As usual, I'm very late to this trend, if it ever was one.  Consider this post a companion piece to this one. by SeaofFireflies The Imperial Model: The Arcane University in Au-Mar categorize Magic as divided between the Greater and lesser schools.   The Greater Schools are as follows: - Conjuration, which focuses on moving things, namely objects, creatures and information from one place to another. - Evocation, which is dedicated to the manipulation of energies. - Transmutation, which is focused on the changing of one item to another.   The Lesser Schools ..read more

This is my new rules for Power Armor.  Good for your Sci-Fi setting of choice, or with a bit of refluffing, could easily be reworked into rules for Mecha or fantasy power armor. artist unknown, from here Power Armor: There are cultures out there who value honor and fairness when they wage war, preferring to keep their conflicts civil and polite as possible.  Some even make war a ritual, engaging in almost ceremonial battles where only the warrior class battles, or where leaders are taken hostage and ransomed back for great sums.   This weapon system did not origi ..read more

A long time ago, I made a playable Vampire class.  I was very proud of it at the time, but it hasn't aged well.  This is a new version, much improved.                by kolokas “Nightwalking men always have a hunger on them [...] They never stop taking and they don't know about enough. They mortgaged their souls away and now they eat and eat and never know how to stop.” - Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Vampire: Starting HP: 1/3 Con Fighting Spirit: +2 FS per Vampire level Atk Modifier: +1 p ..read more

This post is inspired by the work of Red Kangaroo, specifically this post.   by mashu_003 Basic Rules: You can gain Psychic Powers through a variety of means (see below).   When you want to use a Psychic Power, you must roll 1d20 and add the relevant modifier (usually COG).  The Referee will assign a DC.  If you succeed on the roll, you successfully do what you tried to do.  Ex: A creature with telekinesis attempts to open a window with their powers.  The DC for this is 10, as the window is locked and it will require a bit of finesse.  He r ..read more

by MikhailSavier They are an old race, older than the most ancient stones.  They are beyond time, each immortal and perpetual, a twisted race that long ago abandoned any trace of moral reasoning, creed or philosophy to justify their actions.  They are a race of amoral Devils, coming to torment the world. Their Ancient Pedigree: An Age ago, the world was nearly destroyed.  The flood-waters came and drowned everything, washing away the world that was, leaving a new, changed world behind.  All previous civilizations were extinguished, their knowledge and technolog ..read more

This post is mostly a series of unorganized ramblings and the crude outlines of several systems designed to facilitate the ultimate Wuxia game.  It is inspired by Legend of the Condor Heroes, Dragon Ball (OG and Z), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Amazing Cultivation Simulator and likely other things I can't remember.   from here "Things need to to train to defeat the Gods: lots of scenic locations to train in.  Also, noodles." - Unknown Commenter, under Kill Six Billion Demons The Make-Up of the World: The world is divided into 4 elements. Fire: The sun, fire ..read more

This post is a companion post to this post. by Zezhou Chen Rune-Smithing is one of those pseudo-magical arts that is looked down upon by Wizards despite it's many, many uses.  People are all for practicality, but nothing gets in the way of snobbery. What are Runes? Runes are symbols that, while not magical in and of themselves, when mana is channeled through them, produce magical effects.  This makes them highly useful for a wide variety of purposes, from defense to weapon development to medicine and countless other purposes.   How does it work? First, decide what ..read more

by ChunLo Often called Phantom Ogres, though they are not related to those gluttonous, childlike monsters.   Evil is a metaphysical force, just as Goodness and Virtue have weight.  This is a common teaching of the Priests- it is only the uncommon religion that teaches that evil is not real, or that it is simply the absence of goodness.  Some even argue that the final judgement in the afterlife is not a judgement, but a simple assessment of the soul.  It is the Weight of sin that drags the wicked down into the pits of punishment, where the palaces of pain ..read more

Most of the art for this post comes from here unless specified otherwise The heroes of the down-trodden, Dog Knights are those who ride to the rescue of those for whom their is no glory of rescuing.  The workers in squalid conditions, the children in state-run orphanages, the people being ignored and abused by huge, indifferent governments and their bureaucracies, all these are the charge of the Dog Knights.  They walk among the common folk, aiding and supporting them whenever they can, relying on good-will and charity to get by.   Dog Knights do not serve the pow ..read more

by FantasyMaker The universe is not as cohesive as you might imagine.  The fabric of space and time is patchy and frayed, with places where it's worn thin, full of rips and holes and general wear and tear. This is both highly inconvenient and terribly useful, provided you know what you're doing.   There is a phenomenon known as Trans-Dimensional Conjunction, where two different universes will become temporarily connected through naturally occurring rifts in time and space.  Normal people refer to these as 'Weak Points'.   You can travel through the ..read more