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I hate Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition. Not even words are enough to describe how strong it is.

After reading the rules of the fifth edition ( also known as D&D Next), I felt grace and enlightenment - I even found peace and faith in humanity for a while.

Not for long.

The main company showed lukewarm interest ( it would even be more correct to speak of a negative value of interest), flipped through a couple of pages, and three out of four said "Ah, yes, nah, let's continue to drive the four - you like it so much!".

On jet propulsion, I flew to another company, in which I offered to play a five-shot one-shot. There we quickly agreed, played a session ( around August of this year), and only then we had an idea with a test different systems and settings in the form of one-shots.

So, although this report is the third on the site, chronologically it was our very first.

As a script, I used a draft of one module, which still did not have a chance to play. As it turned out later, the draft for the one-shot should have been finalized.

About the system.

D&D is a role-playing game of the heroic type. The main emphasis is on dungeon crawling, solving riddles, fighting traps and monsters - not in a realistic spirit ( high-level characters can literally be shot with a hundred arrows, and they will survive after that), but with a wide variety of tactics and solutions to different situations.

Characters are divided into classes that give access to certain abilities and improve certain parameters - for example, a mage is better able to counteract pressure on the psyche, a warrior is more tenacious and hits with weapons more often, and a barbarian does more damage.

Each class is better for a specific role, and it's highly desirable for the party to pick them up to complete as many tasks as possible - for example, it's highly desirable to go down to an average static dungeon with a dude rummaging around in traps and picking locks.

The overall power and experience of a character is measured in levels - a character of level 5 is stronger than a character of 4 or less. At the same time, getting a level, you can choose both the same class (making the character more highly specialized), and other classes (expanding its capabilities).

All situations are resolved with a d20 roll, the difficulty of the roll being set by the GM. Modifiers from various sources can be added to the result of the roll - one's own skill, favorable / unfavorable conditions and special abilities.

In addition, a character can have an advantage or a disadvantage. In both cases, 2 twenty-hedra are thrown at once - with an advantage, the largest result is chosen, with a hindrance, the smallest. If a character has both an advantage and a hindrance, then they neutralize each other.

During the battle, 20 is considered the best result - this is how an automatic hit (with critical damage) is applied. At the same time, 1 is an automatic miss.

After a hit, another die is rolled, the type of which depends on the weapon - a knife, for example, gives d4 damage, and a two-handed ax - d12.

Characters.

We took the characters from the 6th level to see more possibilities.

But it was decided not to bother anyone with creating characters and scattering numbers - so they took pregens from here, and not very optimized ones.

Names were already taken right before the game, and again without bothering. Thus we got:

Able to cast spells, specializing in illusions. Among the spells - basically all sorts of crap to avert eyes and strengthen allies.

A two-meter cabinet with 62 hit points, a two-handed ax and battle rage. He runs around in his pants and blows off heads with wide swings of an ax.

The owner of the highest protection in the pack. Like any cleric in D&D, needed to quickly heal wounds.

A thief with a specialization "assassin" who knocks enemies out with a bow. He knows how to sneak, pick locks, delve into other people's pockets and disarm traps.

No one had any secrets - a pack for bluntly cutting out oncoming opponents. And what else, in general, to demand from a melon?

Start.

On the story of the differences between the five and the four and new goodies ( like advantages-disadvantages) took about half an hour. I think this makes the system good for beginners - the basics are quickly explained, no nuances need to be covered, and players don't need to know too much.

Along the way, he explained that our setting is just a D&D generic fantasy where you can meet a drow, beholder or duergar. I did it just to save our time so that we don’t have to focus on the local history, geography and other details we evaluated the system first of all, but the settings didn’t fucking give up on us.

The Party of Heroes had been resting in the city of Ambersain for several days. They were getting ready to start looking for some hack when a letter arrived with an invitation from the Aeronautics Club - a highly respected society that invents flying machines. The letter politely offered a high-paying job that needed delicate adventurers.

Without thinking twice, the heroes went to the Club. In front of the expensive Club building, they were slightly delayed by the doorman because of the appearance of the Crag Hack, and they had to wait a little more before the reception with the leaders ( if someone tried to eavesdrop under the door, they would hear the secretary talking "there came... er... visitors, with some unwashed half-orc" ).

There were two leaders - Meriwether Ambersine and Lewis Anchin. I described them as "two gentlemen in expensive clothes", and in general I tried to create a feeling of something old-fashioned and pompous. If someone paid attention to the name of one of them, then I would say that this guy is one of the descendants of the founders of the city, and that theoretically you can shake off more money.

The club needed the heroes to visit Corvus Tunnicleaf - a hereditary nobleman, an honorary member of the club, a brilliant inventor and an unbearable person. The club organized a competition every year, where the club members showed the devices and passed a special track on them somewhere near the city (for the sake of which spectators from the nearest regions even came to the city).

An eyewitness who lives near the Tunnicleaf estate said that he saw some kind of aircraft moving at a very high speed. The leaders of the Club suspected that Corvus had violated one of the most important rules in the construction of vehicles for the race - no magic in the design, neither for the construction of the apparatus, nor for direct work.

When the Club sent experts and politely asked to see the apparatus for testing, Tunnicleaf refused to do so. Here he would have simply been disqualified from racing, but Corvus grabbed a couple of points in the racing regulations, according to which he could not show the device before the start if the device was created with a non-disclosure agreement with a third party. Interestingly, for some reason the players did not ask what kind of contract this was, and if anyone in the Club had seen it.

Thus, officially the heroes were sent to Tunnicliffe to remind them of the overdue payment for some minor event - but in reality it was required to find the device, inspect for the presence of magic, and break it if any rules were violated - without harm to other property, health or the lives of Corvus himself and his servants ( the leaders of the Club were sure that this was the only way to keep Corvus from some trick that could disrupt or turn the race into a farce).

The party agreed to this task - of course, with an agreement to keep silent about the essence of the task and without signing any papers leading to the Club, but with an increased advance payment.

Going out into the street and looking at the bag of money, the players suddenly turned their attention to their belongings - everyone had only the simplest weapons and a rather meager inventory. A slightly strange moment for a pack of the 6th level, to be honest, albeit a pregenerated one.

