Bought this having seen Chaoclypse's review. Having so much fun with it. One of the best things I've come across in a long time. Tables, art, use of whitespace (makes it very easy to read). All are great. Couple of minor niggles - wouldn't mind seeing a Core Rules section (e.g. success, advantage/disadvantage & criticals) as they're a bit scattered and an 'Index of Tables' would be a real boon IMHO. Apart from that pretty much makes anything in the same vein from Castle Greif an 'insta-buy'.
Im ever eager to see how you and Kal-Arath develop moving forward. I’ve been interested in the John Carter series, so I’m considering a Barsoom reskin. Only thinking of it currently.
Es verdad, estuve mirando la versión en inglés y es un error que viene del original, hay que invertir los + y - solamente. Muchas gracias por el aviso.
yes, each level requires gaining equal to that number of experience points to achieve that level.
So if you’re level 4 and trying to get to level 5, you will need to acquire 5 experience points to level. Your past points only mattered for the levels that were “bought” with them.
Hey, quick question regarding skills. Do rogue skills that add advantage and additional damage count if you are flanking/behind the enemy while it is engaged in combat with the other player or NPC?
I don’t use it that way - I don’t allow it to be used in combat unless it’s the first action of a combat and the other person is unaware of the attackers presence. Otherwise it’s done as a surprise action from stealth etc.
I bought it! I like 2d6 mechanic which I was developing game inspired by Mork Borg and Barbarian of Lemuria, turns out your game is pretty similar to what I was creating. I don't know if I should release my game now
Although I have some free stuff here, I work hard on this stuff, so all the art, and have to pay for layout etc with money from my real job.
I’m proud of it and think it’s worth 10 bucks - however!!! I wake up on the wrong side of capitalism every day. If you’re really hurting for money and this game would help brighten your day, send me an email:
yes! Because casting requires a successful INT check for PC, in my own games I roll either AGI, TOU, INT etc based on what I think makes sense to resist.
This is a super rad production! Really great job on this. I think there's a minor typo when describing spellcasting? tier 5 spell should be 13 to cast, not 12? maybe? Either way, enjoying this read , hoping to sit for some solo sessions soon. Would love to see expanded material (obviously, we dig more)! likely to back a full production edition. nice job!
Hola Fernando, no sé que versión es esa, no debo tener esos archivos, solo tengo texto plano, el pdf en español editado y la hoja de personaje (esas dos últimas es lo que ha sido publicado).
Si hay contenido nuevo me lo tienen que enviar por email.
If an enemy force loses their leader, half of their number, half of their hit points in one hit, roll 2d6 vs their morale. Equal or below and they make it. Over it and they fail.
I believe it's advantage and disadvantage. So you roll 2d6 and take the best or worst of the two dice. So if you roll d6/a and get a 3 and a 5, you would take the 5. But if you were rolling d6/d you would have to take the 3 instead.
Correct me if I'm wrong 😂 I've only read the rules a few times and haven't played it yet.
I absolutely love this game! The setting and the random tables are so flavorful and really spark my imagination. The gameplay mechanics are easy to understand and work very well and the art - oh my gosh! I would buy this for the art alone! Well done!
I appreciate this so much! Uploading custom character sheets, print ready files with art and plain text this week, and already working on a follow up with more monsters, encounters (including “legendary encounters and locations,” more spells and a bunch of other good stuff.
After I posted that I had picked this up on the Dungeon Dive Facebook group, I had a bunch of folks ask about it. I shot this short video to highlight the game. https://youtu.be/duxgfrzul4g?si=oSkmtFStkKZlHFv1
Picked this up and printed it out - does anyone have a character sheet they've put together for it? I can sketch one out myself, of course, but wanted to see if I was missing something.
character sheets on the list for the first expansion.
everyone who bought this version will get the soundtrack that’s being worked on right now as well as text and art print ready (collated) versions of this as well!
Just bought the pdf and I'm very pleased with this purchase , I love the art and setting and that it supports solo play and was wondering if there is any chance of this being available for Print on Demand at some point because I'd love too get my hands on a Phsyical copy ^^
Hi - in a day or two I'll be adding the art and plain text versions of this collated and ready to print out and staple yourself. Hope that's helpful to all!
