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The spot in the fediverse to discuss Free Leagues award-winning Roleplaying Game Forbidden Lands and its expansions.

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  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    Herr_S_aus_H @lemm.ee

    Playing Forbidden Lands Solo.

    Lets see if this site is as dead as I think it is.

    What are your experiences of playing Forbidden Lands Solo? Are the rules good? Do you implement house rules? How much fun do you have?

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Maha Signs collected

    I compiled all the maha signs into one table. those included in the rosary have a box around them, so your players may figure out what some of the signs mean while experimenting with the rosary. It may not be neccessary to solve the Pelagia riddle, but I found it weird not to have them shown on the rosary.

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    Pyrgos @lemm.ee

    Tips for Trading and Handling Treasure

    I'm about to start a new campaign this week. I was curious to know your experience when it comes to trading, and earning/ spending treasure overall.

    Do you tend to have PC's selling for 50% of the PHB price and buy for the full price? Is there any advice to avoid breaking the game's economy overall?

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    EEL_GM @lemm.ee

    Sooo what’s happening round here

    Hello folks, I must admit I’m finding lemmy a bit awkward but I really like that there is a forbidden lands thingie here. Have been running a campaign and putting something together to run on the side at gamehole con

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    Pyrgos @lemmy.world

    Wolfkin

    Given my linguistics background, I always disliked the fact that beast races/ creatures are capable of full speech. This is physiologically impossible, and it's always broken immersion for me in fantasy games, where I still expect some form of verisimilitude.

    However, I was delighted when I read about Orcs and their speech impediments, as well as Saurians having their own speech limitations with limited vowels and different consonants. Not to mention the "dragons can talk only in legends" bit, which I absolutely loved, given the unreliable narrator factor in Forbidden Lands.

    In this vein, there's something that bothers me, which is Wolfkin as a playable kin. At some point I can read that they communicate between one another through howls and such, but there's an awkward omission on how they, as playable kin, would communicate with other kin. Not to mention that they despise other kin anyway.

    So my first thought is to ban this kin from being payable at my table outright, unless al

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    So what is Forbidden Lands?

    Maybe you're here because you're already a fan, maybe you are doing some research wether FbL is right for you. Below are my, totally biased impressions and summary of Key features and why you should play it.
    I may edit this initial post depending on the comments below in order to deliver a community-driven overview of this game.

    1. The rules. They are both easy to understand and apply ingame and flexible enough to allow for a fine granularity. In a group of GMs we discussed if there was a "best weapon". We could not agree because each has its usecases - not bad for a system with 2 weapon stats and some tags on them.
    2. The lore. It's a fantasy classic with a surpising twist to it here and there. Without spoilering too much, halflings are all jolly and merry and friendly but behind closed curtains they hate each other, are alcoholics and beat their children. As a GM, you receive a treasure trove of background, legends, events, but from the perspective of the *uncertain
  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    OregonPinkRose @lemm.ee

    Foundry modules

    What modules are you all using when using FL in Foundry? Using v11, but I'm happy to hear other versions in case I'm missing something big.

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Forbidden Sheets

    So usually I would post this into the link collection, I just recently discovered more cool features that I like to share. If you are the author of this tool or know who it is: receive my gratitude and respect.

    How to have online charactersheets & group overview:

    1. go to https://www.forbidden-sheets.com/?lang=en
    2. in the addressbar of your browser, notice the id=xxx... bit. This id leads to your unique character! anybody using this link will be able to see & edit your character; That's why you should:
    3. backup your character by "Export" - you'll receive an ".fsjson" file that you can "Import" should anything break with your character. I recommend saving regularly.
    4. go to https://groups.forbidden-sheets.com/ and enter a name for your crew. Choose wisely, as you won't be able to change it later. It does not have to be unique though.
    5. at the bottom, paste the url to your character and click "Attach". repeat until done
    6. Voila! you have an overview of your group and a shortcut to
  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Collection of Actual Plays

    Here's the place to upvote and discuss your favourite AP and find the next for your watchlist. I haven't watched all of them, so please comment & add what I left out.

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Better weather

    i made a weather macro for foundry that takes the tables from BR & BOB, unifies them and makes weather a bit more predictable and dependent on the region & season (and how much fuss you want to have with weather in general)

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/wd2r21c41qwu3iz/forbidden-lands-myweather_v0.1.zip/file

    Intro:

    “MyWeather” is supposed to give you a simple mechanic to generate some reasonable weather to spice up your journeys without taking up too much game time and brainpower. It works for all climate zones and seasons, from the frozen peaks of bitter reach to the scorching deserts that are not even discovered yet.