It was immediately decided to fix it - Sunny received a magical bow (+1, the most simple and affordable), and all sorts of garbage was bought for the road for various situations. Satisfying craving for materialism ( as it turned out in further one-shots, quite ordinary for them), the party went to Tunnicleaf.

On my way.

Walking along the highway, at first the heroes observed the pastoral area around the city - mills, farms and wheat fields. Only after a couple of hours they reached the uninhabited lands that the road crossed.

There they were attacked by wild animals.

I decided to make the first fight as simple as possible so that both I and the guys could get into the nuances - why they were attacked by only four identical wolves (which were actually worgs from the Monster Manual with a "different skin"). The battlefield is an open road, next to which, for decency, a couple of pebbles and trees are drawn.

Here I must make one blot so that those who read this text do not make my mistake: the complexity of the encounter in the top five is calculated from the amount of exp given for the monsters, and then the resulting figure is superimposed on a simple plate with character levels, from which it follows, for example, that a character of the 6th level for breakfast will devour a monster / monsters for 300 exp.

Then the summed up exp from the enemies must be multiplied by a certain number (depending on the number of monsters) indicated in another plate. As a result, four worgs cost not 400 exp ( slightly above level "eat for breakfast" ), and 800 ( nearly "Say thanks if you survive" for one character). It was on multiplication that I fucked up, because I was brutally delighted “Hurrah, in the top five everything is much easier than in the four!” and didn't read this page.

That is why, when I set all the wolves on one character, he was almost torn into small pieces.

Yes, I'm great.

The wolves ran in from the side of the barbarian, he began to cut them out at an accelerated pace, and the battle lasted only a 3-4 round - however, the worgs had one very interesting ability: after their successful attack, the target must throw a strength saving throw in order not to fall.

I joyfully pounced on the dwarf wizard, and was quite surprised that rather frail (26 health, 13 defense), but friendly wolves very quickly reduced the magician's health to almost minus. Perhaps, without the help of the barbarian, the dwarf could have died.

Some of the wolves ran so as not to cause free attacks (attack of opportunity - the ability to hit the enemy when he runs past) and not to grab from the barbarian, and some specifically walked past him so that there was an occasion to make an important remark about free attacks.

The fact is that in the fourth edition, a character / mob can grab a hare if, at a distance of a melee strike, he does not follow his defense ( pick your nose, run back and forth, cast a spell, do some fairly complex manipulations with small things, etc.), while in the top five this moment was simplified: now you can grab it, only leaving the cell at striking distance.

This certainly pleased all the casters, as both the gnawed dwarf lying on the ground and the embarrassed cleric threw spells without any hesitation, although they were surrounded.

Here they also felt well how strong the disadavantag's are: the lying dwarf, trying to cast something, threw cubes with him ( I reasoned that it was quite difficult to concentrate on the magic formulas, lying in the dust and frantically kicking from four wolves), and for all four rounds did not play no one good spell.

After chopping down the wolves and slightly putting the chewed dwarf in order, the heroes continued on their way. When it got dark, it was decided to spend the night in the field in order to be fresh and rested on the spot.

Mansion.

The grounds of the Tunnicleaf estate were surrounded by a fence, past which the heroes walked for about a kilometer before they found themselves in front of the gate.

No one came out to the ringing of a bell, a loud knock, and even just screams. They decided not to let Craig-Hack knock, fearing that he would blow the gate.

When it finally became clear that no one would come out, Sunny decided to simply climb over the gate, beyond which no one was found - dead silence, an empty three-story estate without a single glimpse in the dark windows, an empty gatehouse and a thick bolt on the gate.

Having somehow coped with the gate, the heroes looked into the watchman's house. Although at first glance it seemed that everything in it was normal, the cleric decided to stir up the floor covered with straw - and saw dried blood stains on the boards.

The entrance to the mansion was on the second floor, on the terrace, which was reached by a double staircase. After looking out the windows for a bit (some kind of rout reigned inside), Sunshine again decided to take the initiative and tried to open the front door. Almost immediately, something flew out through the thick oak door, punching through her shoulder and showering those around her with shrapnel.

Azazir immediately began to treat the injured thief, and Crag-Hack jumped inside the house with an ax unsheathed - but there was no one alive in the room, just a heavy, powerful crossbow, which fit to be called a miniature ballista, was aimed at the door.

Strictly speaking, it was not even quite a crossbow, but a massive mechanism with mounting screws that could be attached to almost any flat surface. The dwarf, after a careful examination, found the brand and the inscription "Magitek" - with some creak, recalling that it was some kind of duergar ( a race of underground dwarves famous for their nasty personalities) is a manufactory producing very expensive movements.

All together it looked somehow bad, especially considering that the whole house was turned upside down.

Having examined the top floor, the heroes did not find almost a single whole thing - all the furniture was broken, the paintings were removed from the walls ( holes in places), stacks of books were stored in one of the rooms, which, after viewing, were already much less carefully thrown into a pile by someone. As I hoped, everyone took the hint that something was being looked for here, and for quite a long time, and that Corvus was clearly in distress.

Carefully moving through the mansion, the heroes reached the kitchen, which was obviously used by someone from time to time and did not clean up after themselves too hard. There was also a staircase to the first floor.

The next room was used as a warehouse for food - and several bags and barrels were carelessly opened. In addition, the party came across second closed door in the entire mansion. Crag-Hack did not heed the arguments that there was a trap on the first one - he only grunted in response, and boldly pulled the handle towards himself.

Of course, another Magitek "wall-mounted crossbow" was hanging outside the door, and everyone was again showered with wooden chips from a thick crossbow bolt - this time, however, no one was hurt ( barbarian successfully dodged), but in the future they decided not to allow the half-orc to the doors.

Meeting with guests.

The lower floor was intended for servants - it was not so richly decorated ( but still looked good), and on the way they saw many barrels and boxes of provisions, as well as a dozen small living rooms.

There was still not a single living soul. In addition, there were no windows on the first floor, and all the lamps were clearly out for a long time and had not been used for several days - which made the characters even more suspicious ( at first, no one even wanted to light a torch, but they still had to do it - only Crag-Hack and Sunshine could more or less see in the dark).

Finally, they came to another locked door. While the others distracted Craig-Hack with the riddle "how to make a triangle out of two sticks," Sunny opened the door and cautiously peered into the room.

