The Modos RPG game demonstration is complete (and ready for editing/feedback)! You can access it from the home page or the About Modos page.

Take a stroll through a short session, just you and the Guide of Modos, choosing a type of character and all the right decisions! (Hopefully.)

Modules are on the way. About everything. Helmet rules, somatic actions, magic systems…everything…

I’m working on a Patreon account to create universal and Modos-compatible material on a weekly basis. What all of that means:

Patreon: a website that takes monthly fees to provide access to an artist’s creations, and support more.

Universal material: most of the content will be designed without specifics, so you can use it in any RPG.

Modos-compatible: additional content using Modos-specific rules, like the default skills, attribute contests, and/or die types.

Weekly basis: if you’re like me, you have a game to run each week. Sometimes a little inspiration comes in handy, and this project aims to provide that inspiration.

Much of the content will be provided here for free, but if you’d like to see more content, see better content, or just support my work, the Patreon will provide the means for it.

Yep, I’ve been holding my breath for quite a bit. And I’ll hold it a little longer (more on that shortly)…

I’m glad to say that I’m opening a Patreon for weekly adventures and items, for PCs and GMs! It’s called the Evolved Quest, because each week I’ll publish an adventure in multiple formats, as well as the other things that go with adventures like characters, maps, magic (and non-magic) items, and stuff for decorating your Modos 2 character like skills, perks, and powers. The adventures can be used by players and GMs alike, so check out the free stuff I’m posting (and will continue to post, sporadically) to see if you can use it, or just enjoy it.

The breath-holding is because I’m waiting for Patreon to approve my home page. But enough about that, I have an evolution of this week’s adventure to write!

I’ve made the hard decision to wait on starting a Patreon page. The primary reason is that I want to be able to deliver as much or more (valuable) content as other RPG/fantasy Patreons, and I just don’t have that available right now. So my library will grow in private…

However, I would still like to put more Modos RPG content on the interwebs. I’ll be looking for a blog/website to host my crazy ideas, and I’m all ears if you have any suggestions on what sort of website would be great for all things Modos.

So let’s take this alternate route, or secret passage, and see where it goes…

First on the docket for creating and sharing awesome Modos modules (wishful thinking!) is Return to Volskygge. It was a decent quest that I wrote for Modos 1st edition, but now I have a new edition and new adventure module format to use. So, why not? The finished product will be a word doc, just a few pages long, with map/flowcharts to use and reference. If you know what part of the interwebs provided the maps in the module, let me know so I can give credit!

Return to Volskygge is nearing completion. I thought I’d share an NPC to show that things are coming along. His name? Restless draugr.

Restless draugr, level 2
Attributes: P 13 (14), M 8, MP 10
Skills: armed 2 (1), magic (ice 2) 1
Perks: sleepless, mystic ward
Gear: ancient Nord armor d6 (-1 PP), mystic ward d4, ancient Nord war axe d8, bone meal, petty soul gem (filled)
Concept: this draugr looks ready for battle, and an icy ball glows in its hand, like its icy eye sockets. It will cast ice 2 on the first enemy it sees, and maintain the spell if doing so is more useful than another axe attack.

Since last post, a lot has happened. A lot of rule-writing! I’m five sections deep into my OSR module for Modos, and here’s a quick look at how it’s taking shape:

D&D (Difficulty and Dragons) for Modos RPG is a relatively small mod for Modos that turns the old-school feel up to 11. Or 10 if you take half. The big differences from vanilla Modos are:
- armor adds to Parry, not protection,
- characters have classes that grant extra health each level,
- postures become relative,
- spell-casters get spell-slots, and
- spells have a free-duration period.

There are other goodies, too, like a special alignment system, multi-character monsters (which will make big opponents quite fearsome), cohort and henchman rules, six attributes, saving throws, and added emphasis on the importance of torches. But despite the old-schooliness, it’s still a game of Modos: your concept, goal, and flaws are front-and-center, combat revolves around smart use of your actions, and you can focus on the story instead of the dice.

I’ll probably make this a bit of a living module – I’ll post it up before it has been carefully crafted and play-tested – so there will be room for revisions, tweaks, and the big one: new spells.

Happy gaming!