Latest Material Index

   Updated September 01.

   It’s once again time to get the latest material index updated and to transfer the material from the old one to the main index tabs at the top of the page. If you want the very latest material, it may be necessary to either scroll down or consult the “Recent Posts” listing-widget on the lower right The previous Latest Materials Index can be found HERE, and – for those who like to rummage at random – the full post-by-post index can be found occupying a great deal of space in the lower right column.

   Eclipse Classless d20 Character Construction Cribsheet

Continuum II Material:

• Cantrips – the most common of all magics: Illusion Cantrips, Conjuration Cantrips,
• The Basic Continuum II Mechanic.
• Spectres and the Empyrean Plane: Psychic Entities and how to play them.

d20 Material:

• The Battling Business World Sub-Index: For all your extremely-violent-businessmen-with-knives needs.
• Building Reserve Feats in Eclipse.
• Buying Cyberware in Eclipse.
• Fitting characters to the world with Eclipse – the world of Vindahl and the Courtly Witch level one build.
• Building d20 Psychics – Sample Level  One Classless Builds: Power Sources and Basics, Types of Psychics and The Battlerager,  the Witch, the Gifted Psion (a second-edition style build), the Dweomer Master (and some notes on flexible powers), the Starfire Adept (a stress-powered master of psychic skills), the Revised Psion (and variants), and the Transhuman (also known as the “mutant” or the “superhero”).
• Other sample level one classless builds: The Scholarly Priest, the Hellguide (a revenant from the abyss), the Werewolf (a young ECL1 shapeshifter), The Cyber-Warrior (and how to buy Cyberware), the Runesmith and building spells, Tollers (characters who summon essences into themselves, the Poseur or Mad Cultist (single-school spellcasters), the Mystic Adept (design-it-yourself spontaneous spell point casters), the Collector (a ritualist and collector of magical devices), the Tech Wiz (a build for hackers, security breakers, and tinkerers), the Hotshot Pilot (whatever the type of vehicle), the Investigative Reporter, the Elementalist (a specialist in a particular branch of magic), the Fortunate Hero (a character who can provide his own lucky breaks), the Bloodmarked (a victim of his or her own innate powers),
• The Revised Human: why humans are unique – and more than just the “baseline” for playable races.
• Federation-Apocalypse Session Logs: Session 70, Session 71a, Session 71b, Session 72, Session 73, Session 74a, Session 74b
• The Battling Business World Accounting occult skill.
• Advanced Companions or Upgrading your Critters: Templates for Companions, Familiars (Spirit Fetches, Liflings, and Shadow Guardians and the Wealth Level Templates from the Practical Enchanter), Mounts and Companion Creatures (Flying Steeds, Firehawks, Stormcrows, and other beasties), and Animal Companions.
• A Dealing with Dragons – how a young dragon might take advantage of the Companion rules, and a series of possible encounters with him.
• Thaumaturgy – Machine Mastery and Chaos Magic (in two flavors).
• Eclipse Classless d20 Character Construction Cribsheet.
• Building Weapon Specialists in Eclipse.

RPG Design Material:

• Backstory; why it’s vital.
• Game vrs World – The fantasy world versus the rules of the game.
• Getting your Encounters in the Zone; fitting your encounters to your world and vice-versa.

Amber Diceless RPG Material:

• Sample Starting Characters: Malinbert the Inept and Professor Challenger, Sabre and Wrath.

Legend of the Five Rings Material:

• New Schools: The Walking Dream (Nezumi) Courtier School, the City of Jewels Evil Grand Vizier School, Hosfera Madrase Old Yodatai Divine School (beast-archery), Merenae Morgantha “Ninja” Courtier School, the Sparrow Clan Calligraphy School, Sagmahi Kashti Madrase old Yodata Divine School (far-traveling),
• Demographics of Rokugan.
• Mudra, the Magics of Meditation.
• Reflexive Spells. Magical techniques for use on a moments notice.