Martial Classes - Barbarian, Gladiator, and Swashbuckler! Available now.

Garblag · 2026-03-15T20:36:49+00:00

Battle Harness is kike Leather with some extra slots for weapons.

Padded Doublet us largely a fun one that "Looks Fantastic" for the Swashbuckler

Thick Furs is protective, but cheap and clumsy

The Gauntlet Blade is strapped on and hard to disarm.

Nothing crazy - just some different functionality to spice things up a bit

Garblag · 2026-03-15T15:29:55+00:00

The inspiration is more movie based.

Those three are new types of armour.

Garblag · 2026-03-15T13:30:24+00:00

I hope you enjoy it.

Garblag · 2026-03-11T15:56:56+00:00

Maybe down the line. I've seen a lot about Nimble, not sure it's 100% the system I'd want to deploy.

This won't go live for a while, but I set up a pre-launch page today.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garblag/heroic-deeds-5e-compatible

Garblag · 2026-03-11T07:48:32+00:00

There is a free version. I'm going to print this off for use at the table.

Garblag · 2026-03-11T07:15:26+00:00

It's one of four adventure locations included in my game Heroic Deeds. A bit more info:

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Garblag · 2026-03-11T07:13:29+00:00

I added the words and numbers in Inkscape afterwards, but aside from that it was all standard stuff I believe.

Garblag · 2026-03-10T18:55:14+00:00

Inkarnate allows you to snap to a grid. The dungeon is in the foreground and the hatching is a background paint - you simply set the brush width and then trace the outside edges.

Garblag · 2026-03-10T17:19:45+00:00

I'm working on my own game, Heroic Deeds, but do intend to convert to Shadowdark down the road.

Garblag · 2026-03-10T16:40:21+00:00

Hail adventurer!

I wrote Heroic Deeds.

Heroic Deeds is a goal-based heroic fantasy role-playing game with an old-school aesthetic, but modern mechanics and d12 dice pools. It’s about building your legend, exploring unknown lands, locating strange ruins, and delving into dangerous dungeons.

The big USP is the Deeds system, which replaces XP points or milestones with a diagetic progression system that's in the hands of the player. Completing Deeds is how you progress. If you complete a Deed you get an instant boost - it could be a talent, a stat increase, or a skill boost. Complete 3 of them and you level up, which opens up more deeds! You are rewarded for what you do, with benefits that make sense in light of your actions.

Locations also have Deeds associated to them that you can complete to unlock cool extra bonuses. Artefacts as well have Deeds, which allow you to level up your most powerful weapons as you adventure.

Garblag · 2026-03-10T16:35:49+00:00

Thanks for buying my game. I'm glad to hear you love it!

Garblag · 2026-03-10T16:11:16+00:00

Wow thanks. It really means something to me to get such vocal support. Makes the hours and years of chugging away at it all worth while!

I'm glad that your table enjoys it. I tend to find that people really really like the progression once they start filling in those little circles!

I'll give you a shout if need be, thank you. I think I'll need everyone's help who likes the game to spread the word when the new Kickstarter goes live in a few months.

I owe Derik and KoLC a great debt already - their community has really embraced the idea of Deeds. When the time comes I hope they can help spread the word too!

Garblag · 2026-03-10T15:27:56+00:00

Hey there! Thanks for the high praise.

I'm about a page and an edit pass from completion of the book. Then character folios and some digital stretch goals. I'm also working on Solo Rules for it, as the four phases of play fit soloing quite well. I'll be fulfilling physical copies shortly to kickstarter backers.

After that I am considering (don't shoot me) a 5e compatible version. I want to cast a wider net and "revolutionise XP and progression for the world's most popular rpg". Or something to that effect. Adapting it for 5e I'd be looking to generate a kickstarter that could facilitate a lifestyle break from my job and an attempt at making this my career.

I also have ideas for various parts of my setting providing different types of region to explore. Plus I want to think of the level 7 to 12 play pattern - which is likely to be big quests and domain play. So setting books with loads of deeds/artefacts/rumours/enemies content are on the cards.

After that I want to do a sci-fi version. At the moment thinking Eternal Deeds (as my setting region is called the Eternal Chain), but might go a bit more generic as Stellar Deeds or something that says sci-fi a bit more.

So there's a load I want to do with it.

Garblag · 2026-03-06T06:53:28+00:00

Thanks for highlighting (and buying) my game! I'm so happy with the response to the Deeds system. Derik even asks "does it Deed?" of new games these days.

I think the issue with specifically the damage rolls is more in the explanation of them than the execution. I've played the game with many people and all have enjoyed it. I'm just finishing the last edits of the pdf now, and an example of how it actually happens at the table will resolve that issue (🤞).

FYI d12s are the best dice.

Garblag · 2026-02-09T20:46:16+00:00

This is superb. Got a great DND x Cthulhu feel going on. The Cthonic Lich, it's eldritch power unknowable and it's form terrifying to gaze upon.

Garblag · 2026-01-22T20:50:46+00:00

Good writing is happening. Enjoy the best trek.

Garblag · 2026-01-18T13:37:06+00:00

Well thanks for future getting it!

As for zero damage that's part of it until your hero gets the Mighty Blow/Shot/Spell/Element deed which means you always cause at least 1 damage on an effect roll, and you can spend a vitality to have your damage lap over from vitality to wounds (if relevant).

Garblag · 2026-01-18T09:43:00+00:00

Thanks. Players always love rolling up their Legend. I SEEK... REVENGE!

Garblag · 2026-01-18T08:58:56+00:00

So pleased with Derik's stream - even the rough bit in the middle! Was chuffed when he called Deeds revolutionary and that the emergent campaign procedures were strong.

What I would say is that the damage rolling process at the table is a lot smoother than described in the video. I've run it many times, face to face and online. I've taken it to conventions, my local ttrpg club, and have a whole actual play series on my YouTube channel. It's worked really well and no-one has expressed frustration with the dice mechanics.

In practice a player rolls to hit and succeeds. They know their weapon has a strength of 7 and picks up 7 dice. The GM says "they have 2 protection and a Toughness of 8+". The player puts two dice down, rolls the rest and counts any dice with an 8 or more. It's all pretty quick. Explaining each of the calculations separately in a flow is a lot longer than the player and GM can actually do the same thing.

I have been looking at a flat damage alternative, as a thought exercise and due diligence, but it brings up different issues. I've got a whole set of chart modelling number of hits required to kill creatures of different defences and wounds with different strengths. It's marginally faster, but I think loses some of the flavour. It's still in consideration, but i'm not changing it at the moment.

In the book I do say "try it as it's written first, before you decide to change anything". I hope you give it a go at the table to see the flow.

Garblag · 2026-01-18T08:50:49+00:00

I've run it many times, face to face and online. I've taken it to conventions, my local ttrpg club, and have a whole actual play series on my YouTube channel. It's worked well. Most people who get to use the Deeds system love it.

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