Block, Dodge, Parry - A Levelless, Classless Expansion of Cairn

hey, I am a big fan of the game. Got a question about the rules and some about the product in the near future.

1) Does heavy weapon proficiency and bludgeoning weapon damage proficiency stack? Meaning if you have a Heavy (1) weapon, you ignore 2 armor with bludgeoning if you are proficient in both? I know I can rule this myself but I was wondering what was your idea behind this.

2) Are you going to update the larger typeface document with a fixed index at some point, and possibly include the new Coin Price List and the rest of the bonus content in it?

3) I am having some difficulties coming up with treasure which is not just to sell for coin. Do you have some ideas that you may want to include in the main document?

Thanks in advance.

Hi DGG! Following up on someone else's comment regarding the POD. I am considering getting Cairn off Lulu at some point -- will BDP be available there in the nearish future? If so, I'd like to pick them both up at once :D 

Hi, first of all great work. I purchased the game on DTrpg to have everything in the same library but I noticed that some files are missing there. Is there any chance of accessing the game from here too?
Many thanks

Is it possible to get a pdf with bigger fonts? seems that you use a 9 font and it's too small to print a copy to read without screen+zoom.

hi, i play Cairn with 4 heroes, is the content of BDP compatible with (in particular the combat) ?

Hi! Is there any group or place where I can make suggestions or ask questions about the game?

one question btw, does a career give you ALL the skills listed under it or some at start?

man this is great work. but it reeeeaaally needs and index page. and a bit bigger font for A5 printing as booklet. that aside, I love it's contents. really good work! but pleaaaase add an index page for reals

Any plans for this to be available in print? 

It would be immensely useful to have a table of contents that links to the corresponding pages, as the content is large and modular.

Excellent update of the rules. However, I still really miss a version with text in two columns that is easy to view on a cell phone screen.

These rules are amazing. My players always wanted to have some kind of "reaction" to being hit, and Block, Dodge, Parry gives me that. Not only that, but a bunch of other awesome stuff. 

My other favourite part is fantasy species . Always wanted to have a little difference among them other than the looks, and now I have them. 

I haven't looked at the magic system yet, but I imagine it's good and will definitely be used in my games from now on.

The skills system on the other hand gives me some questions. It just looks too complicated and I think my players wouldn't want to engage in such complicated rules. Still, there are some things that I can implement. Can't do EVERYTHING by the book, eh?

Thank you so much for creating this tool-book, Dice Goblin. You are amazing

Hi Dice Goblin,

Is there any chance that you will make this available as a print on demand product on Drive Thru (or even better Lulu). 

PDF's are great, but I really have an easier time learning games from physical books. I love Cairn and have three books for it (the core rules, the core rules spiral bound, and the bestiary) printed from Lulu (the quality is great).

These rules look amazing by the way.

I definitely encourage you to build out, a hopefully illustrated in your style, bestiary as well. That, and some of the other suggestions in this thread would make for a really nice full featured game.

Hey, will you update the files on DriveThru as well? I think it's still on 1.23 over there... :-)

Do you think there is a place for this to use for solo rpg w whitebox? This looks really interesting. Cheers!

Dude, your project is amazing! But please, you urgently need a better layout! Maybe in A5 format, with two columns, or something like that, for better visualization. Reading your project on cell phone is hell.

Hey Dice Goblin! I really love your ruleset! So Cairn uses spellbooks for Enemy NPC spellcasters. Is there a particular way you like to run NPC spellcasters within BDP's magic rules?

Hello, I see that there is a Version 1.31 here, will the Drivethru version be updated at some point or have you moved on from here? The latest version I can download is v1.3

Hello friend! First say I love your work

1. Do you have plans to improve the layout of the book? I read the PDF mainly on my cell phone and the visualization is very impaired. The font is small and the page is large, very uncomfortable to read, especially in the parts where the text is not placed in two columns. I'm a layman, but I think the game would benefit from A5 formatting and text always in two columns. At least be inspired by Cairn 2e formatting.

