Unfortunately this project has been on the backburner for the past few months, but I have been creating extras and trying to get my head around the intricacies of a simplified D&D in the background. Here a few updates that you might find useful. All of these are in their early iterations.
Handbook:
I’ve been working on a ‘handbook’ to guide newcomers through the early stages of Easy D&D, needs a lot of work but progress is happening.
Class:
Here’s the breakdown by class so far and some examples that are finished.
Class | Weapon 1 | Weapon 2 | Spell / Abilities 1 | Spell / Abilities 2 | Good Against | Bad Against | Descriptor |
Barbarian | Battleaxe | Throwing Axe | Charge – Rush To The Front To Make Sure Of Being First To Attack | Easily Intimidate Others Into Running Away | Everything Bigger Than It | Little Foes (Halflings, Gnomes Etc.) | Always Ready To Fight |
Bard | Flail | Sling | Sing A Song – Sing A Song To Produce Magical Effects | Can Convince Simple Minds To Do Their Bidding | Anything With Ears | Animals | Use Magic & Music |
Cleric | Mace | Sling | Healing – Recover 2 Hit Points | Has Many Books Of Histories And Maps | Men, Elves & Dwarfs | Other Worldly Foes | Heal With The Power Of Books |
Druid | Light Hammer | Blowgun | Mending – Fix Something Broken | Can Communicate With Animals | Animals | Men, Elves & Dwarfs | Let The Animals Guide You |
Fighter | Greatsword | Crossbow | True Strike – Gain Advantage On A Specific Enemy | Can Use Anything Around Them As Weapons | Skilled Opponents | Unpredictable Enemies | Never Backs Down From A Battle |
Monk | Scimitar | Dart | Healing – Recover 2 Hit Points | Grant Others The Power To Gain Advantage | Orcs & Goblins | Men, Elves & Dwarfs | Clever, Fast & Always Calm |
Paladin | Warhammer | Shortbow | Light – Create A Magic Light Source (Can Be Used To Blind Enemies) | Can Dodge Out Of The Way Of Projectiles | The Undead | Creatures Of The Sea | A Holy Warrior For Light |
Ranger | Whip | Longbow | Discover – Find Any Hidden Enemies | Has A Net To Catch Animals (Or Enemies) | Animals | Men, Elves & Dwarfs | Be At Home In The Wild |
Rogue | Dagger | Blowgun | Sneak – Get Behind The Enemy To Do Double The Damage | Can Climb Anything That Can Be Climbed | Men, Elves & Dwarfs | Flying Creatures | Be Sneaky & Use Trickery |
Sorcerer | Quarterstaff | Dagger | Ray Of Frost – A Ranged Spell That Freezes The Enemy (Or Object) | Uses Magic To Sense Others Weaknesses | Spirits & Phantoms | The Living | Use The Magic Within You |
Warlock | Quarterstaff | Handaxe | Eldritch Blast – A Ranged Spell That Crackles With Energy (Can Cause Objects, And Sometime People, To Explode!) | Has A Other Worldly Knowledge Of Their Surroundings | Other Worldly Foes | Magic Users | Only The Scariest Magic Will Work |
Wizard | Quarterstaff | Morningstar | Fire Bolt – A Ranged Spell That Burns The Enemy (Or Object) | Can Trick People Into Seeing Things | Orcs & Goblins | The Undead | Read, Learn, Then Set It On Fire |
Race:
Here are the Various Races as an interactive PDF and a quicklook table. Click the pages to cycle through the Options then save or print to export.
Race | Good | Bad | AC | HP | Languages | Inventory / Abilities | Descriptor |
Dragonborn | Protecting others | Sneaking about | 20 | 10 | Draconic, Celestial | Can withstand fire | A walking, talking dragon |
Dwarf | Not getting sick | Climbing | 18 | 10 | Dwarvish | Can see in the dark | As strong as men, just half their size |
Elf | Sensing danger | Talking | 16 | 8 | Elvish | Four loaves of mana bread | Magical, clever, & quick |
Gnome | Hiding | Fighting | 16 | 8 | Gnomish, Elvish | A case full of potions and poisons | Small and sneaky but full of energy |
Half-Elf | Sensing danger | Being scary | 18 | 8 | Elvish | A camping kit | The best of Human and Elf (Brave & Quick) |
Halfling | Climbing | Seeing whats happening | 16 | 8 | Halfling, Gnomish | A small guitar | Lucky and brave but easily lost |
Half-orc | Being scary | Disguise | 20 | 10 | Goblin, Giant, Orc | A scary necklace made of teeth | Tough, strong, scary, and easy to spot |
Human | Talking | Being scary | 18 | 8 | Goblin, Elvish, Dwarvish | a rope and ladder | Likable, brave, and daring |
Tiefling | Helping | Hiding | 20 | 10 | Infernal, Abyssal | A glowing red ruby | Scary to look at but kind and caring |
So far this is all I have to upload, I will be working on the above tweaking and finalising as I see fit. And hopefully get around to an Easy D&D Bestiary and a short introductory campaign. Any suggestions or critiques email me at: easydnd.wordpress.com@gmail.com
Alex