Isn't there a community copy for those of us who can't buy in dollars? :( The setting really looks great. If you post some community copies please let me know, I would like to read it and if you want I can translate it into spanish.
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Bought this having seen Chaoclypse's review. Having so much fun with it. One of the best things I've come across in a long time. Tables, art, use of whitespace (makes it very easy to read). All are great. Couple of minor niggles - wouldn't mind seeing a Core Rules section (e.g. success, advantage/disadvantage & criticals) as they're a bit scattered and an 'Index of Tables' would be a real boon IMHO. Apart from that pretty much makes anything in the same vein from Castle Greif an 'insta-buy'.
This looks amazing, I'm looking forward to try it once I have some more spare money.
cheers I’m so glad you like it!
Espero que encuentres correcta la traducción. :)
De acuerdo
Printed this over the weekend and I’m loving it! I’m hoping work is slow this week so I can get paid for playing….
Quick heads up: the table of contents page numbers are off by one page after Spells (and Bestiary is off by two).
Looking forward to the next issue!
thanks and have fun!!
Looking forwards to play this. Thank yo a lot for the spanish version.
Im ever eager to see how you and Kal-Arath develop moving forward. I’ve been interested in the John Carter series, so I’m considering a Barsoom reskin. Only thinking of it currently.
Lo jugué! y lo ame! Estuve horas, y no me cansaría volverlo a jugar. Las reglas son super claras, lo cual hizo muy fluido al juego. ¡muchas gracias!
Si usaste la versión en español y notaste algún error me avisas. :)
¡Quedate a la espera de más material!
Me parece que la tabla de Tiempo Invernal tiene una errata entre la opción 1 y 2. No guarda relación con Cielo Despejado que da +1 a forrajear.
Es verdad, estuve mirando la versión en inglés y es un error que viene del original, hay que invertir los + y - solamente.
Muchas gracias por el aviso.
Great game! Having a really great time with the setting especially.
A question though for clarity. Concerning leveling, page 4 mentions: "Each level requires that many XP to attain it..."
Now does that mean the experience resets to 0 each level, or is it cumulative?
Thanks for the time. ✊🏽
hi!
yes, each level requires gaining equal to that number of experience points to achieve that level.
So if you’re level 4 and trying to get to level 5, you will need to acquire 5 experience points to level. Your past points only mattered for the levels that were “bought” with them.
Glad you’re enjoying it!!
Hey, quick question regarding skills. Do rogue skills that add advantage and additional damage count if you are flanking/behind the enemy while it is engaged in combat with the other player or NPC?
I don’t use it that way - I don’t allow it to be used in combat unless it’s the first action of a combat and the other person is unaware of the attackers presence. Otherwise it’s done as a surprise action from stealth etc.
Thanks for the answer.
The more I read the comment the more I want it!
check it out! All these good folks can’t be wrong!!
I bought it! I like 2d6 mechanic which I was developing game inspired by Mork Borg and Barbarian of Lemuria, turns out your game is pretty similar to what I was creating. I don't know if I should release my game now
You totally should! Put your vision into the world, similarities be damned!
Any chance for Community Copies in the near future?
hi!
Although I have some free stuff here, I work hard on this stuff, so all the art, and have to pay for layout etc with money from my real job.
I’m proud of it and think it’s worth 10 bucks - however!!! I wake up on the wrong side of capitalism every day. If you’re really hurting for money and this game would help brighten your day, send me an email:
castlegrief@proton.me
hey - I tried to email you a copy but Proton mail seems blocked in your country?
Yes, there is such a thing.
Proton mail was blocked back in 2020 January 29.
I sent a letter from another email, maybe this option will work.
Thanks a lot.
ok sent.
Kal_Arath prints well. Thanks for the generous margins.
looks beautiful!!!
Hi, how many XP do I need to level up for each level?
from the book, page 4 of text only version:
“Leveling Up is based on XP. Each level requires that many XP to attain it, and characters are given 1XP per “meaningful” session.”
