Talislanta for 5E D&D

[Bunch]

I just can't miss out on color for once. I am restraining myself from the all it level.

 

[Kardinal Tabbe]

And it is funded.

Pretty good for a game like Talislanta

 

[Imaginos]

I went ahead at the early backer all in. I was going to be $50 short of it anyway with the all the books pledge. I figured the stretch goals and the extras were worth $50.

 

[Savage Schemer]

I went ahead at the early backer all in. I was going to be $50 short of it anyway with the all the books pledge. I figured the stretch goals and the extras were worth $50.

I did too, pretty much figuring this is a once-in-a-life kind of thing. If they end up doing another, I can safely skip it. But like I said, this is my chance to get a bunch of physical Talislanta goodness.

 

[AsenRG]

I'm debating with myself how much to go in for. Not whether, how much.

Of course, I'm also wondering how much I can re-sale the 5e physical copy for...

 

[Blammo]

They got me with the all-in early bird level. Can't pass that up.

 

[chuckdee]

They got me with the all-in early bird level. Can't pass that up.

A lot of stuff there I know I'll never use, so fo once I'm safe. After doing that a few times I have a lot of stuff I'd rather not have

 

[Brand55]

A lot of stuff there I know I'll never use, so fo once I'm safe. After doing that a few times I have a lot of stuff I'd rather not have

I was on the fence but the chance to get the maps (I love maps) and a GM's screen for $50 is worth it to me; I probably wouldn't have gone for the non-early bird all-in package. I also appreciate how they're letting us switch out the 5e book for an extra player's guide.

 

[Imaginos]

I did too, pretty much figuring this is a once-in-a-life kind of thing. If they end up doing another, I can safely skip it. But like I said, this is my chance to get a bunch of physical Talislanta goodness.

I was surprised the splash page of my confirmation called it Talislanta Final Edition

 

[Silverlion]

I was surprised the splash page of my confirmation called it Talislanta Final Edition

Sechi mentioned in the chat that this was HIS last edition, but that he may hand it on to someone else.

 

[Gringnr]

Went all in. Glad to hear that swapping the 5e book for an extra copy of the Player's Book will be an option.

 

[bleys21]

Me too, especially with the $25 discount for the All-In option. Take my $200, you crazy bastards!

 

[Arminius]

I was on the fence but the chance to get the maps (I love maps) and a GM's screen for $50 is worth it to me; I probably wouldn't have gone for the non-early bird all-in package. I also appreciate how they're letting us switch out the 5e book for an extra player's guide.

Wha? Oh, I see, it is an option after the campaign is done—discussed in the comments section. I also see they are now hoping to have another campaign for a “campaign book”.

 

[Brand55]

For those that have experience with previous editions, how easy or hard is it to create new archetypes? My one concern with the game is that it seems like there are so many races that many will be stuck with only one or two possible "classes" to pick from. I just know that at least one of my players will run into a situation where they really like a particular race but want to do something other than the official archetype.

 

[Savage Schemer]

For those that have experience with previous editions, how easy or hard is it to create new archetypes? My one concern with the game is that it seems like there are so many races that many will be stuck with only one or two possible "classes" to pick from. I just know that at least one of my players will run into a situation where they really like a particular race but want to do something other than the official archetype.

It helps to embrace the concept of there being no such thing as "balance" between the archetypes. It simply doesn't exist and never has, by design. With that said, it's trivially easy to make new archetypes. I have two approaches I personally take based on whether or not the archetype is a variation of an existing one or not. In the case of being a variation, take one or two existing archetypes and 'nudge' the stats, skills or unique abilities in relatively minor ways to reflect what set's apart the new archetype. If it's entirely new, I'll generally just go with "whatever feels right", which I know can be off-putting if you haven't really let go of the idea of balance, but I'm convinced that's how the published archetypes were made in the first place.

If you really, really want a procedure then I'd actually suggest stealing the character generation system from White Lies, which looks like this:

For each attribute, roll 1d20. The roll on the left will determine the attribute score on the right:

1 => -2
2-3 => -1
4-8 => +0
9-13 => +1
14-16 => +2
17-18 => +3
19 => +4
20 => +5

 

[Mankcam]

I want Talislanta, but not sure if I have any mental space left for another fantasy setting to run games in (I have Middle Earth, Glorantha, WFRP The Old Empire, Hyborian Age, Fateforge, and Numenera/Ninth World.

I do have an earlier edition of Talislanta that I have never gotten around to running.

I would love to grab this edition, but am unlikely to have the funds and mental space for it at present.

We'll see. These new books look gorgeous, and I certainly think this will be a good edition of TSL to have.

 

[Skywalker]

If I didn't have Atlantis The Second Age and love it so much, I would probably get this. The system is very similar but I find the setting to be more coherent and my cup of tea with its focus on S&S. This looks very cool though.

 

[Imaginos]

If I didn't have Atlantis The Second Age and love it so much, I would probably get this. The system is very similar but I find the setting to be more coherent and my cup of tea with its focus on S&S. This looks very cool though.

I agree Atlantis Second Age is great. But I have some odd love with Talislanta stemming all the way back to the 2nd edition cover with the Thrall Warrior. I’m in on this one and it will go beside my other Talislanta, Atlantis and Arcanum stuff.

it’s not like I don’t buy stuff I don’t need.

 

[Arminius]

In either second or third edition, which you can find for free (legally) online, there are rules for creating new archetypes. Now, those editions may be somewhat different from the latest, because in 4th the game became a little more skill-based and less level-based. But the idea would probably be similar.

One thing to bear in mind is that unlike D&D, the “races” (which in many cases are really cultures IMO) are really different in terms of the roles in their societies. For example when it comes to warriors, some “races” may not even have anything like a “warrior”, while others might have very different “warriors” from each other. In Earth terms, it might be like comparing the roles in a hunter-gatherer society with the roles in a feudal society.

Of course at the end of the day it’s your game but I think after reading the rules and setting you probably won’t want to modify the archetype options much.