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[ The reason the book is the prize is because I've got nothing else to offer yet ;-) It would make a nice gift at the gaming table though (for good RPing?)... Autographed copy maybe? :wink: THAT would be great :) Hyb' Okay, and that gives me more of an excuse to get together with Randy soon. We've ...

Hello, the PDF attached at the website was meant more as a design note than a guide to monster creation. We kinda rushed that one out, so I'll try to add to that information here, and we'll have to revise the posted doc after that. TY: No problems here, assuming types are purely narrative descriptio...

Hey guys, If you look on the bottom of the page for the Fancraft Contest there is a link that will let you download a writeup by Dan Cross on how to create creatures and NPCs. Look here: http://www.eldritchrpg.com/Downloads/CreationManual.pdf Enjoy, Mangus If that doesn't do the trick, let us know....

I'd like to know how social abilities work, if we're having a Q&A. There are no soft "social abilities" per se. I see that all in the domain of Role-Play and character concept. However, there are some skills that I think required some "mechanical backup", such as when a char...

Just a note: The wiki will contain stuff common to all fantasy RPGs. More "proprietary" stuff, or unique fan submissions may not appear up there for free. We're still working out the details of online content.

Hi, I asked a few of my "Team Eldritch" people their opinions too, especially since some of them are quite familiar with Savage Worlds, so I'm posting them here too. Note that my team's opinions (as well as mine) may differ from that of Goodman (i.e. we're not speaking for him here). 1. Th...

My understanding of the combat system is that if your character gets attacked often and does not take either "Sacrfice" or "Revitalize" action, he will eventually run out of defense points and every attack after that will hit him until the end of combat. Is that correct? Yes, th...

Would it hurt the combat mechanics/balance if new combat specializations were added? It would not hurt combat mechanics, so long as those particular specializations were not added directly to a Potential-Harm roll involving a different branch (such as 'bludgeons' specialization and 'mace' mastery)....

Here are the two combat options I mentioned in my last post: Sacrifice: Pump any Active DP A creature may, at any time during the round and as a free action, temporarily “sacrifice” any number of Melee or Martial Arts Specializations or Masteries to bolster Weaponry Defense. A character may also sac...

Is there a definition of " after battle "? Yes. The first, somewhat open to interpretation is, "Active Defenses are fully refreshed and at 100% after officially escaping or ending combat". So, in your example, if your hero has dispatched a guard, but more are quickly approaching...

The character sheet is now updated to make it print friendly.

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.) Yes, actually. The core rulebook will have an expanded character ...

mythfish wrote:

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Osrandil wrote:How about the character sheet as a simple preview of the preview? It is probably not so much work to put online and would definitely reveal the fingerprint of the system.

Not a bad idea. We'll get that together.

Sweet!

And done...check out the new sticky thread.

In response to several requests, I'm making one version of the character sheet available. The one in the official book is more "comprehensive", spanning more pages, but like many games, this information can be organized in many different ways, one page or many pages. Comments and questions...

Sorry if this question has already been answered, but is there any plan to convert any DCCs to the Eldritch RPG, either as PDF downloads (say, covering just stats), or as self-standing products (like the C&C DCCs)? Thanks! :) If the core rules do well, anything is possible with popular demand ;...

Osrandil wrote:How about the character sheet as a simple preview of the preview? It is probably not so much work to put online and would definitely reveal the fingerprint of the system.

Not a bad idea. We'll get that together.

Dear Eldritch folks I am a Singapore gamer and collector of Indie and unique titles chomping at the bit for your game. When is it dropping? Come on stop teasing us already! I understand Eldritch had a March date going. Any news? It is at the printer; it should hit stores mid to late april; that's m...

Zemora wrote:Does ERP have anything like Fate Points, Hero Points, Bennies, etc. that exist in other games?

Not currently, but it wouldn't be a stretch to implement such an idea. That may become the topic of a future article...

April! :cry: When do we get a glimpse of the quick start? I'm actually sitting here working on expanding the quickstart, based on playtest feedback, and the need to make the sample adventure fit the typical 4-hour time slot for Gen Con this year. I should be done with that process within the week, ...

Zemora wrote:It's almost the middle of March, and I haven't seen anything definitive for a release this month. Is it still on target?

It is at the printer, which means it should hit stores shelves mid to late april. So, yes, despite some delays, it will be out soon.

All active defenses are combined with general toughness to form the single HP score for creatures less than full-fledged. Resilience remains a seperate Defense, because that score mitigates different types of Potential-Harm. Why? Because GMs shouldn't need to contend with "full-fledged" bo...

Designer’s Blog, Entry 3. “ Designing Monsters and NPCs in Eldritch Role Playing ” Eldritch Role-Playing is a game about epic fantasy. Its uniquely narrative action resolution system and flexible character creation allow players to play believable heroes in a classic milieu, unfettered by undue comp...

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. The mage casts an area-effect spell (fireball). Does it hit all the goblins in the room along with the Adventurers engaging them? Does ...

While I truly appreciate heroic roleplaying, sometimes I like to lean thing a bit toward the historical side of things. Is ERP able to handle a game such as a Dark Ages that is less fantastical? I realize that's a very broad question. The game that I have in mind is more Jack Whyte's Camelot Chroni...

. ... perhaps a quick Design Blog on how the Abstract combat/movement works? I thought I'd post the movement rules right out of the book: "Movement in ERP is abstract, players describing such movement as necessary, while the GM tracks how it will affect actions and timing. Occasionally, judgin...