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| Hymla the Horn vs. the Eye Am cult |
From my Witch Valley B/X campaign, the Loom.
LOOM
The Great Loom have said nothing should be done except in its own time and by its own way. The Low Loom have said having four hands to do the work doesn’t hurt.
RESTRICTIONS
You attack as a Fighter. You can use any weapon and wear any armor created for Loom (cost is quadruple and plate mail is exceedingly rare, costing ten times the normal amount). You can use magic items usable by Fighters. Your Prime Requisite is Strength, which must be at least 13. You are 8’ tall and quite intimidating. Non-Loom reactions to you are at -2.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Armed & Dangerous: You have four powerful arms. You can choose to make 2 melee attacks per round at a penalty of -3 per attack. At level 7 you can make 3 attacks at -3 each, or 2 at -2 each. Upon reaching level 10 you can attempt 4 melee attacks per round at -3 each, 3 attacks at -2 each, or 2 attacks at -1 each. During any round in which you attack more than once you can take no other actions, including movement. You can use two shields at the same time, gaining the -1 AC benefit of each. If you make 2 successful unarmed attacks against an opponent you can grab them. A grabbed enemy takes 1d6 points of damage per round from head butts, punches, bites, or strangulation. Only by passing a saving throw vs. paralysis can they break free.
Moon Curse: Your people tell a story about falling to earth from the Moon. When the Moon is full you are filled with strength, gaining +2 to saving throws and +1 to melee attack and damage. When the Moon is new you suffer -1 to all such rolls.
One thing that is becoming increasingly clear to me, on the whole creative front, is that I need to stop thinking about doing stuff and just do stuff. One of my big problems was, after GOZR, I didn't want to devote myself to such an intense project again for a while. I was like... y'know... just do traditional fucking layouts with text and fonts.
But I haven't been doing those. So it kind of stands to reason that I should just lean into what I know how to do best and stop fucking around. Meaning: Draw more pages and make little books. It's the one thing I love to do more than anything else and the only reason I don't do it more is because I'm constantly second-guessing myself.
No, this is not a New Year's resolution. I don't do those.
Ideas on the table that already have some progress and that I could/should finish:
Black Pudding 8: Mostly finished.
ZSF: Tons of work put into it, but depending on final form it is either half done or barely started.
Blood Red Pinup Book: This one is done. I have a 64 page book all fixed up. I just need to get it printed and offer it up for sale.
Rock Hardy Book of Dwarfs: Literally finished, including layout, other than doing maybe 3 additional drawings. I just can't muster the energy to do it. I fear it is just a meh book.
GOZR Adventure Book: This is an idea for which I have a few pages. I know people have asked for some GOZR adventures and I just haven't been able to return to that game with the same passion. I think because I poured so much time and effort into it I'm just finished, for now. I gave it my all. I made a complete game book. The idea was that you'd make your own adventures.
Sorry, this is a bit of a random and slightly bitchy post. I'm honestly not in a bad mood. I'm just not focused, which is becoming more and more troubling.