In other words Level 2 takes 2 XP, Level 3 takes 3 more XP etc
Thank you! It was quite clear to me with that example. I'm playing my first game of Kal Arath.
awesome I hope you have fun!
Hi! I'm browsing through the zine and a little confused on how spell tiers work.
What identifies a spell as Tier 1/2/3/4/5 within a pact? The order in which they are listed in the pact? Or do they scale in another way?
Order.
Pact: "......"
1) "..." Spell T1
2) "..." Spell T2
3) "..." Spell T3
4) "..." Spell T4
5) "..." Spell T5
This may be a dumb question but are there saves against spells?
Like would a PC get a dodge save against a ranged damage spell? Or would they get an INT save vs some.kind of charm spell?
yes! Because casting requires a successful INT check for PC, in my own games I roll either AGI, TOU, INT etc based on what I think makes sense to resist.
Okay, that's cool.
Do you give enemies/monsters any kind of save vs spells?
no - because the pc already has to make his own success roll. If he succeeds, the spell works.
Yeah, the only time I could see it being used if it was a spell with ongoing effects maybe.
Magic in a game is always the hardest thing for me to wrap my head around tho.
I have another question (sorry)
The worlord has the special that forces a death/wounding roll on a critical hit.
Does that mean a critical fail on a dodge for a PC?
precisely!
It's a really cool manual. When do you think you'll produce the next one? Do you have a page to follow your progress?
hi! I don’t really do social media (I have a Twitter/x under Castle Grief but I don’t post a lot. I always get distracted with it!
Badass! Would love to own the hardcover with ribbon edition. Following!
This is a super rad production! Really great job on this. I think there's a minor typo when describing spellcasting? tier 5 spell should be 13 to cast, not 12? maybe? Either way, enjoying this read , hoping to sit for some solo sessions soon. Would love to see expanded material (obviously, we dig more)! likely to back a full production edition. nice job!
thanks so much you’re one of the huge inspirations for this project!!
spell difficulty starts at a base 8 for tier one and goes up by one each tier above that.
that's really an honor, thank you! and thank you for the quick rules clarification. good luck with the project's growth, will be following it
The more I read this, the more obsessed I'm becoming with this rule set.
Are there any plans on adding more Skills in the future?
Can't wait for more spells and monsters.
absolutely! The new one makes a couple of amendments to the old school list and adds quite a few new ones.
¡Pueden dejar comentarios en español para avisar de errores debajo de este mensaje!
Muchas gracias por la versión en castellano!
Hola Darkoz Krull, sería genial disponer de una versión "Print Ready" de la edición en español.
Hola Fernando, no sé que versión es esa, no debo tener esos archivos, solo tengo texto plano, el pdf en español editado y la hoja de personaje (esas dos últimas es lo que ha sido publicado).
Si hay contenido nuevo me lo tienen que enviar por email.
Hi there,
Page 5. Leveling up. It says:
Roll 6d6 vs. current HP
Shouldn't this be 2d6 vs. HP?
6 dices make no sense to me and could give huge results.
roll 6d6 vs current Hp - rolling higher than current Hp grants d6 Hp. Rolling equal or lower grants 1 Hp.
essentially means that a) you must choose HP advancement at the cost of other types.
It limits Hp to an absolute max of 36 at level 9… if you rolled all 6’s which would be uncommon to say the least.
Means most Hp will cap out at between 18-24 on average or thereabouts. I think you just misunderstood the chart.
This game is amazing. An absolute gem!!
thank you!
SPECIAL FEATURE/BOSS ROOM result 4 on d6 seems missing (p.44)
indeed!
my apologies - the edits are all done and I’m waiting in the new file now. Will upload along with print ready, text only, and custom character sheet.
Great! Awesome work by the way. Congrats!
I can’t seem to find an explanation in the rules regarding how morale functions. Can you provide a page number?
it’s edited in the next file coming soon.
If an enemy force loses their leader, half of their number, half of their hit points in one hit, roll 2d6 vs their morale. Equal or below and they make it. Over it and they fail.
