Dragons Beyond

Melees and Combat walkthrough including discussion of Mounted Charge (but no Morale Test), Impetus Bonus, and Melee Between Horseman and Footman. BLUE COMBATANTS Billman: F-M 2nd level, 6 Hit Points, Brigandine and Normal Helm, Polearm, AC 6 [14] Spearman: F-M 2nd level, 6 Hit Points, Plate Armor and Full Helm, Spear, AC 3 [17] RED COMBATANTS Rider: F-M 2nd level, 6 Hit Points, Plate and Shield and Full Helm, Mounted Lance, AC 2 [18] Heavy Horse: HD 3, 9 Hit Points, No barding, Hooves as Flail x 2, AC 7 [13] Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

Using just the first 4 pages of the Melees and Combat chapter from Dragons Beyond, can we have a battle? Yes we can. Two 1st level Fighting-Men, both with 5 hit points and wearing plate mail square off on a featureless plain. One has a spear and the other a sword. Who will win? Shout out to @memyselfanddierpg for the concept. Edit: And of course I forgot that a 1st level F-M also gets a +1 improved damage, so the Spearman is even luckier because he won the battle with his spear thrust(s) after suffering a grievous slash that took him down to 1 hit point. Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

An explanation of the move / counter-move round sequence and the inspirational mechanics from the first commercial fantasy wargame. Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

This video explores the issue of experience point awards - the inspirational sources for the mechanics used in Dragons Beyond and why I departed from the Dalluhn / Beyond This Point Be Dragons manuscript. 0:00 Why Experience Points are abbreviated E.P. instead of X.P. 0:47 How EP were awarded in 0e 2:03 How EP were awarded in the 1e DMG. There was a little bit of information in the PHB that is not addressed in this walkthrough. 5:23 Commentary on Hackmaster 4e parody of 1e 5:45 How EP were awarded in Holmes Basic 6:24 How EP were awarded in Moldvay Basic 7:34 How EP were awarded in Cook Expert 7:50 How EP were awarded in second-edition 11:10 How EP were awarded in the 1973 playtest manuscript BTPBD. I do have an error in the upload re: 10 to 1 versus 1:1. 14:00 How EP were awarded in another game system from 1975 15:22 On Daring as a source of EP 16:13 Summary of the means of acquiring EP in Dragons Beyond 16:40 Public service announcement Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

0:00 Saving throws 3:16 Divisions (aka Alignments) and Alignment Languages 4:33 Traits (aka Attributes or Abilities) 5:39 Cunning (aka Wisdom) 6:54 Health (aka Constitution) 7:29 Appearance is not Charisma 8:20 Ego (and Loyalty) 9:07 Gold 9:37 Hit Points 9:47 Languages 10:51 Prime Requisite 11:05 Languages - Common 11:29 Languages - Magi 12:37 Encumbrance - Slots and Coins 13:13 Trait Tests 15:04 Relatives, Inheritance, and Upkeep Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

0:00 Fighting Capability - Beyond This Point Be Dragons 1:08 Wizards - upper level progression 1:36 Clerics - Role as healer 2:08 Clerics - Orders and Monasteries 3:09 Gary Gygax, 1st edition, and RAW 4:21 Clerics - weaponry 4:48 Clerics - miscellaneous abilities and turning the undead 5:47 Dwarven preferences for weapons and armor 6:19 Sex & Gender discussion 9:45 Fantasy Races 10:42 Level caps for non-humans, especially Halflings 11:40 Saving throws for non-humans 12:31 Elves and dual-class as Fighting-Man or Magic-User 13:41 Dual-class Elves and hit point progression 14:13 Elven preferences for weapons and armor and shout out to YeOldeGeek ( @yeoldegeek71 ) 14:41 Precision Missile Fire 15:24 Dwarven and Elvish languages 15:47 Halflings and Called Shots 16:24 Halflings - moving silently, secret doors, and inability to see in the dark 17:03 A note on infravision 17:32 Play Dragons Beyond your own way Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

0:00 Table of Contents 0:43 Forward and overall concept behind the retroclone 1:26 the name "Dragons Beyond," 1:39 the lineage of Beyond This Point Be Dragons 2:31 Why no basic explanatory terms are included 3:01 Classes: Fighting-Men 3:52 Fighting capability interpretation 5:58 Magic-Users - armor and spell casting 7:48 Magic-Users - weapon restrictions and intentional ambiguity in rule drafting 8:51 Gygax on RAW for 1st edition 10:25 Magic-Users: item creation, fighting capability 10:42 Improved Damage - more commentary 11:30 Hit point progression Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

1:12 On public domain imagery 2:10 The $10.00 pricing decision 2:58 Announcing "Heroes in Hulks" as the next supplement in progress 3:24 On Legal Notices - CC-BY-4.0 and OGL 1.0a Dragons Beyond https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond?affiliate_id=2658330 Game Master's Screen https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/470325/Dragons-Beyond-Game-Masters-Screen?affiliate_id=2658330 Character Record Sheet https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/476758/Dragons-Beyond-Character-Record-Sheet?affiliate_id=2658330 Community https://rhampton.itch.io/dragons-beyond-rpg/community

It is my own OCD tendencies that have delayed this project. Instead of searching for just a few monster images to spice up the book, I ended up spending too much time sourcing hundreds of images with another 200 to go. But I have found a lot of top notch public domain artwork. #DragonsBeyond

I continue to populate a dungeon using a combination of the rules from Aketon, some info on monsters from Dragons Beyond and The Usual Monsters as well as the oracle tables from Midwest Fantasy Wargame. Get Aketon here: https://ward-against-evil.itch.io/aketon