Aielman15

Since DnD2024 is releasing soon and there's not much point in working on 5e classes anymore, I'm releasing everything I've created in the past few months, even if it's not finished.

The Highlander is my revision of the Barbarian. The revision aims at improving both the performance of the class (which, as most people know, was pretty much dead weight after lv~8) and the feeling during play (which means, having things to do other than raging and smashing stuff), while also keeping the core mechanics as close to the original source as possible, and without adding unnecessary complexity.

The class was meant to be played alongside my other homebrew classes, of which I've already released the Heroic Warrior (revamped Fighter). As you can clearly see, this homebrew is not finished: the class itself is functional, but there is only one subclass. I was planning on going back and adding new subclasses after I played a campaign as a Barbarian to get a general feel of how it plays, but I never got the chance and, with DnD2024 approaching, there's not much point anyway, as I don't think that people will play 5e classes anymore.

Having said that, I hope that you'll enjoy it. Feedback are always welcome, and I'm always curious to hear others' opinions on my design choices. Maybe one day I'll finish working on it!

PDF download/online reader: https://mega.nz/file/nYtmlSyY#DPwA0XtgV_p2GaWfxaXXPBKm5OtoWz0BDcrZm_mKUn8
Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd

In the past few months, I have been working on revamped classes for DnD5e for personal use. This is my revamped Fighter, which I've played in a (still ongoing) campaign for the past few months and had a blast with.

Unfortunately, with DnD 2024 approaching, I see very little incentive in working on this still. I don't even think people will be interested in trying it with the new rules. I don't like DnD 2024 and the 2024 Fighter looks bland and boring to me, so I'll keep playing this one instead, but I don't see myself updating it further in the future unless I find a really broken combo that needs addressing.

So, this is kind of the end, and it's a bit bittersweet to me.

Please, enjoy :)

Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/wiVrW5C
Online reader and PDF download: https://mega.nz/file/2REGBRAY#7x46WOuZIdTpMLR_04o2gRSKPa04DE2xZIh8fRU-DGo
Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd

Inkarnate is giving away 10-days free Pro membership, so I took the bait and tried it. I decided to use the limited time to bring a very old concept of mine to life, which I originally conceived as a kid in high school. Overall, there's a lot of improvements to be made (especially since I decided to stick to the original concept as much as possible, which was... not very good to begin with lol), but I had a lot of fun and it allowed me to unwind a bit before going to bed, which was nice.

Not sure if I'll stick to Inkarnate Pro, however. Inkarnate is good, but it's web browser-only and subscription-only, which are both dealbreakers for me. I think I'll try Wonderdraft next!

Source (Reddit)

I'm a huge Talisman fan but I wasn't aware that a new edition was being released, and I thought that others would appreciate the news.

Key points:

• SDR 5.2 will be made available under Creative Commons.
• It will release within weeks of the 2025 Monster Manual (which will release February 18th, 2025).
• It will contain information from all three core rulebooks (PHB, Monster Manual, DMG).
• It will be localized in all officially supported languages.

This is exciting news for every aspiring game developer! Brackeys, a popular YouTuber who used to make in-depth and very user-friendly tutorials about Unity, is returning after a long hiatus, and will now create tutorials on Godot (for those who don't know, it's a FOSS game engine, but I'm pretty sure that, if you have an account here, you already know it).

Brackeys' tutorials were (and still are) the best tutorials for Unity, and have helped many aspiring devs (some of whom I know personally, and who later made a career out of it). His return, and the fact that he's now chosen to specialize on Godot, is a game-changer (pun intended) for the accessibility of the FOSS engine. Considering the recent Unity debacle, I'm happy that Brackeys will help people jump the ship, and I'm sure it will be instrumental in its success in the future.

Some trailers have been shared here, but not all. This is a list of all 35 announcements from the Triple-i initiative showcase.

