#GRIFFON D&D 5E HOW TO#

Going it alone is harsh, and so the feudal system isnвЂ™t merely a method for controlling the rift-raft. People in Lothmar have a high sense of community for safety reasons. And wandering into the wilderness, while rewarding both spiritually and possibly monetarily, is perilous. Everything from trolls to natural hazards such as flash flooding, to political rivals, are hazards. Travel along the old Imperial Road system is mostly safe, but people who donвЂ™t stick together, or travel under the protection of a knight or men-at-arms, are fair game to all manner of hazards.

However, commoners know that if they wander too far from other people, itвЂ™s eat or be eaten. Females usually survive childbirth, and infant mortality is lowвЂ“all characteristics of a fantasy setting with access to knowledge and magic defined by 5E and Pathfinder. The common folk have a good life and have a reasonable expectation of living their lives without violence and pestilence. ItвЂ™s a gritty world out there in the Kingdom of Lothmar. Keeping within the attributes of hard fantasy gives you the tools to add conflict and tension within the fantasy system. They will need to make some tough choices on how they exit the campaign. World Magic isnвЂ™t gone for good, the PCs are cursed and donвЂ™t have access to it.Д«ut in the last module of the campaign (adventure path in Pathfinder terms), PCs can grab the reins of this primordial magic. Even the ancient druids, reputed to have drawn the gods to the Welt and had access to primordial magic called вЂњworld spells,вЂќ are bound by limits-as evident by the disposition of the PCs being curse up the wazzu. Your PCs are running around in a setting that is the height of magic-divine and arcane. If something is magical, it conforms to the rules of magic and not merely something that the DM explains as вЂњpowerful magic from the ancients.вЂќ Hard fantasy doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean low fantasy (and the Kingdom of Lothmar is definitely not low fantasy) and not just about magic, but does take into account magical principles on everyday society-and this impacts your game sessions.ДЄs a DM, this is the difference between Griffon Lore Games settings and other settings-especially settings that are post-apocalyptic (Greyhawk) or built on the many ruins of previous societies (Forgotten Realms, Numenera). That doesnвЂ™t mean that hard magic has a scientific explanation and current logical principles instead, it has internal consistency. The system used does not bend for a narrative, вЂњhand-waviumвЂќ convenience. Hard fantasy has a rational, plausible system of rules for the setting, which includes the definition and use of magic. So letвЂ™s back up to the beginning: why run Curse of the Lost Memories? Hard Fantasy Means Grit, No Handwavium, and RationalityД¬urse of the Lost Memories is hard fantasy.

#GRIFFON D&D 5E HOW TO#

Due to page count, what is not in a book is a discussion on how to carefully start your campaign to maximize the gameвЂ™s fun for both the players and you. Curse of the Lost Memories gives you the credits and jumps right into the thick of it to get the campaign started. As books start trickling out, here is a DM-centric guide to starting the campaign.

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