My thoughts on doing these previews is to show some pre-generated characters at various levels and then highlight any relevant changes. So first up are a pair of Warriors; Cain the Slayer and Anya the Red. Yes, they may seem familiar. There are three classes for Forgotten Tales of Sword and Sorcery; The Warrior which is basically the Fighter, The Wanderer which is like a Thief/Rogue/Skill Monkey, and the Sorcerer which is the magic using class.

There’s a couple of things I want to highlight with this preview. First is Weapons & Armor. Like in the original White Box, all weapons do 1d6. We took that one step further and all Armor provides a -2[+2] bonus to AC. Not only does that keep the overall tone of the original edition, it also makes damage and Armor Class more a function of the character rather than the equipment. There aren’t magic shops and +1 weapons and armor readily available. Magic items are very rare and will often have unfortunate side effects. And since this all about Sword & Sorcery based around comics and B movies. Nobody wears practical armor.

Which leads us to Combat Bonus. This replaces the standard Attack Bonus. It’s used as an Attack Bonus and a bonus to AC. It also provides a bonus to Damage for Warriors.

NPC Portraits created with ePic Character Generator.