At first, everything seemed to her the same as in the rest of the rooms on the floor, but the others also joined in the inspection - moreover, taught by bitter experience, they decided not to even step over the threshold for the time being. The dwarf Vanshot was especially neat and meticulous, who saw the third trap - the third Magitek crossbow in a recess right above the entrance, and hastily built into the floor pressure plate, thanks to which the bolt should have hit right in the head of an inattentive guest.

So they, stepping over the slab and deciding not to mess around with turning off the Magitek crossbow, went into a cramped cellar filled with barrels up to the ceiling. As soon as they began to take a closer look at the room, the nearest mountain of rubbish stirred, from which some shapeless stone construct crawled out, and poisoned darts flew out of the darkness at them.

Perhaps it was at this moment that I began to admire the five.

Using just three monsters ( galeb dhur - the same stone, as it were, golem - and two svirfneblin - gnomes living deep underground), and trying to make the most of the narrow space with darkness, I managed to make a rather complex and interesting fight, for which I didn’t even have to make any special efforts - just open the Monster Manual and calculate the complexity of the collision.

The galeb dhura had a very high resistance to physical damage - which for some reason the rest of the players did not feel too much, leaving the barbarian to beat him. So he shattered the golem, dulling the ax along the way.

In addition, he could deal additional damage with a chance to drop the target ( which I did not use due to tightness), and create small copies of myself - which I did, taking advantage of the fortunate two-cell gap between the main group and the thief.

Svirfneblin were very dead, but they were small, nimble and well able to hide among the stones ( with which the walls of the first floor were finished - a slight stretch, I know, but I decided that it would do). They just threw poisoned darts, complicating the life of the adventurers, and just in case they carried small “war picks” (war pick).

The fight went something like this: Sunshine broke away from everyone and tried to talk to one of the svirfneblin as though she were a sentient being. He was firmly convinced that they did not see him, he became a little crazy and, out of fright, rushed to the back of the elf thief, starting to beat her hysterically with his pickaxe.

While Sunny was imbued with contempt for the humane view of the monsters, the others tried to cope with the galeb dhur and the little "galeb dhuryats", who happily knocked Azazir down and began to slowly turn his insides into a chop.

Separately, everyone was pleased with the second svirfneblin that jumped out of the darkness and hung on a Magitek crossbow. Realizing that a bolt would fly at someone at a very inopportune time, Oneshot decided to fire some more powerful spell, and used a beam of energy, after which the svirfneblin rolled off the crossbow in the form of blackened bones.

After the fight and a quick licking of their wounds, everyone returned to inspecting the premises - first of all by asking a question "Who are svirfneblin?". To which I gave another hint about what awaits them next - "these are deep gnomes who rarely come to the surface, but are often slaves to the duergar". For some reason, no one began to examine the remains of the galeb dhura and clarify "what to expect from the duergars".

Except dead gnomes ( from which all things were quite expectedly hacked), the heroes were also interested in the hatch in the floor, and the model of some complex (by local standards) mechanism. After a brief inspection, everyone came to the conclusion that this was a non-working prototype that ran on natural gas - no one understood what this thing was for, but everyone remembered it for the future.

Lower basement.

At first, the heroes wanted to stop and rest, but they didn’t really like the idea of ​​getting hit on the head from some creeping deep dwarf while resting - so they climbed down right away, with a reduced supply of spells.

The basement turned out to be a workshop - a short corridor led to another room, littered with boxes and tables with tools. There were a lot of sketches and diagrams on the walls, but even more papers lay on the floor - whoever invaded the mansion, he also managed to shake everything up here.

When the adventurers found the locked door in the workshop, the duergar unexpectedly attacked.

As I said above, I screwed up quite a bit in the combat difficulty calculation system, so instead of "hard" I accidentally changed the difficulty to "deadly". Oops.

A whole gang crawled out and surrounded the heroes from all sides - 3 svirfneblin and 6 duergar armed with hammers, one of which stood out for more skillfully made equipment and an eye patch.

I gave the leader the parameters of the warlord hobgoblin - it turned out to be a rather evil leader-swordsman, capable of doing a lot of damage in one turn and parrying enemy blows ( mechanically done, it's quite funny, simple and effective - once per turn, you can increase defense by 3 from melee).

Duergar were able to become invisible (which they did by ambushing) and increase in size for 1 minute - this way they took up more space and dealt more damage.

The fight was pretty tough for the heroes, no one passed the surprise test, so the dwarves got a round of surprise - a whole turn when they were the only ones to act, kicking almost all the characters properly. By the time the heroes began to act, everyone had lost from a third to a half of their hit points ( which made me further double-check if I screwed up something with the complexity).

For a couple of moves it even seemed to me that I was about to inadvertently put them all down (which is not so scary for a one-shot, perhaps), but the barbarian began to furiously knead the dwarves, and when two of them fell, the leader soberly assessed the strength of his henchmen.

The one-eyed duergar ordered everyone to retreat and he began to back away towards the exit upstairs, standing up if possible so as to block other people's attacks and prevent other dwarves from approaching - as a result, everyone except him managed to fall down. The ringleader was tied up, they did not pursue the runaways ( in my opinion in vain, in the future it should have caused big problems).

After cleaning the corpses, the heroes began to interrogate the duergar - he only scolded and insulted them in response ( a couple of intimidation and persuasion rolls were made, the results of which did not impress the seasoned thug too much). When Crag-Hack was about to break the leader's limbs one at a time, someone asked:

What's behind the workshop door?

See for yourself. The duergar grinned nastily.

Tunnicliff.

Behind the door was Corvus Tunnicleaf, tied up, at first mistaking the adventurers for new tormentors. However, they tried to dispel the misunderstanding as soon as possible, and finally the distrust subsided when the ropes were removed from Corvus and he managed to kick the captive duergar in the kidneys a couple of times.

According to Tunnicleaf, 3 years ago he won the Club competition by making a glider with three axes of rotation - this is how he did all the other inventors who built completely different variations of balloons and under-zeppelins.

However, it seemed to him that this was not enough - some other element in the design was needed so that it could develop more decent speed, traction and maneuverability. In his search, he came across an engineer from somewhere underground, duergar Kadol Thanotchisirikul (= 3 ), who, as a co-author of the apparatus, shared his development - gas engine.

