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Version 1.0 Release Notes

Barrows & Basilisks
A browser ruleset made in HTML5

Changelog:

  1. Changed filename format from date to version number for ease of future updating.
  2. Clarified explanation of X+ notation for thief skills and other "X-in-6" rolls.
  3. Changed wording of thief backstab paragraph for clarity.
  4. Moved coin weights from Coinage section to Encumbrance section.
  5. Combined foot, horse, and mule encumbrances and move speeds into one table.
  6. Changed 1/3 stone notation to an asterisk (*) for simpler tables
  7. Bolded equipment names in descriptions underneath each equipment table.
  8. Fixed error where sling description wasn't on new line
  9. Added crosses to equipment list, using DHBoggs' historical investigation into how Arneson used "turn undead".
  10. Removed destriers and draft horses from mount list. Riding horses and warhorses provide enough variation.
  11. Removed mount carrying capacities and move scores from Transportation table (since they're now in the Encumbrance section).
  12. Added rule saying that undead never check morale.
  13. Clarified that a resting in town for a night will restore all HP (time period of rest was previously unspecified).

To-Do:

  1. Change title of "Livestock and Transportation" to "Transportation"
  2. Remove assassins from hirelings table.
  3. Need more rules for consequences of adventuring without light
  4. Change encounter checks to Necropraxis' overloaded encounter die

Files

  • Barrows-Basilisks_v1-0.html 46 kB
    Nov 11, 2021
  • Barrows-Basilisks_v1-0.pdf 216 kB
    Nov 11, 2021
  • Barrows-Basilisks_v1-0.md 23 kB
    Nov 11, 2021
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