergar; and even the gnomes have a dark cousin they prefer not to talk about.
This week's exercise asks you to create a dark version of any other race or creature already in existence. You may use any race/creature from any source connected with the game (just be sure to provide your source for more obscure 3pp products) so long as the original version of the race/creature is not associated with a subterranean habitat. Your creation must have darkvision.
Post your ideas below. Remember these are exercises built for enjoyment and mental exercise of the game. Accuracy is not required on every little detail and some mistakes are forgiveable. (See?) If you'd like to post a revised version of your entry, just be sure to type in which version under Reason for Edits. If you want to post more than one entry, go crazy. It's all just in the name of having fun while you're not supposed to.
Not Suitable For Work is a new addition to Combat Advantage, the free 4e series of PDFs from Emerald Press PDF Publishing. Every month will have a theme to which any number of brainstorming exercises will be made. Each week or so, we will post a new thread for 4e material utilizing that theme and everyone is open to submit their concepts on EN World. The trick to this game is that you must rely on your memory of the game and cannot use any supplements, core rulebooks, or online references - simply use your innate knowledge of the game to create new material on the fly. Accuracy is not immediately required - these are brainstorms for new ideas, concepts, and add-ons to 4e. Throw in your ideas, no matter how crazy they are because you never know what they may lead to.
NSFW is not a contest and is designed solely as a recreational design exercise for those of you stuck at work, school, or anywhere else on your lunch breaks with nothing to do. Waiting for that report to come back from management? Homework? Eww. Check out the theme and post your ideas for this week’s exercise. There’s no voting, no deadlines, or bad ideas. It’s all about having a little bit of fun while the boss isn’t looking. Enough talk!
DARKVISION
While the sun begins to shine a little brighter in the sky, we turn deeper underground with darkvision for May. All exercises this month will focus on this particular vision taken away from players in 4e. Study everything you know about this topic because your memory is the only thing allowed here.Exercise #3: There are famous (or infamous) dark races in fantasy going all the way back to its early days. Elves swayed by the goddess of spiders became drow; the dwarves who dug deeper than their brethren became the duergar; and even the gnomes have a dark cousin they prefer not to talk about.
This week's exercise asks you to create a dark version of any other race or creature already in existence. You may use any race/creature from any source connected with the game (just be sure to provide your source for more obscure 3pp products) so long as the original version of the race/creature is not associated with a subterranean habitat. Your creation must have darkvision.
Post your ideas below. Remember these are exercises built for enjoyment and mental exercise of the game. Accuracy is not required on every little detail and some mistakes are forgiveable. (See?) If you'd like to post a revised version of your entry, just be sure to type in which version under Reason for Edits. If you want to post more than one entry, go crazy. It's all just in the name of having fun while you're not supposed to.