2. I own the game purchased from DTRpg. Would it be possible to access it here as well? I prefer to follow the evolution of the game through itch. My email is rafamarruda@gmail.com

Many thanks for your amazing work!

Hi there.  I'm confused on the section relating to magical tricks.  The directions state:

"The caster invests a number of Magic Dice of choice, as with casting a spell. For each 1-3, the difficulty of the Save is increased by 1. For each 4-6, the difficulty of the Save is increased by 2 – and the user gains Fatigue."

However in the example below this:

"Maltas tries to make an enemy orc stumble, and invests 2 MD. He rolls a 3 and a 5. The orc must roll under or equal his STR (14) but above 1, as the 5 raises the difficulty by 1. Maltas gains 1 Fatigue, from the 5."

Shouldn't the orc have to roll above a 3?  The player rolled a 3 (+1 to difficulty) and a 5 (+2 to difficulty and the user gets fatigue)?  Doesn't the +1 and +2 stack?

RAW it looks like you always have to Block, Dodge, Parry, or Fight Back whenever you are attacked. Is this intended by the rules? My first impression is that this rule would make combat much more damaging than in standard Cairn.

I made a character sheet that tries to hint at the rules. Please tell me if I made any mistakes: https://justgage.itch.io/block-dodge-parry-character-sheets

Finally got around to picking this up. The frequent updates and interesting content kept it at the top of my to-read list.

Any Plans for a Physical Version?

I love this so much. This may be a bit too much to ask, but is it possible to eventually have an A5 version? I printed it as a booklet and the text is extremely small! 

Other than that, it's truly excellent! Bought it, then bought it again for a friend :)

How do monsters who do not use weapons fit into the expanded combat mechanics? Do you give their natural weapons, like claws, tags like regular weapons?

Are there a plans to add skills that allow for a playstyle similar to a druid?

The weapon chart in the latest update states that the crossbow and greatbow are fast but have a d8 and d10 as a die. Additionally on the Tricks Magic Example shouldn't the DC for the orc be under 14 but above 3 rather than above 1. Additionally I'm not quite sure where you get armor from, there is no chart for it like weapons.

I bought this a while ago, is it possible to get a DTRPG code? Managing the updates and downloads there is so much easier :)

This game seems to do everything I try to force into Cairn, but actually well implemented. Well done! I especially like your take on weapons and combat. I love that weapon lenght is taken into account without grinding the game to a halt in a weapon measuring contest.

Was there was a change in your terms from (fast, balanced and slow) attacks vs (fast, normal, and slow) attacks? If so, I think pg 13 has old terms. Cheers!

Just purchased! Game looks totally great but I can't find the character sheet. Am I missing something? 

Great stuff, your weapon and damage proficiencies, as well as training system for character advancement won me over between this and Ruincairn. I think the dependence on gold and finding trainers is a great motivator for player buy in and agency. When developing this is their a source for gold/item values that you had in mind or drew from? I want to ensure I can balance when adapting published adventures for other systems.

Also are you intending to allow monsters to have weapon/damage proficiencies, and/or the ability to block/dodge/parry?

Thanks!

Really like the combat and spellcasting material here. Have a creature-prep question for you: 

Given the guidelines you mention for NPC creation and the considerations you offer for what sort of combat abilities different npcs might have, if we have (say) an orc who can block, how many times (or how much fatigue) would you imagine giving a monster like that access to in combat against the PCs? A certain number, and the players can wear them out? Or functionally-infinite fatigue, and the PCs then need to change-up their tactics? I can imagine both being viable, but I wonder from your own play what you found to feel good at your table. 

Thanks for your time, and for your great work!

Do Magic and Faith Dice ever get used up? And can you try to Dodge every attack that comes your way or only once a "round"?

Hello! I have a question about the 4 options when a character is under attack.
Is the chosen option intended to be a free reaction (besides the Fatigue costs, if any) or does it count as an action?

Good stuff. Love the social conflict system and weapon skills.