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DM
Sketchpad
V.5
–
August
2009
Authors:
Jason
Beardsley,
Mark
Gedak,
Charles
Rice,
Stefen
Styrsky,
Derek
Venezuela
Editor:
No
one
qualified.
Design/Layout:
Done
by
Mark
on
a
Sunday
Cartography/Tiles:
Kristian
Richards
Companies
I’m
Excited
About
This
Month:
4
Winds
Fantasy
Gaming,
Alluria
Publishing,
Headless
Hydra
Games,
Paizo
Publishing,
RpgObjects,
Tricky
Owlbear
Publishing,
Vigilance
Press,
White
Wolf
Annoucements
2
Foreword
3
Fantasy
SRD
4
Age
of
Fantasy
Piracy
4
Diamond
Giant
5
Feats,
Variant
6
Fighting
Mages
8
Gods
of
the
Grand
OGL
Wiki
12
Ranger
Combat
Styles
13
Variant
Rules
17
Future
SRD
20
Alien
Races
20
Modern
20
21
It
Came
From
TV
21
Otyughnomicon
22
Pathfinder
Compatible
24
1
st
Level
Heroes
24
Creatures
of
Legend
24
Prestige
Class
25
Monsters
26
PFRPG
Map
of
Mystery
31
Alert
Factor
32
Rooms
33
Monsters
44
Spells
53
Treasure
57
Stock
Art
Inspirations
58
Voyages
of
Discovery
61
Ads
72
Battlemaps
75
Compatibility
with
the
Pathfinder
Roleplaying
Game
requires
the
Pathfinder
Roleplaying
Game
from
Paizo
Publishing,
LLC.
See
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG
for
more
information
on
the
Pathfinder
Roleplaying
Game.
Paizo
Publishing,
LLC
does
not
guarantee
compatibility,
and
does
not
endorse
this
product.
Modern
20
,
Voyages
of
Discovery
and
Supers
20
are
copyright
RpgObjects
and
no
challenge
is
meant
to
their
rights
is
intended.
Some
artwork
copyright
Octavirate
Entertainment
,
used
with
permission.
Some
artwork
copyright
Louis
Porter
Jr.
Design
,
used
with
permission.
Some
artwork
done
by
Kimagu
,
used
with
permission.
Announcements
A
Word
from
Charles
Rice!
Arthur
Lives!
is
a
True20
roleplaying
game
of
supernatural
adventure,
conspiratorial
intrigue,
and
occult
mystery.
Heroes
and
villains
from
Arthurian
myth
have
been
reincarnated,
coming
back
to
life
in
the
cinematic
present.
At
first,
these
individuals
don't
remember
their
former
lives,
but
as
they
begin
to
recognize
each
other,
old
feuds
and
tragic
affairs
resurface.
Why
has
the
King
returned
now?
Does
some
unseen
danger
threaten?
And
even
if
the
answer
is
yes,
will
these
legendary
heroes
be
able
to
put
their
old
grievances
aside
long
enough
to
oppose
it?
Arthur
Lives!
is
a
complete
campaign
setting
using
the
True20
system.
This
book
includes:
•
Complete
rules
for
character
generation.
You
can
play
any
character
from
Arthurian
myth,
or
even
make
your
own
character
from
the
myth
that
no
one
has
heard
of
until
now!
You
have
been
reincarnated
in
the
present
and
so
you
have
your
own
modern,
mundane
life.
How
will
you
reconcile
these
two
lives?
And
with
your
new
life
comes
old
enemies,
allies,
and
rivals.
•
Rules
for
Magic
and
Enchantment.
Enchantment
is
a
new
Supernatural
Philosophy
for
True20
Adepts,
replacing
fatigue
cost
with
an
ever
‐
escalating
risk
that
the
Enchanter's
magic
goes
out
of
his
control
to
disastrous
effect.
This
chapter
also
includes
rules
for
crafting
potions
and
a
collection
of
supernatural
Echoes
—
visions
of
enchanted
objects
like
Excalibur
and
the
Holy
Grail
which
characters
can
quest
after.
Check
out
the
free
20
‐
page
promo
for
Arthur
Lives!
Then
purchase
the
PDF
here.
RpgWorld
Forums
Open!
Charles
Wenzler
has
set
‐
up
forums
to
discuss
roleplaying
games
over
at
http://www.freeyabb.com/rpgworld/index.php?mforum=rpgworld
He
has
helped
add
content
to
the
Grand
OGL
Wiki.
Go
check
them
out!
Foreword
Uncharted Waters
As someone who just wrote a naval fantasygame called Voyages of Discovery, (get theplug out of the way right up front- I'm aprofessional) uncharted waters seems an apttitle for this forward. Now, it isn't theuncharted waters of a sword and sorceryworld I am here to discuss but rather theuncharted waters of the current gamingbusiness environment.When Wizards of the Coast moved to 4thedition D&D, something that neverhappened in the history of role-playinggames occurred: 3rd edition continued onwithout a hitch. Of all the changes wroughtby the OGL and there have been many, theability to unhitch OGL gaming from theWizards wagon might be the biggest. It willcertainly be the longest lasting.In the past, companies decided when andwhere to pull the plug on editions of gaming.Want to support 1st edition Champions? 2ndedition GURPS? You could do it as a fansite and probably have the parent companiesturn a blind eye (willful or otherwise), oryou could start selling your magnum opusand wait for them to sue the hell out of you.Now things are different. At this pastGenCon we saw two major OGL productlaunches, FantasyCraft and Pathfinder.These games use the same system designedto power the largest role-playing game in theworld. They will not be the last. Until theend of time anyone who wants to make agame can use that system and know they areworking with a free license for a game 90%or more of their audience will be familiarwith if they are into RPGs or if, say, theyhave ever played the Knights of the OldRepublic computer games (which used amodified d20 system).The OGL has also helped usher in the age of the retro-clones: OSRIC, Labyrinth Lordand Swords and Wizardry. Collectivelythese games have emulated AD&D, BasicD&D and OD&D respectively. In short, wenow have the ability to support EVERYedition of D&D, from 0 to 3.5 under theOGL.What will this mean for gaming? Are weheaded for a tropical paradise? Or is theworld flat after all?As officially supported by its parentcompany, 3rd edition D&D lasted 8 years,from 2000 to 2008. But 2009 continues tosee products released for that system and Ipredict that 2010 will not be the only decadeof the OGL. Every edition of D&D has nowbeen returned to the control of the fans. Wecan support it in any way we wish, from thefan projects we always poured our heartsinto all the way through professional, printedbooks.The seas might be uncharted. They arecertainly treacherous in places. But they'reours.
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