    Weather is structured into temperature, clouds and wind which are all tracked individually. Clouds and Wind range from calm to storm and clear to dark clouds in 4 steps, the temperature from biting cold to scorching hot in 7 steps. You decide, based on region, season and infinite knowledge only a GM can have, what weather you expect, a “clear sky with mild bre

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Dark secrets rethought

    Coming up with good dark secrets is hard sometimes. If that is the case for you, the following alternative might be interesting for you:

    During character creation, you will be required to select a virtue and a vice. These should be single-word attributes (refer to the examples below), followed by a brief description of how these qualities are expressed in your character. If your virtue or vice becomes relevant in a scene and leads to detrimental consequences for you or other characters involved, you will be awarded one experience point at the end of the session.

    Example Virtues: Honest, Conscientious, Pure, Modest, Serene, Patient, Industrious, Benevolent, Devoted, Compassionate, Optimistic.

    Example Vices: Addictive, Arrogant, Greedy, Lustful, Wrathful, Hedonistic, Lazy, Envious, Jealous.

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    The flow of castting magic

    It may prove useful

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Free League summer sale

    Time to stock up on those dice. Maybe we get a new print for Melified Mage? prettyplease? https://mailchi.mp/frialigan/free-league-summer-sale-2023-h26g10adoc

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Useful links

    Of course, there are some awesome tools out there to help you as a GM. This is an unordered collection, vote for your favourite ones in the replies below:

    the infamous yxans klagan:

    smoke raven has some really powerful tools collected, I'm especially amazed about this one:

    For the ultimate number-nerds:

    other Random generators:

    Onepage dungeon generator:

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    woolybeard @lemm.ee

    Obsidian Template for Session Notes

    For all who use Obsidian here is a session template I use to start all my note taking. I use several addons to achieve the map and embeds look for leaflet.

     undefined
        
    
    
    Title: {{title}}
    Date: {{date}}
    Time: {{time}}
    
    Last Session:
    
    #
    --- 
    
    
    
    # Session Information
    
    ### Weather:
    
    ### Players:
    
    ### NPC's of Interest:
    
    ### Locations:
    
    ### Session Notes:
    
    ### Possible Encounters:
    
    
    #
    --- 
    
    # Random Tables/ Map
    
    ## World Map
    ![[World Map]]
    
    ## Random Tables
    
    <iframe src="https://donjon.bin.sh/d20/weather/" width="100%" height="500px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
    
    
    ## Yxans
    
    <iframe src="https://yxans-klagan.vercel.app/session/" width="100%" height="500px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
    
    
    ## Wyrm Tales
    
    <iframe src="http://wyrmtales.net/" width="100%" height="500px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
    
    
    
    
    #
    ---
    
      
  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    woolybeard @lemm.ee

    WoolyBeard's Adventure Sites

    **#Below are posts for the various adventure sites I have created or worked on. More will be added as time goes on. **

    #Chill Touch Mausoleum

    Background: The elvish priest sought to assist orcs in fleeing prosecution and attempted to help them find an afterlife to a god that no one knew. Unfortunately they were found out and buried alive by the elves and dwarves of the past.

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TRPKaoFlLdP1G3EtqGd3Mg8ivvHbjazY?usp=sharing

    ##Fortress of the Iron Mountain

    “The fortress of the Iron Mountain is a massive, sprawling complex, built into the side of a towering peak of solid stone. It is a formidable defensive structure, with high walls, fortified towers, and a deep moat filled with sharpened stakes. The main gate of the fortress is a massive, iron-bound door that can be raised and lowered by means of a complex system of gears and pulleys. The gate is guarded by a unit of heavily armed dwarven warriors, who are trained in the use of weapons and tacti

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Official sites in Ravenland

    "place them where you want", they said. But if you want a consistent world, not every placement will make equal sense. Find thoughts and inspiration on where (and why) to put the Raven's purge sites.

    Beware: ::: spoiler Spoilers ahead Although your GM might have an entirely different view on the world. You have been warned, though. :::

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    What are you playing?

    What is your current favourite player character? Tell us about their Kin/Profession, what makes them special? Bonus points for Prides/Dark Secrets. Your next character might be inspired from a post here.

  • Forbidden Lands @lemm.ee
    theLazyPragmatic @lemm.ee

    Quick Questions, Quick Answers

    post your questions concerning rules or lore here. If in doubt, use ::: spoiler Spoilertags like this one :::