For the past year and a half, Tunnicleaf and Thanotchisirikul have been building various forms of aircraft and a testing ground on which several prototypes have already been beaten - and were able to make a stable device that they were going to shock everyone at the next race ( their confidence in success was fully justified - 40 km / h against slow-moving balloons).

Except Kadol forgot to mention why he was on the surface at all: he was running from the technology concern Magitek, which had been chasing Kadol for the sake of his invention for several years. Several friends and relatives suffered, which is why he decided to leave as far as possible.

Cadol and most of the servants were at the training ground, preparing the apparatus for the race, but Tunnicliff was not lucky - he was kept in the basement for about a week, alternately torturing him and the three remaining servants.

Corvus was silent like partisans, although all three were tortured to death, and most of his fingers were broken and scars were left all over his body - he understood that this whole shobla would simply kill everyone at the training ground if he at least something to peep about his location.

After listening to this story to the end, Vanshot said something "accidentally" in the spirit "Great, and we're here to collect a fee for one club event...".

Corvus looked at the smeared gore "toll collectors" (especially keeping his eyes on Crag-Hack), and bluntly said that he knew why they were sent here. Vanshot tried to deny something, but Corvus simply offered to go with him to the training ground, see for himself in his honesty, and accept another contract - with the opportunity to wipe his nose at the Aeronautics Club.

Quickly getting ready for the road with anguish examining the ruined house), Corvus led the heroes to Kadol at the training ground. The road took about 8 hours off-road (excluding one more overnight stay in the undergrowth), and at night they were in place.

There they met Kadol ( limping on one leg, and looking at strangers with ill-concealed fear), and examined standing under a canopy airplane. In which, of course, there was not a drop of magic.

And in the same place, Corvus made them an offer - to tell the club leaders that everything is fine, to give them money for the event, and then come back here and prepare to pilot the machine at the races.

Everyone agreed, but it was already ten o'clock on the IRL clock - and the rest of the script was quite time consuming. We decided not to continue, because we saw everything that we wanted to see in the role-playing system.

It's a pity - the race promised to be very entertaining, as well as the preparation for it. I was going to make a separate non-trivial task of delivering the device to the launch (the surviving duergars would try to disrupt it), and greatly complicate the life of the aircraft crew - there would be "boarding duergars" that would have to be thrown off the wings of the aircraft, and traps of competitors, and even trying to escape the dragon: The ubiquitous dwarves would slander the local druid community that the gas engine would quickly screw up the whole ecology if seen in action, and the druids would take the problem to the forest-dwelling golden dragon Oxus.

But what they didn't play, they didn't play. It's a pity, but in the end all I had left was a plan of the route and a sketch of the aircraft.

Conclusions.

From the funny: the players were in many ways much more adequate than I was used to ( in another pack, it's common to attack other adventurers, it's completely inhumane to torture prisoners, and... ahem... shit on tavern doorsteps), but at the same time less advanced.

I was surprised that they climbed into the mansion right away (they would have found another entrance and a pit with three corpses in the backyard), that they didn’t throw a knowledge check on opponents (the same galeb dhura would be picked up faster if they knew about its resistance to physical damage - yes and probably better prepared for an ambush, knowing that the duergar can be invisible), and that they managed to get into rather obvious traps as many as twice.

When discussing impressions, at first everyone said rather cautiously "the same eggs, only in profile"(relative to D&D 4), but soon agreed that the new system was much better than the old one. One of the players was even going to insist on changing the four to five in his campaign

I can say that the system is at least good for the master - it's easy to cut encounters, calculate difficulty and rewards, and in general it's easier to take into account things "behind the screen". All abilities have become simpler and clearer, the monsters from the first MM (Monster Manual) will last for a long time.

On the part of the master, you can only cling to the terrible structuring of spells and magic items - they are arranged alphabetically and not by type or at least power level, and translations additionally confuse - you can get quite confused in search of "treatment of small wounds", which in another translation became "healing of minor wounds."

On the part of the players, there are solid pluses in comparison with the four. Judge for yourself:

1. Battles have become faster, more dynamic, and there are distinct tactics in them, and not the boring "encounter-encounter-atville-atville-atville". To a large extent, the acceleration was affected by an adequate amount of health for both adventurers and monsters.

2. A bunch of modifiers disappeared, which is why you don’t have to calculate bonuses and minuses from the skill / parameter / level / things / weather / mood / desire of the left heel for half an hour - now a minimum of modifiers is used, and the main part of them is replaced by a system of advantages and disadvantages.

3. Returned to 20 levels instead of 30, returned normal spells (as in D&D 3.5 and before), returned an adequate multiclass.

Personally, in my opinion, making characters in the four is simply not interesting - they can do about the same thing, you have to look for differences between classes in the same archetype with a magnifying glass, and sometimes you can get more benefit from a new item, rather than a new level.

Now, although the system seems to have become simpler, the characters are being made much more individual and given a greater choice of development.

If you haven't played D&D or RPGs in general before, Fifth Edition is a great place to start.

There are clear and well-structured rules, a very stable balance ( fewer numbers - it's harder to ruin everything because of some mistake), and you do not need to study tons of books to make an adequate character who will not be devoured in the first battle.

The only serious drawback is the paucity of materials. The system was released relatively recently (late 2014), which is why there are few official books so far.

If you don't like 4, but are tired of the multi-volume and nuanced 3.5/Pathfinder (or don't want to try them at all), D&D 5 might be to your liking.

Board game "Dungeons and Dragons"

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a well-known fantasy RPG brand. Several editions of the board game have been released around this world, many fiction books have been written, professional and amateur films have been shot, computer games have been created, and fanstaff has been released. The Dungeons and Dragons series of games (dungeons - dungeons, dragons - dragons) has countless fans.

About the game

• Number of players: 2-8
• Play time: from 40 min.
• Age of players: 8+
• Game mechanics: RPG / Role playing, Fantasy

The board game Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) has been coming out since the seventies. 20th century. Since 1997, it has been developed and released by Wizards of the Coast, which popularized the cult game Magic: The Gathering.

