Information about the design, development, and playtesting of the Dragon Heresy RPG
A while back, I asked for help on choosing arcane traditions for the Wizard for the Dragon Heresy RPG. I created four schools of magic – doors, essences, might, and mischief, which are themselves combinations of two of the spell types from SRD5.1. Since the game’s launching zone is Norse-flavored, the schools are flavored by…
This is a draft, not a final version, but here’s how the iconic Fireball spell from the SRD5.1 shakes out in Dragon Heresy: Fireball* 3rd-level thurisaz rune Casting Time: 1 action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur) Duration: Instantaneous A bright streak flashes from your pointing…
I have now finished all 39 subclasses for Dragon Heresy. Thusly, I will drink wine. Afterwards, I will soldier on and work on the 57,136-word spell list, since every spell in the SRD5.1, plus a few I and my playtesting team have invented, must be scrubbed to be consistent with the new rules concepts. But…