Author Archives: joshjarman

Pathfinder spell conversions: Some thoughts

As I mentioned in the last post, my first goal for Dragon Hack this year is to get cracking on the spell conversions to bring a lot of Pathfinder spells into the AGE game, to give Dragon Hack players more … Continue reading

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A new year, a new look

Hello all, and welcome to the new look at joshjarman.net. Longtime visitors will immediately notice that there’s some new art gracing the masthead here at the site, and those in the loop might even recognize the artist as none other … Continue reading

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Playing AGE in Midgard: An update

Hey all. It’s been a long time since a new post, I know, and I apologize to my hordes of adoring fans. *crickets* I did want to drop back in, however, and share an update on one of the many … Continue reading

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Dragon Hack: Revised playtest is here!

Sound the trumpets! The revised playtest document for what will become Dragon Hack 2.0 is finally complete and available right here. Please do download and take a spin through the document and tell me what you think. More importantly, give … Continue reading

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Dragon Hack: Revised Playtest Coming Soon

Hey everyone, this is just a quick post to let readers know that I have not fallen off the face of the planet. Real-life stuff, including family issues and work, have kept me from being as active on the site … Continue reading

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What about cross- and multi-classing?

So this idea occurred to me when I was ruminating about how to fit the Divine Gifts article from Kobold Quarterly 18 into Dragon Hack, and one of the ways I think the hack could really break some new ground … Continue reading

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Mystical Mayhem: Mage talents for Dragon Hack

So here’s the latest revisions to the Dragon Hack class traits, presented in the talent format for the first time. I have a lot of stuff pulling me in various directions right now, so I’m just going to post these … Continue reading

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A first look: Class talents for the Barbarian, Paladin and Ranger

Sorry for the delay. I’ve got some new ideas for a twist on the Dragon Hack format that I’m playing around with, but I want to save that for now while I work on getting all the material together for … Continue reading

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Dragon Hack Revision Part 1: The results are in and more polls

OK, the results have been pouring in (well not really, but 30+ votes on each poll is a lot more than I got on my first poll experiment on the site), and it looks like most readers’ picks for what’s … Continue reading

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A New Direction for Dragon Hack?

Hello all Dragon Hack fans, I wanted to put up a quick post to explore an idea I’ve been toying with that would streamline the Dragon Hack system and bring it more in line with existing Dragon Age material. As … Continue reading

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