crafting Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/crafting/ D&D / Role Playing Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:43:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg crafting Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/crafting/ 32 32 The Artificer Class, Part Two https://www.tribality.com/2019/07/03/the-artificer-class-part-two/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/07/03/the-artificer-class-part-two/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:30:29 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=28173 Welcome back to the History of the Artificer. Here in the third* article, we’re finally going to see a version of the class that is called an artificer, and is 100% different from the Clockwork Mage kit and the tinker class. *sometimes we count like programmers Part Zero | Part One | Part Two   Eberron Campaign Setting (3.5) The theme presented here leans all the way into replacing technology (steam, clockwork, whatever) with magic. The artificer is a technician of magic […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/07/03/the-artificer-class-part-two/feed/ 0 Upgraded Armor Materials https://www.tribality.com/2019/01/04/upgraded-armor-materials/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/01/04/upgraded-armor-materials/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:28:57 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=26111 As I mentioned over in that Twitter thread, I like 4e’s armor materials, but not how they got implemented. In principle, getting cool feyweave cloth from the fey weavers of the Feywild is classic moment from a lot of fantasy adventure. It’s found in Tolkien several times over, among other places. On the other hand, when it’s the standard and required upgrade just to keep up with the game’s math curve, it becomes tedious, unless the DM goes all out on telling stories […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/01/04/upgraded-armor-materials/feed/ 0 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: the Bags https://www.tribality.com/2018/12/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-bags/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/12/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-bags/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25875 A look at alternate crafting patterns for four magical bags found in 5e. This continues the alternate crafting series for all 5e SRD magic items.

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/12/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-bags/feed/ 0 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: The A’s https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/27/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-as/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/27/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-as/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:44:49 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25376 Alright, here we go. We’re back, and we’re finishing up all the rest of the SRD A’s for magic items. It’s a long list, covering a lot of very cool items. As before, I include my notes as to my design ideas behind them, and how to vary the patterns up for your own game use. As always, the hope is these patterns can be a direct port into any game world, but I have been around long enough to […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/27/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-as/feed/ 0 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: The Strange and Legendary https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/13/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-strange-and-legendary/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/13/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-strange-and-legendary/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:10:55 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25287 As it turns out, I was a liar last week when I said I would finish the A’s this week. Not because I just didn’t finish the A’s, either. Instead, I realize legendary, game-altering, strange items are still waiting for coverage. The pattern system should be flexible enough to tackle the items without much effort, while conveying a strong sense of purpose behind each of them. As luck would have it, the next three items alphabetically cover exactly the gap […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/13/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-the-strange-and-legendary/feed/ 0 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: Part Two https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-two/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-two/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:46:27 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25158 I don’t know if you know this, but there are a lot of magic items in D&D 5e. We’re talking into the hundreds. I was thinking I’d knock out a couple a week, but I obviously underestimated the amount of magic items in the SRF. I’m fully aware sixty some-odd articles on a single topic is probably too much for anyone to reasonably want to consume. No matter how interesting I think the content is, ain’t nobody got time for […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/09/05/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-two/feed/ 0 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: Part One https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/30/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-one/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/30/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-one/#respond Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:50:07 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25137 Three patterns for magic items from the D&D 5e SRD for characters interested in crafting. These can be used with the level-less crafting system presented here, or general use.

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/30/5e-magic-item-patterns-for-alternate-crafting-part-one/feed/ 0 The Bones of Kovach – Alternate Crafting for 5e https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/16/the-bones-of-kovach/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/16/the-bones-of-kovach/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:03:30 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25074 An alternative non-character level based crafting system for D&D 5e, as well as a look at crafting in the world of the Far Realm and the Zodiac.

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/16/the-bones-of-kovach/feed/ 0 (War) Craft Until You Hate Yourself https://www.tribality.com/2016/09/08/war-craft-until-you-hate-yourself/ https://www.tribality.com/2016/09/08/war-craft-until-you-hate-yourself/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 11:00:29 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=18139 A quick word: this post is about the crafting system of the recent World of Warcraft (hereafter to be called WoW) expansion entitled Legion. I will be discussing the system in depth I am not attempting to spoil things, but I don’t want to short change the discussion. Take this as what NOT to do if you are implementing a crafting system in a tabletop game. There are a lot of good ideas here, but there are some issues, as […]

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