Though it worked well enough, the first version of my B/X Minimalist Character Sheet was made using only a track-pad (I didn't have a mouse at the time!) and designed before I had really sunk my teeth into OSE. Now that I have, however, used the sheet for some time, I think I can say that this new version mostly shores up the shortcomings of the previous! Changes include:

• Reordering of the title spaces (e.g. character name, background, etc)
• Reordering of the ability scores to be consistent with OSE
• Addition of a Level line within the XP section
• Updated drawn portions (i.e. the ability score scrolls and the HP/AC shields) to higher resolutions
• Small layout changes to make spacing more consistent

D&D towns are often little more than a list of buildings and local notables, but how do we make them feel alive?

Given the (staggering) amount of desk-warming time thrust into my lap recently, I took to making the rounds of the blogosphere when I came upon this article by DM David. The issues he highlights within are ones that have plagued my own games in the past and, frankly, I would be doing my players a disservice if I claimed that it was solely their fault for not making town visits memorable. Beyond my admittedly-drab-at-times descriptions of, for example, Phandalin’s Sleeping Giant Inn, the content that would make grab my players’ attention when returning to civilisation simply are often not, as DM David describes, easily-gameable as presented.

Inspired by Deadlands’ huckster and FFXIV’s astrologian, Fortunists are masters of luck and trickery. Armed with a magical deck of cards, they are the vanguard soldiers of Lady Fate.

This product features a new spellcasting style, Fortunism, alongside suggestions for character details, class progression tables, and classic B&W art from the terrific Carlos Castilho and Yuri Perkowski Domingos!