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The Game Master's Screen is available for download at the Eldritch site. It does bring up several questions: Table 2.1: what is a D16? (Is that just 3d6-2) On Table 3.1: why did designers choose to mix labels (L, I, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, P, T) instead of just all numbers or all letters? Defense vs. Attack:...

ERP can handle this sort of house ruling with no problem. I'd be inclined to do that sort of thing myself (which is why I included it in the monster sample). Even though I might allow a mix die-ranks from different abilities, I'd still retain the rule that no more than 3 dice can be thrown at a tim...

From the Tomb of Knowledge (Creatures) on the Eldritch Web Site: Kobld's invisibility: Those attempting to attack an invisible kobold must roll Scrutiny + (any specializaitn in detecting invisible creatures) + any Weapon mastery possessed for the weapon wielded. The rules do not specifically address...

I had pretty much decided on using the Dawnforge setting from Fantasy Flight Games. It's heroic and fantastic. However, I don't like d20, so I was looking for another system. It appears that ERP will work really well for it! Wow...I had ALSO been considering the Dawnforge setting. It never felt rig...

The active defenses refresh after battle... Is there a definition of " after battle "? For example: you are fighting a gaurd in a hallway. Then you hear (or see?) several more gaurds approaching. If the new gaurds catch up to you before you finish off the first one, I assume this is the s...

The thing with Eldritch skills, however, is that they have so many possibilites for expansion into specialization and mastery...a basic ability can branch out into a very large tree. Non combat skilsl are the same. Stealth can branch out in to ambush specialization or shadowing in general, with mas...

Very nice.

Would there be a reason why basic abilities (e.g., Endurance, Resistance, Agility, Speed, etc) are not pre-listed on the sheet? (Won't everyone have these? Thus, saving everyone from writing out all these items each time.)

Thomas Denmark wrote:Dungeoneer Adventures (the RPG) goes to press Jun 1 and will be available Holiday season '08.

Shame to see it slip another 3/4 of a year...

Are there no active defenses for the goblin?
Is this typical of Fodder, Standard, & Exceptional foes?

I am very intrigued by the abstract combat system. In a market where D&D4e cannot be separated from the 5foot-grid, it is nice to see a few games going the other way (e.g., Dungeoneer, Eldritch RPS) How will dungeoneer handle a scene where a Mage casts an Area Effect spell (e.g., fireball) into ...

Movement in ERP is abstract, players describing such movement as necessary, while the GM tracks how it will affect actions and timing. So, a group of Adventurers enters a large dungeon room to engage a group of Goblins (using the abstract movement you described). The Mage and the archer hang back. ...

...As for wings, with the abstract movement rules, that would not be complicated to put into play... First, thanks Dan for all the quick responces on these forums. That is very nice to see. When you get a break :D from typing the quickstart, perhaps a quick Design Blog on how the Abstract combat/mo...

I see Goodman Games has now posted ERPS for a March release.

Bump... "The system sounds very point-buy, skill-base" (a good thing) and I wonder if it will have any kind of "feat" mechanic?" The reason I bring this up: while the "feat" mechanic in some games can be cheezy (+2 here, +1 there), the intent is sound: An ability t...

Lots of questions (and I’m sure many of them will be “wait for the rules to come out” type of answers): What is the difference between (Unarmed) Brawling and Pugilism? Are they mechanically different? Likewise for grappling? I see 4 defence pools (Weaponry, Evade, Dodge, and Deflect). I assume you c...

dancross wrote:There is an official setting in the works...

Can you give us a short (one paragraph) flavour spoiler on the official setting?

There are no encumbrance rules in the system, because movement does not require the use of a battle mat or minis (so why track encumbrance?). With many of the other popular rpgs putting more emphasis on battle mats, grids, combat manuouvers, etc, what made you decide to take a different approach? A...

Eldritch Role-Playing does offer those classic races. Creating new races, or modifying existing ones is easy. snip... Sounds fantastic. The system sounds very "point-buy, skill-based" (a good thing) and I wonder if it will have any kind of "feat" mechanic? I can't wait to read m...

I assume the Eldritch Role-Playing System will give players the choice to create the standard fantasy races (elves, dwarves, etc)? How difficult is it to modify or even create a new PC race in the system? Have the 'packaged' races been painstakenly ballanced so it would be impossible to change them ...

It has been show that the main game mechanic is based on ascending die-ranks, tiered into a basic > specialization > mastery format. How does (superior) equipment and/or environment affect this? From the quote below, it looks like it is a simple bonus to the die results. The Swordsman swings, rollin...

As you noted, it is a classless system; characters are built by choosing any combination of abilities. Beginning characters are created using character points, and are granted additional points to improve abilities as they earn levels. Occupation is presented as an option for additional direction. ...

Ainereve has been described as a 'mid-fantasy' setting. It has also been mentioned that Eldritch is designed to be instantly compatible with anything approaching "classic" fantasy game settings. Customizing ERP is easy, whether it's for unique races or new powers and abilities (I admit tha...

Very good explanation Dancross, thanks :D One additional question: Are there any limitations on the amount you must deduct from your defense pools? For example, if you are the target of 10 threat points, must you deduct all, some or none of those from your pool? The reason I ask is that if a target ...

The core mechanic is based on die-ranks. For any single ability, die type corresponds to “rank,.” The more sides on the die, the higher the rank. Ability ranks normally progress from D4 through D12. This is the “die-rank.” Examples...The Swordsman swings, rolling D4+D8+D4 (+3 threat points due to s...

Another general question:

Since the PC templates/abilities are based on cards, AND there are a limited amount of cards availible, does that mean:

- We have 6 players who all want to be "fighters", and there are only 4 "fighter" cards in the deck, then 2 players are out of luck?