DnD is a tabletop role-playing game set in a fictional fantasy world of the Middle Ages in one of the settings (specially created worlds). It is based on fairly voluminous rules. Much, including the parameters of the characters, depends on the values ​​that have fallen on the dice.

During the Dungeons and Dragons game, players master the "dungeon", fight monsters, try not to fall into traps, complete a mission to, say, search for an artifact. This game can be completed in an hour or two. It is under such a base that desktop sets are produced that imitate game locations.

In a more complex but more common case, the plot is non-linear, players have to rely not only on their luck when rolling dice, but also on the ability to get used to the role, build social connections within the game, think a lot before doing something.

Plot engine - Dungeon Master (Dungeon Keeper). The world of the game is subject to him, it depends on him who and what the players will meet on their way.

The game is almost endless. You can get together for one evening, have one short session, go through a simple mission and disperse. You will have a good time, but you will not have time to develop your character. Fans drive the same game for months, years, pumping characters, exploring the world, enjoying the adventure.

Purpose of the game

Simply put, the goal of the game is to reach the heart of the dungeon, complete the mission, and gain experience points. Of course, as in a computer game, you can create a character from a number of parameters, mechanically move forward, slashing enemies, and finally reach. Many people like to play this way.

But the most delicious zest is not in this, but in the ability to really compose a character from scratch, as if in a book, with character, habits, past. And let him go through the usual scenarios, the player, having got used to the role, for a while will become not just a dice thrower, but part of a fascinating story, which he will largely write himself. Roleplaying is an essential part of RPGs, and for most, the goal of D&D is to play the game, not to win.

materials

To say that there are a lot of materials related to DnD - don't say anything. The Dungeons and Dragons rule books alone number in the dozens. The basic ones in each edition are the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the Monster Manual, a book that describes the notorious dragons and other monsters. There is additional books with spells, skills, new classes, items, storylines for the game, tactics tips, artbooks, and much more. They are different for different editions. Numerous Dungeons and Dragons articles have been written, and players and DMs share their experiences on the forums.

Packaging, design, localization

You can only talk about specific packaging in relation to a few games that are released as ready-made kits. Such as, "The Legend of Drizzt" or "Castle Revenloft" where you can go down into the caves or explore the dungeon with comfort and minimal effort - everything is ready for you, it remains only to assemble the playing field and select a character.

In most cases, DnD is a do-it-yourself game. Rulebooks, miniatures, playing fields, sets of dice, a screen that separates the Master from other players - everything is purchased separately.

The issue of localization famous game unfortunately very sad. Only one attempt was made to publish a rule book in Russian - a translation of the DnD 3.5 basic rules in 2006 - it was unsuccessful due to translators' mistakes. Therefore, now rulebooks can only be found on English language(as well as games in boxes), or download amateur translations on the Internet. That, however, does not stop fans of role-playing.

Equipment

In the "boxed" version you can find a lot of interesting things. Here, for example, is the configuration of the game " The Legend of Drizzt: 40 plastic hero and monster figures, 32 regular dungeon tiles, 22 dungeon ending tiles, 1 dungeon start tile, 200 cards, 10 condition markers, 72 experience tokens, 12 monster experience tokens, 16 hero and monster tokens, 12 tokens time and treasure, tokens for duels, camps, strikes, attacks and other things, a twenty-sided die, a book of scenarios, game rules.

This is enough to play more than one game in a company of 2 to 5 people.

In other cases, you will need: dice (four-, six-, eight-, ten-, twelve- and twenty-sided), they are sold in ready-made sets, character sheets (you can print or write by hand), rule books (at least basic).

Additionally, you can purchase or make miniatures of characters and monsters, a playing field for more convenient fights (they are turn-based), a beautiful screen for the Master (although he can fence off his notes with some big book).

In especially neglected cases, if the rules have already been learned by heart, you can use only a few sheets of paper in a box, a pencil, and download a special application for your smartphone to roll dice.

Number of players

The minimum number of players is two people, the leader and the player himself. But as a rule, the players ("party") go in companies of three or four people, so much more interesting and efficient. Perhaps more, but it complicates the gameplay.

An indispensable participant in the game - leading, he is the Dungeon Keeper, he is the Dungeon Master, DM or just the Master. His task is to lead the players through the story to the final.

How to play Dungeons & Dragons

The rules of Dungeons and Dragons for a beginner can seem very complicated. However, the way it is - dozens of books on hundreds of pages each are devoted to their subtleties. But this is for real fans, and for fans it's just a pleasure to spend the evening without straining too much, the basic rule book according to one of the latest editions of the system is enough.

In addition, the rules in Russian are not always available, which creates additional obstacles (but also an additional incentive to learn English for the sake of your favorite game). In particular, this has led to the fact that many players communicate in internal slang from mangled English names - and perfectly understand each other.

The master often does not use standard scripts, but comes up with own stories that the players have to go through. Moreover, stories with a variable development of events are valued more, depending not only on the will of the Master, but also on the decision of other participants to act one way or another. Of course, some lead strictly along one track (the so-called "rails"), but players often do not like this. "Rails" is good for beginners or those who are too lazy to turn on the fantasy to win back the character.

Rules

It is impossible to find published rulebooks in Russian. You will have to use books in English or search the net for private translations. But to complete the game, you still have to study the rules, and in advance - it’s unpleasant when the process slows down at the very beginning. interesting place because something urgently needs to be clarified.

Highlights of the rules

One of the basic rules is that the Master is always right. It is he who leads the story and decides what will happen now.

Roleplaying is just as important as mechanics. You can build relationships with other members of the squad, with NPCs that the DM speaks for, show character, reason, not just swing a sword.

All information about the character is recorded on a special sheet. Attributes, skills, weapons, personal items, how much money he has in his wallet and how much experience he has gained.

Experience Points ( XP, "expa") are awarded for a successfully completed mission, for killed enemies, at the discretion of the Master - for a good wagering. To reach each subsequent level (“level”), you need more and more points. Players start at level 1 and the maximum they can achieve is level 20.

Mechanics

Came out in 2000 third edition DnD, and based on the system d20 operating to this day. The key object, on which the fate of the characters literally depends, is a twenty-sided dice. The correct icosahedron has become a symbol of the game, and the desire to roll the "twenty" - the cherished desire of the players.

