So in the last article we introduced our first Primal class for Project 4ever, the Druid. In this blog post we have another new power source to reveal, which we’ll do using our new Monk class! Read on to see what we’ve settled on for this master of martial arts.

Project 4ever is chugging forward at full steam! With public playtesting underway for our first Playtest Packet, we can now spare a glance ahead to what will be coming in “Wave 2”. With the Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard already out, what will be the next classes coming down the pipeline? First up for our thoughts today is the Druid!

With the “core four” classes and general rules now out and being playtested, I’m giving myself permission to start opening the floodgates of some behind-the-scenes design thoughts on how the rest of the classes will relate to each other. 

So far, the best way I’ve found to frame the classes is in how much spellcasting they have access to and the rate at which they gain more powerful spells. In other words, the spellcasting progressions.

The train of Project 4ever continues chugging along! In today’s discussion we’re going to tackle some of the mechanical and narrative design principles behind the Tiers of Play.

While the Tiers of Play don’t really have rules of their own in base 5e, they’re helpful to describe the space that the heroes occupy within the story and the world. In Project 4ever, I like to think of them in the following ways.

Project 4ever’s first four classes are out for playtesting! In the Playtesting Packet (available on our Discord), we’ve got a ton of content, including a few dozen monster stat blocks!

So it’s time for this blog to start addressing the other side of the coin, some toys for Dungeon Masters rather than just for players.

Today marks the start of a new series on the blog in which we pick out some products from Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition and share some thoughts on them. As it’s always great to start from the beginning, we’re taking a look at the first Player’s Handbook. As far as D&D books go, few have affected my personal playstyle and design-brain the way this one has!

We’re reaching the end of our first foray into the class design of the initial core four of Project 4ever. Pulling from Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, we’ve dug deep into the Fighter, Rogue, and Cleric and pulled out the parts that will bring the most fun to our 5e games. Now that the party has done all it can with blades and prayers, it’s time to remind them why they brought along the Wizard.

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition has so much to offer players of 5e. With Project 4ever, we’re dissecting 4e and repurposing a bunch of its inspirational gems. In our discussions on this blog we’ve already dug deep into the 4ever Fighter and Rogue classes. Today’s article is doing the same thing with the Cleric!

With Project 4ever, we’re digging deep into Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition to find gems of inspiration for our 5e games. We’re going to use a lot of 4e terms and ideas, especially combat roles and power sources. Make sure to check out those articles for more information on these concepts!

In the last article we went over the first five levels of the 4ever Fighter class. This time, we’re showing what we’re doing across those same levels with the 4ever Rogue.

Today we’re going over the first five levels of the 4ever Fighter class! If you’re already super familiar with what the 4e Fighter offers, feel free to skip to the section, “So, What Are We Stealing?”

Even if you aren't familiar with the exact terms 4e uses, you’ve probably heard similar descriptions of these roles in the genre of video games, particularly MMO’s like World of Warcraft. It's true that the designers if 4e did look to video games for inspiration, but that's hardly the insult that some of 4e’s critics accuse. 

Today we’re going to dig into the heart of 4e and pull out one of its core elements: power sources. We’ll discuss what they are and what their purpose was, and then focus on the five main ones: Arcane, Divine, Martial, Primal, and Psionic.

I haven’t made a habit of writing articles about other creators’ things, and truth be told, I haven’t proved consistent even with writing about everything Unraveled Archives is doing. But sometime something comes along that really speaks to me. Jungles of Kuauhtla: The Campaign Guide is just that special.

Here’s why!