rhialto wrote:

Osric_of_O wrote:

They would be that, but are they able to attack from prone?  And for all that their AC is penalised, are their attacks not penalised for attacking from prone?
 

RAW: prone is never mentioned with respect to attacking while prone, only defending. It would probably be a helpful clarification to explicitly state that attacking while prone is not allowed under the definition of prone, but it is only implied (by the absence of any mention of attacking while prone, and only mentioning defending while prone). The discussion of surprized being treated as prone on p.266 of the PM strongly implies that prone means no attacks (since surprized parties cannot attack).

A good call. I will try to tighten up the language a bit for future printings. There are very few instances in which I would allow any type of action from a prone defender. In almost all cases, they would be in a poor state, barely able to offer any self-defense. 
 

Yes, this will be my first Origins. Very much looking forward to it!

This might be a good question to ask over at the Discord server, because a lot of those gamers are dabbling with a lot of systems and are familiar with a lot of content.

 https://discord.com/invite/jpbJU7W

Prof.Dogg wrote:

I am ridiculously excited about the Foundry ruleset. I've already started building the framework of a campaign.  Will the artwork be imported from the corebooks when the compendium is done? 

Happy to hear you are excited about the development! Right now the only plan for art importation into the compendium is for monsters. 
 

Interesting, Dave. You might find this interesting, too. You may have this already, but it was basically Gary's thoughts on multi-classing and dual-classing for Castle Zagyg, using C&C rules: 

NOTES ON DUAL-CLASS AND MULTI-CLASSING
It seems reasonable to this author that very able characters be able
to operate in two distinct and not incompatible classes at the same
time. Thus, a fair number of the non-player characters encountered
in this setting have dual class status and it would be unfair not to
present the players with the same options. There are two options
when a player decides his character should have more than one
class. The first option is multi-classing. This allows a character to be
made up of more than one class when initially created. The second
option is dual classing. Dual-classing allows a character to acquire
another class later on in their career.

MULTI-CLASSING

Choosing the Classes
1. Any class can combine with any other class barring
alignment restrictions.
2. Up to three classes can be chosen for humans and two for
demi-humans.
3. The classes chosen must correspond to a prime attribute.
4. The HP/ dice for each class are rolled together and then
averaged, rounding up fractions of .5 or more, dropping any
below that.

Advancing Levels
1. All experience points are divided up equally amongst the
classes chosen for the character. For example, if a fighter/
thief were to receive 250 experience points, 125 is applied
to the fighter class and 125 to the thief class. All fractions
are dropped.
2. Once a character acquires enough experience points to
progress in one class, they do so. For example, a cleric/
wizard has 2,252 experience points in both the wizard and
cleric class (they must always be equal), that character
advances to 2nd level cleric while remaining a 1st level
wizard.
3. When advancing a level, use the Hit Dice type for the
class one advanced in to determine the number hit points
gained. Using the cleric/ wizard

grodog wrote:

I didn’t see the show live Jeff, but will check out the recording!

Allan.

Excellent! Let me know what you think.
 

Just catching up on some of these -- great job, giz! This campaign sounds like a blast. Out of curiosity, what is a "gadgeteer"?

I should be able to update the free download at hyperborea.tv to reflect these changes.

Tonight, at 9pm (eastern) / 8pm (central), I will be live on Rollin' Bones with Ryan Gregory Howard to discuss a wonderful selection of Clark Ashton Smith stories:

Horror Story:
"The Devotee of Evil"

Xiccarph Story:
"The Flower Women"

Averoigne Stories:
"The Satyr"
"Mother of Toads"

Zothique Stories:
"The Charnel God"
"The Isle of the Torturers"

Hyperborea Stories:
"The Tale of Satampra Zeiros"
"The Seven Geases"

I hope you can join us! We will discuss the content of these stories, discuss our thoughts, read your comments, and more. You can read any of these stories right now at a website called Eldritch Dark. Here is the link for tonight's livestream show:

https://www.youtube.com/live/cF_HoIQHfZM?si=BIGpcS6rGmYRDBas
 

Greetings friends,

This message is to inform you that DriveThruRPG is having their annual Christmas in July sale, which includes a lot of great Hyperborea titles. Deals include the following:

- HYPERBOREA Players' Manual = $7.20 (normally $12)
- HYPERBOREA Referee's Manual = $7.20 (normally $12)
- Atlas of Hyperborea = $3.00 (normally $5)
- The Anthropophagi of Xambaala = $6.00 (normally $10)
- The Late Trapper's Lament = $6.00 (normally $10)
- Rats in the Walls and Other Perils = $6.00 (normally $10)
- Forgotten Fane of the Coiled Goddess = $6.00 (normally $10)
- Ghost Ship of the Desert Dunes = $6.00 (normally $10)
- The Mystery at Port Greely = $6.00 (normally $10)
- The Beasts of Kraggoth Manor = $6.00 (normally $10)
- The Lost Treasure of Atlantis = $6.00 (normally $10)

Just head over to DriveThruRPG and search for HYPERBOREA or the publisher North Wind Adventures! Your support helps us to keep creating great new content!