First of all, the cube (“dice”) rolls with skill testing and in combat. The rules describe in detail which dice the player rolls in which case, which penalties and bonuses apply. The final result is also affected by the parameters of the character. By the way, they are also rolled on dice at the beginning of the game, and do not stand by default.

The results depend, in fact, on three factors: the competent tactics of an individual player and the entire team (“party”), the behavior of the character described by the player, and luck, because it is impossible to predict what will fall on the die, even if you play as a magician. soothsayer.

Character attributes

All heroes have a mandatory set of attributes that reflect their physical and mental abilities. These are strength, dexterity, endurance and intelligence, wisdom, charm (charisma). They are “thrown out” at the stage of creating (“generating”) a character on three hexagons. Six results (maximum - 18) are distributed among the attributes at the discretion of the player.

In addition, there are racial bonuses and attribute penalties that are added to or subtracted from roll results. In particular, therefore, race and attributes must be considered when choosing a class.

Attributes are very slow, but they grow during the game, so you can initially spread them with a reserve for the future.

Separately go hit points(hit points, "hits"). They depend on the level, class and endurance.

classes

Fighter, cleric, thief and mage- a classic, fairly balanced composition of the party, which can be assembled, regardless of the edition of the game. But in fact, the kit can be absolutely anything. You can make good heroes, you can make evil ones, you can make those who prefer to remain neutral in any situation.

For example, let's take base classes, which are available for selection in the game Dungeons and Dragons 3.5, released fifteen years ago, the most successful and popular.

List of main classes

• Barbarian - uneducated, but primitively strong, powerful and hardy, he will stand shoulder to shoulder with a warrior, taking the main blow of the enemy.
• Priest (cleric) - possesses divine powers, often the ideological leader of the party and the main healer. Powers depend on his wisdom, charisma, and which god he prays to.
• Warrior (fighter) - as a rule, a "tank", holding back enemies and inflicting maximum damage on them. Usually strong and hardy.
• A rogue (thief) is a multidisciplinary specialist in cleaning pockets, opening traps, penetrating where they were not invited, collecting information and deceiving the population with honest and not very methods. In combat, he prefers to hit in the back. His main qualities are dexterity and intelligence.
• The bard is not only a musician who inspires with his talent for various accomplishments, but also the most charming character who has no equal in collecting information, diplomatic negotiations or seduction. And he does a little bit of magic too.
• A paladin is always a kind and passionately religious character. A mighty warrior who knows how to heal, bless and destroy evil. Possesses powerful charisma.
• Pathfinder (ranger) - an experienced and dexterous fellow who puts on the road without a map, catches rabbits for dinner and, if anything, fights off both the bear and the enemies.
• Sorcerer - draws his magic from internal forces, and does not memorize spells from a book. Can be very powerful and timely support.
• A wizard (wizard) is a learned magician who does not part with a spell book. Fireballs, magical arrows, and writing scrolls are his profile.
• Druid - draws magical powers from nature and seeks to protect it. He is accompanied by an animal companion, which can also be far from useless.
• A monk is a martial artist who does not need sharp weapons and heavy armor.

If the player is tight within the base class, he can take several classes, at least one for each level, and get a multi-class character. But it should be borne in mind that the multiclass imposes penalties on gaining experience points (“exps”).

Exist prestige classes with special abilities. In order to receive them, a number of conditions must be met.

Skills

Special skills (“fits”) are the “chips” of characters inherent in them personally or in their class. For example, if a warrior has the skill dissection and he kills an opponent on this turn, then he can attack another enemy.

New skills are acquired every few levels, but different classes have bonus "fits".

Skills

Skills ("skills") improve with each level. Their number depends on the class and intelligence bonus - from riding and the ability to sneak to the ability to read magic scrolls and conduct diplomatic negotiations.

Saving Throws

In cases where the character needs to protect himself from any negative effects, you need to make a saving throw. There are three types of them, and they depend on the class, level and corresponding attributes.

Reflexes- instant response. Needed, for example, when evading explosions, triggered traps. Improved by good dexterity.

Fortitude is an important indicator of health. Resistance to diseases, poisons, difficult weather conditions and overloads depends on it. The higher the stamina, the better the durability.

Will- the resistance of the mind to suggestions, ordinary and magical. Strong will from players with high wisdom.

Magic

Magic in the DnD system can be applied in different ways. If the surroundings do not require it, then the magician does not need soul energies, not in the outline pentagrams.

• Magi daily memorize spells from their magic book ("spellbook"). The number of memorized and available spells depends on the level of the character. Every day you can memorize new spells, depending on the plans.
• sorcerers do not have special books. Magic is their innate gift. They repeat spells daily, but they have fewer spells to choose from, and they cannot learn new ones at the current level.
• Druids draw their magic from the forces of nature.
• Clerics and paladins it is bestowed by their deity, who must offer prayers every day.
• Bards, like sorcerers, use innate talents.

spell power depends on the level of the character, on the level of the spell itself and the attribute responsible for witchcraft. It is different for different classes: intelligence, wisdom, charisma.

In a calm environment, you can conjure without haste. In close combat, casting is much more difficult, a penalty is imposed on the character, and the spell may not work.

Magic Items

In addition to spells, there are magical items: artifacts, scrolls, wands, potions.

Potions can be used by any character who can open the cork and pour the contents of the bottle into their own or another character's mouth. The most popular potions of healing, they can be used even in battle.

Scrolls are written by magicians, contain a one-time spell. Anyone who can read magic (has the appropriate skill) can use them on a par with wizards.

Magic wands and staves are wielded by magicians and characters with the skill Use magic items. The wands carry 50 charges of a single spell. Staves can hold several different spells and can be recharged.

Magic weapons and magic armor work automatically, you just need to pick up a weapon and put on the armor.

The rest of the magical things act individually. For example, some artifact will work only if all its parts are put together.

This page lists existing translations of adventures published by 5 editions within Adventurer's League.

Adventure united in seasons.

Each of the seasons was accompanied by one or more big adventures, which was enough to grow from level 1 to at least level 6, however, these big adventures took place in a different region and playing them all in one game can be difficult for this reason, although it was not officially forbidden. Typically, the introductory parts (1-4 levels) of these adventures were allowed to be played in the form of special sessions − Encounters. They are not shown here.