• Slay the Spire 2 (Mega Crit, early access 2025 - Steam)
• Risk of Rain 2 - Free content update (Gearbox Publishing, coming soon - Steam, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS4, Switch)
• Kill Knight (PlaySide Studios, 2024 - Steam, XSX|S, PS5, Switch)
• Shadows of Doubt - Console announcement + Update (Fireshine Games & ColePowered Games, 2024 - Steam, XSX|S, PS5)
• My Time at Sandrock - Cross-platform multiplayer announcement (Pathea Games, Focus Entertainment & PM Studios, 2024 - Steam, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS5, Switch)
• Dinolords (Northplay & Ghost Ship Publishing, Early Access - Steam)
• Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (Fireshine Games & Metamorphosis Games, May 21st 2024 - Steam)
• Vampire Survivors - DLC + PS announcement (Poncle, May 9th 2024 - Steam, XBoxOne, PS4, Switch)
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (A44 & Kepler Interactive, Summer 2024 - Steam, Epic Games Store, XSX|S (GamePass), PS5)
• Never Alone 2 (Humble Games & E-Line Media, TBA - Steam (not clear if it's coming on console as well))
• Cataclismo (Digital Sun Games, July 16 2024 - Steam, GoG)
• Death Must Die - Act II (Realm Archive, April 20th 2024 - Steam)
• Endzone 2 (Gentlymad Studios & Assemble Entertainment, Summer 2024 - Steam, GoG)
• Dyson Sphere Program - Free update (Youthcat Studio & Gamera Games, Coming Soon - Steam)
• UnderMine 2 (Thorium, TBA - Steam)
• Norland (Hooded Horse, Early Access May 16th 2024 - Steam)
• WHAT THE CAR? (TRIBAND, September 5th 2024 - Steam)
• Darkest Dungeon II - Free update (Red Hook Studios, 2024 - Steam)
• RKGK (Wabisabi Design & Gearbox Publishing, Summer 2024 - Steam)
• Broken Roads (Drop Bear Bytes, Out Now - Steam, GoG, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS4, Switch)
• Ravenswatch - Early access update (Passtech Games, April 22nd 2024 - Steam)
• Cat Quest III (The Gentlebros & Kepler Interactive, 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch)
• Hyper Light Breaker (Heart Machine, Early Access Summer 2024 - Steam)
• The Last Spell - DLC Announcement (Ishtar Games & The Arcade Crew, April 24th 2024 - Steam)
• Laysara: Summit Kingdom (Quite OK Games & Future Friends Games & Quite OK Games, Out Now - Steam)
• Wizard of Legend 2 (Dead Mage & Humble Games, TBA - Steam)
• Let's School (Pathea & PM Studios, Summer 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch)
• Brotato - DLC + Local Co-op announcement (Blobfish Games, Summer 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch, Android, Apple Store)
• Tchia - Switch announcement (Awaceb & Kepler Interactive, June 27th 2024 - Switch)
• Streets of Rogue 2 (tinyBuild, Early Access 2024 - Steam)
• Old World - DLC announcement (Mohawk Games & Hooded Horse, May 28th 2025 - Steam, GoG, Epic Games Store)
• Palworld - Arena update (Pocket Pair, 2024 - PS4, XboxOne)
• 33 Immortals (Thunder Lotus, May 24th, 2024 - Epic Games Store, XSX|S (GamePass))
• MOUSE (FUMI Games & PlaySide Publishing, 2025 - Steam)
• V-Rising - Update (Stunlock Studios, Early Access - Steam)
• The Rogue Prince of Persia (Evil Empire & Ubisoft, Early Access May 14th 2024 - Steam)

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If I sort a multicommunity by 'Hot', it will show all posts from community 1, then all posts by community 2, etc... kind of defying the purpose of a multicommunity at all. I solved it by sorting by 'New' instead, but I figured I'd mention it here because it took me a while to notice - I thought people were not making new posts at all, while in fact, it was just displaying all posts by a lowly populated community first.

FIRST PIC TRANSCRIPTION:

Dear Pokémon fan game community,

It is with heavy heart that I announce that the Relic Castle website has been taken down following a DMCA takedown notice.

Relic Castle has always been a non-profit, ad-free, tight-knit community and we pride ourselves in what we have achieved. Members have felt at home, made friends, and even careers with us. It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that the forum part of this community, which was to turn 10 years old this year, has had to come to an end. With over 20.000 members and 65.000 posts, Relic Castle was a home to many of us.

The Discord server is not going anywhere, and the site is still visible as an archive using the Wayback Machine.

Thank you all for being with us this last decade, and thank you for making Relic Castle as awesome and life-changing as it has been for some of us.

Sincerely, Marin (Owner) & Andy (Manager)

SECOND PIC TRANSCRIPTION

FAQ: (will update as we can/want to)
1- The website was backed up and sent to me (Cat) right before it was taken down, so nothing is truly lost.
2- TCPI should not be contacted as it was a third party who is authorized by TCPI to supply DMCAs and looks legitimate to us.
3- The DMCA was on the entire site for using "unauthorized copies of copyrighted material", so different from one game being taken down.
4- What will RC staff do next? Is there a new site or will the Discord be expanded? We don't know right now.
5- Put love into the world today