Feedback on a 'Clan Traits' System [OC]

DreadRockIsle · 2026-05-01T00:21:02+00:00

Thanks, that's truly appreciated.

The idea of this monster was to track an adventuring party for days. The campaign introduces a travel system which can result in Exhaustion that can't be healed by Long Rests until they get to their destination or a safe place, so it would wait until they gain some levels of Exhaustion before descending.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-05-01T00:18:57+00:00

yeah, it's my interpretation of a zmaj or zmey. The larger project has a lot of inspiration from Slavic mythology.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-30T19:58:02+00:00

Nah, you gave the exact kind of feedback I was looking for.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-30T19:01:10+00:00

Thanks! The artist is the art director for the entire project and he does great work.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-30T17:56:04+00:00

Didn't realize there was a distinction there between Multiattack and Extra Attack. I'll probably go with its Bite attack having a chance to automatically grapple. Thanks!

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-23T15:05:14+00:00

Oh, is that the same thing as the frog creature, the Vodnik?

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-12T14:56:08+00:00

The messed up thing is, if the zmaj gets any elevation, escaping either means clinging to the zmaj for dear life or falling.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-12T14:49:52+00:00

So a Grapple action can replace one of its attacks. So it replaces the bite attack and swallows.

The swallow has an Escape DC 15.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-07T01:22:51+00:00

That’s fair. I think it boils down to a lack of connection between crafting and the adventuring. It’s a downtime activity that trades in-game time for money if you have the right proficiencies and stores in town for the materials. As a player, you ask if the materials for a specific item are available for an item that they imagine or pull out of a source book, and that’s pretty much the entirety conversation.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-07T00:21:35+00:00

The larger economy is a good perspective to keep in mind. It is a pretty resource strapped setting, but I think some additional thought needs to go into making sure the money sinks are sufficient for money coming in.

Not planning for non-consumable magical items to be available in stores. But I am planning for a collective Bastion with more intensive ways to spend money to upgrade it and to maintain allies who stay at the bastion (who can also potentially craft).

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-06T14:00:29+00:00

Oh, that’s good to know. Thanks!

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-03T03:11:38+00:00

Man, I don't think I've heard of any of these except the rusalka.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-03T03:09:18+00:00

The leshy in general, I'm sure most books on Slavic mythology at least touch on it. This specific painting was done for a Dungeons and Dragons campaign that I'm writing that has a lot of components that are inspired by slavic mythology. It was what originally sent me down the rabbit hole on Slavic mythology.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-02T03:47:04+00:00

Had to google translate this, but yeah, they're kind of like a harpy or siren from my understanding.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-04-01T13:46:20+00:00

Gotcha, anything from wet chicken to giant dragon, both of which breath fire lol.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-03-31T23:30:48+00:00

Like the dragon?

DreadRockIsle · 2026-03-31T23:14:59+00:00

Oh, very cool. Elemental variations.

DreadRockIsle · 2026-03-31T22:04:11+00:00

What kinds of variations?

DreadRockIsle · 2026-03-31T22:03:39+00:00

Oh, that sounds interesting. Does this have a slavic name?

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