There were also special adventures designed to be played at conventions - Epics, they are not given here, since they are poorly applicable for home sessions.

The last, most numerous, type of adventure, namely Expeditions, just shown here.

Subsequent quests can use information or items found in previous quests, but any quest can be played independently.

OUT OF SEASON

SEASON 1: TYRANNY OF DRAGONS

SEASON 2: ELEMENTAL EVIL

SEASON 3: RAGE OF THE DEMONS

SEASON 4: SUIT OF THE MISTS

SEASON 5: STORM KING THUNDER

SEASON 6: STORIES FROM THE GAPPING PORTAL

Dungeons and Dragons is extremely famous in the west role system. Unfortunately, in our country it has not received such a wide distribution. But its influence on culture cannot be overestimated, and every computer player directly or indirectly encounters it. It has served as the basis for hundreds of books and a dozen computer games. And thousands more games were made under her invisible influence. read "Dark Elf" Salvatore? Heard about "Saga of the Spear" Margaret Weiss and Tracey Hickman? played in Baldur's Gate or « Neverwinter Nights» ? Maybe you caught the cartoon series in your childhood "Dragon Dungeons?". And all this diversity is just the retinue of the king, the great role-playing system D&D.

What is a role-playing system and why is it needed? This is a set of rules that describes the interactions of characters in a fictional world. And it is required so that four or five friends can get together and participate in an epic fantasy adventure. One of the players becomes the leader, Dungeon Master-om. He must prepare the scenario of the adventure in advance and think carefully about the place where it will take place. The rest of the players create one for themselves character, thinking through their biography, appearance and setting game characteristics. When the preparation is over, the facilitator will begin to tell the story, and the players will describe their actions in it. The master describes the situation to the players, speaks on behalf of the characters in this world, draws maps of dungeons. Players also move the figures of heroes, and speak on their behalf, trying to get used to the shoes of their characters.

Host: You see a giant rift in the ground, in which ominous flames dance. The air here is very stuffy and saturated with the smell of sulfur.
Player: I'm running and jumping over the rift, shouting "Lee-and-ira Jae-e-enkins"!
Master: You don't make it to the other side of the pit and you burn in the fire!
Craftsman: Roll the die and add your Jump skill to it. Let's see if you can overcome the difficulty class 30!

Player: My score is only 23, damn!
Master: Now I'll roll the dice to determine fall damage and third-degree burns...

Gary Gygax plays with death in D&D

D&D started in 1971 when Gary Gygax created the first prototype role-playing system, Chainmail, which described the characteristics of fantasy characters. In the same year, the first adventure script was released by Dave Arneson. This is how it started Long story Dungeons and Dragons. The system has withstood many editions and changed owners more than once. Giant editions of rulebooks were rewritten and reprinted. The success of the system was resounding in the beginning, but it has not lost popularity even now. What is the secret? It would seem, why all these difficulties with dice and rule books when you can just play a PC RPG?

Great Adventures. This is how it happens in reality.

And so - in the imagination of the players.

And there is only one reason - the freedom of action, to which computer games cannot approach even a cannon shot. Have you ever been annoyed by scripted doors in computer games that cannot be opened ahead of time? Fences through which it is impossible to get into forbidden locations? Villains with whom it is impossible to agree? Or vice versa, characters who cannot be killed, although you really want to? Plot twists that you can't really change? Similar restrictions in a tabletop role-playing game no in principle. There, your character is free to go anywhere, and do what he pleases. Yes, the host has a script supposed plot development. But you, as a player, are always able to give the presenter a surprise! Give the dragon a poisoned princess instead of fighting it! Find and kill the main villain two acts before the finale! Break the wall out in the labyrinth that you are tired of going through! Become the greatest hero or the most vile champion of evil! You simply do not limit anything, the system only determines the probability of success of a particular action. And in incomprehensible situations, the leader makes the final decision. Yes, of course, there is no graphics engine here and all the action takes place in the imagination. But the player's fantasy is actually cooler than any engine.

Character Creation.

Let's take a look at some common RPG concepts that you might have heard about.

COMMON D&D TERMS

Alignment- a system of formal designation of the worldview of characters, first appeared in D&D. However, the inhabitants of the Internet really liked this thing and now it has spread widely in isolation from the role-based basis. The bottom line is that each character is characterized on a scale of kindness (evil-neutral-good) and decency (chaotic-neutral-law-abiding). The combination of these parameters gives 9 basic worldview archetypes . parody scales worldviews everyone must have seen it.

munchkin is not only the famous board game by Steve Jackson, actively parodying D&D, but also a certain type of role-playing player. Munchkins are those who do not bother with playing their role, but simply want to defeat everyone. Munchkins love to create extremely cool characters, they know the rules well and always interpret them in their favor. The only thing such players want from the game is to earn maximum experience points and equip the coolest things.

d20- a designation for a 20-sided gaming dice, which is the main one in the game. When a character declares an action whose success is not obvious (making an attack, jumping over a chasm, picking a lock), he rolls this die and adds a bonus to the result, depending on the features of his character. If the received number exceeded the one previously assigned by the Master difficulty class (DC, difficult class) is a success! Need for the game and other bones, such as 8-sided and 4-sided. There are 6 main types in total.

The evolution of dice.

Actually, various bonuses, characteristics of characters and the rules for their creation are described inPlayer's Handbook. The host will find everything you need to create an unforgettable adventure inMaster's Guide (Dungeon Master's Guide). Monsters that players may encounter are described inBestiaries (Monster Manual). The bestiary here is simply huge, but some D&D monsters stand out in particular and are a kind of hallmark of the system.

MONSTERS D&D

Evil Eye (Beholder)- one of the most recognizable and replicated D&D monsters. And in truth, he looks unusual and the battles with him come out amazingly interesting. Each eye of this creature shoots a beam with a special effect. One eye subjugates the will, the second erases into powder, and the other plunges into sleep.

Gelatinous cube ) is another common monster. He cannot boast of the ferocity of a beholder. All he does is crawl ominously onto the player and begin to slowly and painfully digest him, at the same time dissolving weapons and equipment. When you try to chop it with a sword, it is divided into smaller independent cubes.

