Felwoods

Felwoods is a game of treacherous journeys in deadly but wondrous lands.

This is a game built on two richly-developed concepts:

1. Efficient but Sufficient - Tests are only for actions that are risky and possible, players roll a d20 under their most-relevant attribute in order to succeed. In combat, you must also roll above your target's AC to hit.
2. High Support - Players can roll-up a unique character (including tables of names for each of the 6 heritages), in a minute or less. Referees will find tools for creating and running adventures, monsters, and magic items.

The game is brought to life by the fantastic art of Warwick Goble.

Compatibility: This is an OSR game in the sense that it could run "Keep on the Borderlands". As with all OSR games, some conversion may be necessary, but it has been kept as minimal as possible, and explicit guidance is given within the rules.

What all is inside?

• 4 Classes with 8 talents each (Warrior, Thief, Cleric, Mage)
• 6 Heritages that each provide a unique feature (Human, Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, Goblin, Orc)
• Tables for rolling PC names.
• Adventuring gear with prices.
• Armor & weapon traits (E.g. "Smash (d4), if this weapon misses due to armor, it still deals d4 damage")
• Guidelines to spend massive amounts of treasure on commissioning magic items, creating spells, building structures, etc.
• Advancement by a series of post-game questions. (Although XP-for-GP could easily be swapped in if you prefer.)
• 6 Schools of magic each featuring a cantrip and 8 spells. Magic is GLoG-style Magic Dice.
• Simple journey & camping mechanics, including weather tables. Healing is slow, and requires days of rest. Cooking fresh meals will speed up the process!
• Rulings for common exploration situations to expedite resolving uncertainty.
• Reaction tables for first meeting NPCs, as well as parley/threat attempts.
• Combat rules, including a wound table for those who fall below 0 HP.
• A 3d20 table of adventure seeds.
• A rapid-outlining process for adventures "off-the-cuff."
• "Build-a-monster" section, including stat-lines by HD, d12 traits/desires tables, and 20 unique traits for monsters. You can also give monsters PC weapon effects.
• 13 Potions, 20 Trinkets, 10 Rare Arcana, and roll-tables for inspiring new Arcana.
• The Six Thrones of Werdholt, an example backdrop including 6 areas and 4 faiths.
• The Cryptwood, an example adventuring region in the Werdholt setting.
• 1-Page reference sheet with the most important tables for Referees.