Looking forward to having the edited edition.
Any chance of getting a community copy?
Sorry, I'm very new to solo rpg or rpg in general.
I have a question on the following sentence, on page 18:
LIGHT WEAPONS (DAMAGE: D6/D ROLL 2D6 TAKE WORST)
Dagger/Knife Can be thrown (AGI), Damage is d6/a (roll 2d6 take best)
when grappling or enemy prone
Question:
What does "d6/d" or "d6/a" mean? For what does the "d" and "a" stand for
Hi!:
/d =disadvantage and /a = advantage.
I believe it's advantage and disadvantage. So you roll 2d6 and take the best or worst of the two dice. So if you roll d6/a and get a 3 and a 5, you would take the 5. But if you were rolling d6/d you would have to take the 3 instead.
Correct me if I'm wrong 😂 I've only read the rules a few times and haven't played it yet.
Sorry if this is a weird question, but do you plan on releasing some community copies?
Hello! I have a question: Are the Dooms that wizards accept selected randomly, one at a time for each new pact or all together at the same time?
one at a time randomly for any new pact
Thanks.
Do you have a discord server or somewhere for folks to contact you?
If we have questions, like for example:
How much gear should I start with? A certain amount of silver worth?
A weapon and some food?
What do you recommend?
d6x10 silver
D6 rations
a weapon
Thanks!
That should be in the next draft somewhere ;)
Hi! can I choose any weapon at the start of the game? Light, medium, heavy or missile weapon? I mean without spending the d6x10p. Thanks.
I usually randomize what I start with but I think it’s ok to pick!
We definitely need a discord
Hey do you have an email address that you can post?
castlegrief@proton.me
oh wow that looks great. Come back and let me know how it goes. More files uploading this week!
I need that character sheet! :)
I absolutely love this game! The setting and the random tables are so flavorful and really spark my imagination. The gameplay mechanics are easy to understand and work very well and the art - oh my gosh! I would buy this for the art alone! Well done!
I appreciate this so much! Uploading custom character sheets, print ready files with art and plain text this week, and already working on a follow up with more monsters, encounters (including “legendary encounters and locations,” more spells and a bunch of other good stuff.
After I posted that I had picked this up on the Dungeon Dive Facebook group, I had a bunch of folks ask about it. I shot this short video to highlight the game. https://youtu.be/duxgfrzul4g?si=oSkmtFStkKZlHFv1
this is terrific and really well done. Thank you so much!! Can’t wait to hear your play experience. I’ll share the vid and your channel.
Picked this up and printed it out - does anyone have a character sheet they've put together for it? I can sketch one out myself, of course, but wanted to see if I was missing something.
character sheets on the list for the first expansion.
everyone who bought this version will get the soundtrack that’s being worked on right now as well as text and art print ready (collated) versions of this as well!
Just finished custom sheet will be uploading this week.
Looks Great! :D
When editing it, will you put a box to draw portraits?
Just bought the pdf and I'm very pleased with this purchase , I love the art and setting and that it supports solo play and was wondering if there is any chance of this being available for Print on Demand at some point because I'd love too get my hands on a Phsyical copy ^^
Hi - in a day or two I'll be adding the art and plain text versions of this collated and ready to print out and staple yourself. Hope that's helpful to all!
I used to be an adventurer like you until I got beat to death by a procession of 17 angry monks. Great stuff!
oh no! I’d love to hear more about your experience!!!
Isn't there a community copy for those of us who can't buy in dollars? :(
The setting really looks great. If you post some community copies please let me know, I would like to read it and if you want I can translate it into spanish.
Muy buena pinta la ambientación. Me apunto a una edición en español.
Ya he visto otra traducción tuya, así que te apoyo al 100% :D .
hey if you send me a good email address I’ll send you one
Sent.
Taked. o7
Printed, bound (stapled), trimmed and ready for action!
yesssss! Please let me know how it goes. Looks amazing.
So awesome!!
thank you so much my man!
This looks really cool!
thank you hope you check it out and have fun with it!