Illithid ) are sinister slavers from the Underdark who feed on brains. They are highly intelligent, with telepathy and mind control abilities. Few things terrify a player more than losing control of a character. A controlled barbarian may well kill half of his comrades before they have time to deal with the hated illithid. It is also interesting that the illithid is the head. Literally. Because the rest of the body is simply usurped by a squid-like illithid larva from some sentient being.

Aboleth- Another psionic monster, it looks like a hefty fish with tentacles. Its characteristic feature is 3 eyes arranged in a column. Aboleths are cunning and dangerous opponents, for which they are loved by leaders and players. Like illithids, they are able to control the mind, as well as create illusions. Aboleths' bodies are covered in slime, the contact of which causes a terrible and intractable disease that turns the skin into a transparent membrane. But their most important feature is an unlimited life span combined with a constantly developing brain. As a consequence of this - the unimaginable abyss of knowledge and intelligence beyond imagination.

What players can potentially encounter is determined by the pre-selected setting. Settingis the game world in which the action takes place. Each setting is described separate series additional rulebooks. At the time of the second edition of D&D, the number of settings exceeded a dozen, and they were all connected by a common cosmology. At the moment, only a few game worlds are officially supported, which, however, does not prevent playing in the settings of the past.

D&D WORLDS

Forgotten Realms- the most elaborate setting of the system. There are cities famous for computer games Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter. There is the city glorified by Salvatore dark elves Menzoberranzan. This is where most famous heroes come from. Drizzt Do'Urden and ending Elminster.

Planescape- the most unusual D&D setting, support for which, unfortunately, has been discontinued a long time ago. Unusual races, impossible places and unique modules dedicated to solving eternal philosophical questions. This setting formed the basis of the cult computer game Planescape: Torment.

Eberron- a young, but rapidly developing setting that combines elements of noir, detective and adventure novel. Eberron is a world of magic made indistinguishable from technology. Lightning railways, airships on an elemental drive and of course the semi-dead robots "forged" (warforged), created to fight in the Last War. Games made in this setting dragonshard and Dungeons & Dragons Online.

A robot air pirate is robbing a lightning train. The whole essence of Eberron in one picture.

But one setting is not enough to start the game. The host needsmodule- a scenario of the game with a description of key places, characters and plot twists. A great many modules came out, some of them served as the basis for computer games. For example, a computer gameThe Temple of Elemental Evilbased on the same name board adventure. However, experienced craftsmen do not use ready-made modules, preferring to write scripts on their own.

Tomb of Horros- this is most famousanddeadliest modulethroughout the history of role-playing games and therefore deserves special mention. Of course, every leader can make a module for killing players. However, only Gary Gygax managed to create a module that kills so damn sophisticated, scary and methodical, but at the same time leaving really smart heroes a chance to succeed. This adventure was created as the final test for the most experienced players and the coolest characters. The ominous demilich Acererak made this dungeon so nightmarish not by chance and not in a rush, but only the finale of the adventure will put everything in its place.

Dozens of ingenious traps, a few but terrible opponents, an ever-growing atmosphere of horror, hopelessness and paranoia guarantees you an unforgettable experience. No, the monsters will not jump around the corner when the leader shouts "Boo!". Just any wrong step here becomes the last. By the way, one of the most famous traps of the Tomb kills stupid and careless adventurers instantly and without any checks. The coolness of the character doesn't matter.

Gary Gygax leads the players through the Tomb of Horrors.
“Throw a bone to see if you will weep. And if so, how much."

The whole truth about D&D

It should be noted that the world of role-playing games does not end with the D&D system. It's just that it's the most popular. There are many other systems, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Here are just a few examples:

OTHER ROLE SYSTEMS

Pathfinder-RPG is a side branch on the glorious Dungeons and Dragons tree. It continues the tradition of the D&D 3.5 rules, creatively developing them and fixing a number of old problems and difficulties. At the same time, the system retains compatibility with almost all material 3.5. All the information you need about Pathfinder can be found at d20pfsrd.com. The system is highly recommended for study. The only difficulty in getting acquainted with Pathfinder is that the material of the system has not been translated into Russian. And those who have difficulties with English should first study the Russified D&D material of editions 3.5 or 4 ( Thanks aldarin and pegasoff for their comments).

Ars Magica (The Art of Magic)- role-playing system with an emphasis on magical art. Instead of using ready-made spells, the player can create them on the go using the magic constructor. To date, five editions of the system have already been released.

ECLIPSE PHASE- role-playing system dedicated to the future of mankind. Clones, cyborgs, implants, supercomputers and spaceflight. Transhumanists should love it.

Age of Aquarius- domestic role-playing system for games in the style of urban fantasy, with glamorous vampires and werewolves. To date, the second edition has been published.

Interested role playing but don't know where to start?

Here's what you'll need:
1.Player's Handbook, Craftsman's Guide, and Bestiary selected edition. You can download these books in Russian on the Phantom Fantasy Studio website (many thanks to them for the translations). You should know the basics of the rules, but reading books from cover to cover is unnecessary and pointless. Just keep books handy as a reference. On the site you can find books of edition 3,5 and 4. Users who speak English are advised to study the Pathfinder system instead.

2. At least one type of each game dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20). Several six-sided cubes are better. You can buy the kit in an online store or make it yourself by printing bone patterns on thick paper and gluing them together. Another option is electronic generator programs.

3.Map, chips and markers. Line a sheet of paper (A2, the larger the better) by hand or on a plotter into 2.5 cm cells and cover it with thermal film. On it you will draw dungeons and castles that players will fall into. To get started, just take cardboard squares as chips.

4.Game module. You can come up with it yourself, but for starters, it's better to use ready-made ones (like this one). Maintaining the finished module is very simple - everything is there, from literary descriptions of landscapes to the characteristics of monsters. Read it in full, but be ready to improvise, because the actions of the players cannot be fully predicted.

5. Character sheets. Download (for example from here) and print them on A4 paper according to the number of players. Help them create characters, explain the basics of the system.

And let the great adventure begin!

Even ponies play D&D!
(By the way, in the first season of MlP, you can find out that Twilight Sparkle knows 25 spells, including Telekinesis, which in the framework of D&D 3.5 corresponds to a Wizard of the 10th level with an intelligence of 18)