On Downtime and Demesnes

[tetramorph]

Here is something rad I am currently reading:

www.drivethrurpg.com/product/297829/On-Downtime-and-Demesnes-Basic-DD

Here is his blog post about it:

hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2019/12/on-inside-downtime.html

It is designed for B/X but as campaign level stuff it is, of course, really easily compatible with original.

What is brilliant about it, to me, is that he has found a way to put into words and rules what I sensed intuitively since my return to D&D as an adult (and the reason why I love original), that the dominion of law over chaos is the core character motivation. Law is advanced over chaos through the spread of civilization. Civilization spreads by conquering the wilderness and establishing strongholds and eventually settlements. This is perfectly in sync with the player motivation of advancement. XP for gp ties the two together perfectly.

I find Courtney's stuff really good. His stuff on tricks and traps is really helpful. Plus, in my opinion, he really gets the philosophy, psychology, "feel," of D&D just right.

Fight on!

[doublejig2]

I think you might be right about this Downtime & Demesnes being an important book. I'm loath to drop $20 on a pdf but will probably do so for this one.

[doublejig2]

Just picked up the pdf. Good stuff!

[doublejig2]

Maxing my budget and its only January, but nonetheless, I'm going to purchase the hardcopy. It's definitely rad (and overdue) and a look at the author's website will show that he once apologized for writing so much. Well that's over with. This book will change the way I look at and run campaigns. Fight On!

[doublejig2]

Just got my paperback copy of On Downtime & Desmesnes. Should have went for the hardcover. Anyway, as tetramorph mentioned above, the tight compact book covers a lot of ground. Good purchase.

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