This version is A5 sized and coil bound!
Block, Dodge, Parry is an 'Advanced Edition' to Yochai Gal's Cairn. It is playable as an entirely standalone game, or as an 'expansion pack' to Cairn, Into The Odd, Electric Bastionland, or any other Mark of the Odd-type games.
It acts as a toolbox, providing tons of house rules and ideas to inspire, alter, tweak, and expand. However, with version 2.0, it also acts as a complete game.
The main concepts behind its contents are
- To integrate 'fiction' into OSR-style play. If you are a wizard, it should be fun and easy to do wizard stuff, without causing major balancing issues.
- To make any fantasy character concept a player might have, easy to 'build' and play. The backstory is the character building.
- To provide players and Wardens with meaningful, impactful choices that emerge naturally during play.
- To organically create 'prompts' for new adventures from play itself. Do you want to master a new weapon? Use it! Do you want to learn how to master a particular skill? Find someone who can teach you!, OSR, Cairn, TTRPG, Block, Dodge, Fantasy, Lars Huijbregts| | 174PAGES