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The Artillerist has some good blasty bonus spells, but notably lacks Lightning Bolt and other "line-shaped" AoE effects. As for Ranger and mobility, a persistent climbing speed is a huge aspect of Megaman's mobility, and in offocial 5e there's Spider Climb and the Thief removing extra move...

Thanks for posting all this analysis - I had a serious look at using Spheres for Pathfinder but then we ran another game instead. I can see 5e fans using this book too! Always happy to see others enjoying my reviews! This is anecdotal evidence, but I've noticed in a few circles that people who are ...

Chapter 4: Spheres, Part 4 https://i.imgur.com/N6NbNdQ.png The Telekinesis Sphere covers moving objects at a distance via magical force. The three basic sphere abilities include being able to “catch” a ranged weapon attack via an opposed spell attack roll, “levitating” a willing target or unattende...

https://i.imgur.com/HXnQkI6.jpeg Aang Medium Human (Variant) Elementalist 12; Path of the Geomancer Armor Class 18 Hit Points 63 (12d8) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 10 DEX 16 CON 11 INT 10 WIS 20 CHA 10 (27 point buy, +1 DEX/WIS Variant Human, +2 WIS feats, +2 WIS ASI) Saving Throws Dexterity +7,...

Chapter 4: Spheres, Part 3 https://i.imgur.com/Kddh5Uf.png The Life Sphere covers the healing arts, from hit points to negative status effects and various maladies. Life is notable for having three default sphere abilities: Cure heals 1d8 to 4d8 + Key Ability Modifier hit points for 1 Spell Point, ...

https://i.imgur.com/gLqpL2Z.png Megaman X Medium Warforged Prodigy 10; Mimic’s Calling Armor Class 19 (+2 Breastplate, +1 AC from Integrated Protection) Hit Points 83 (10d8+30) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 10 DEX 16 CON 16 INT 16 WIS 10 CHA 10 (27 point buy, +2 CON, +1 INT Warforged, +1 INT feat,...

Chapter 4: Spheres, Part 2 https://i.imgur.com/wYHnNcS.png The Destruction Sphere is a broad overview of the myriad kinds of damage-dealing magic. The basic sphere ability is a Destructive Blast, which is akin to those damaging cantrip spells in default 5th Edition but can be Augmented to deal a lo...

https://i.imgur.com/963JR8v.jpeg Shantae Medium Humanoid (Air Genasi) Mageknight 8; Shapeshifter Path Armor Class 16 Hit Points 68 (8d10+16) Speed 30 ft. STR 9 DEX 16 CON 14 INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 16 (27 point buy, +2 DEX, +1 CON Air Genasi, +1 CHA feat) Saving Throws Dexterity +6, Charisma +6 Skills Ac...

Chapter 4: Spheres, Part I By far the longest chapter in the book, we’ll cover the Spheres in four parts. Before beginning there are some universalities I should bring up. Unlike in traditional 5th Edition, a lot of concentration duration sphere effects can last the duration without the need for co...

https://i.imgur.com/j4cOtO0.png https://i.imgur.com/lHgWe27.png Back in 2014 a small publisher by the name of Drop Dead Studios created an alternative magic system for the Pathfinder Role-Playing Game. Divorcing itself from Vancian mechanics, Spheres of Power was intended to cover a wider variety o...

https://i.imgur.com/XBVj90n.png Spheres of Thylea: the Spheres System for Odyssey of the Dragonlords A world that is approaching the end of an uneasy peace between gods and titans. A world where dragons, now long forgotten, proved the salvation of mortals against the cruel whims of giants and fey. ...

I think Supers & Spheres has been my favorite so far. This is the kind of baseline power level I like operating on. Can't help but notice the lack of super-psychic powers or super-illusions. All these power sets are pretty obviously based on super heroes and not their rogues. Like, there's Powe...

https://i.imgur.com/QoHD51S.jpeg Supers & Spheres: the Spheres System for Supers & Sorcery A world where kaiju roam in the wild lands beyond the mountains. A world with a city that sits at the center of an extraplanar network of myriad realities. Every 20 years brings a new generation of em...

https://i.imgur.com/N6W6Krw.jpeg Dark Roads and Deep Spheres: the Spheres System for Midgard A realm that is flat, embraced within the coils of the World-Serpent. Where the gods wear many faces and ley lines fuel works of unprecedented magical might. Whether visited by dragon wing or shadow road, t...

It's been forever since I read the D20 Rokugan books.

Hello everyone! I’ve done half a dozen official settings for the Spheres system, and feel quite accomplished. But now I’m going to move on to tackling 3rd party works before continuing on with TSR/WotC ones. I have several reasons for this. Birthright, Council of Wyrms, Ghostwalk, Spelljammer: the s...

https://i.imgur.com/bgwdR6k.jpeg Spheres of Fate: the Spheres System for Al-Qadim A land united by faith and empire, where the petty racial bigotries that plague other worlds have been left in the past. Adventurers explore the endless sands, lush jungles of ruined kingdoms, and the countless island...

https://i.imgur.com/y9GA9XB.jpeg Spheres of Siberys: the Spheres System for Eberron A world shaped by the prophecies and marks of dragons, where magic is omnipresent and uplifted the world into a new Industrial Revolution...and a terrible continental war. Major Traditions: Designed to incorporate a...

Nate_MI did a Let's Read of Genefunk 2090, a biopunk setting, on RPGnet back in 2020.

Reposted here with permission.

Amnestic did a review for Witchcraft: Magic of Hereva on GiantITP.

Reposted here with permission.

The Blue Rose Adventurer's Guide (5e) by Libertad.

Brancalonia: Spaghetti Fantasy Setting by Libertad.

Brancalonia and Blue Rose are done (Review links in the OP).

Don't know what I'll review next, but will probably be the Spheres system books or Eat the Rich series.

https://i.imgur.com/1wNrX3q.png Our final chapter of Brancalonia is the bestiary section, containing new creatures and foes likely to run afoul of our Knaves. There are two cases where the size, type, and alignment are in untranslated Italian, although the rest of them are in English. Anguanes (CR ...

https://i.imgur.com/FN4Vwl6.png Our penultimate chapter provides six adventures set in the Bounty Kingdom. Taking the form of jobs in need of some Knaves, individually they are rather short, and barring a company leader in the first two are more or less disconnected from each other in terms of plot...

https://i.imgur.com/cAuarhw.png The Bounty Kingdom, Part 2 Ausonia is located by the Zigane Sea, named after the people of the same name who came to Brancalonia from western shores. The native Ausonians are believed to be descendants of the Esperians, who not much is known about but whose tradition...