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Starfall #29 Pencils

If you want to compare execution to script, you can do that here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/39823213

Starfall #28

And we're back to comics. This will be Monday's update. After a few weeks of no comics, I thought fading from black was an appropriate way to get back in the saddle. 

After this, the scripts I posted a while back (https://www.patreon.com/posts/39823213) will be what we're working from. Expect to see some of that soon. 

I'm going to be honest - I'm surprised that the maps weren't more popular....

The Doll House + Cropped Blank VTT Maps

Let us know if you are interested in more content like this, and if these maps look okay on the VTT of your choice.

Culture & Physiology - an alternative to race in D&D 5e

Hey guys, I'd love your feedback on this.

Is there a part of D&D rules, lore, or mechanics that you'd like to see our spin on? Let us know in the comments. 

Lost Minis of Phandelver 2.0

Update includes:

New Hero Skins
Background Artwork
Streamlined printing
Streamlined cutting
Online-use Tokens.

Starfall #27

Running a bit behind, but here is #27.

Skill Challenges for 5e

I've been thinking a lot about the old Skill Challenge system from 4e and what I did and didn't like about it. This isn't exactly a replacement for that, but it started from those roots. 

What it turned into was a way to recreate moments like the first half of the Diablo 4 trailer, where everyone fights off monsters until the wizard can unlock the door. That's a cool moment in a lot of fantasy - a key trope - and this is how I'd replicate those in D&D.

Let me know what yo...

Starfall #26

Unfortunately, whenever you feel badass right before a quest, you cosmically begin to attract natural 1s. That's Newton's 5th law.

Starfall #25

Hey folks. We're back! 

When someone fails a check, it should be followed up by another check that gives them a chance to correct the problem, but that doesn't immediately result in the biggest possible fuck-up.

You fail to intimidate the soldier, but he's compliant -- and looking for a way to screw you over.

You fail to spot that he's going to sound the alarm -- but you have a chance to react as his hand reaches for it.

Advertise the consequences on a first fa...

Vampirism - a disease for D&D 5e

Starfall #24

I'm going to start naming NPCs after people who tweet about us using the hashtag #yesthievescan, or who use our Facebook page or group. Random Lackey #001 is now Ensign Ashers, named after my personal gremlin, Ash.

There will be a few cameos coming up from the Kickstarter, which is finally almost sorted, but I want them to feel special.

Also, please welcome Oren! Glad to have you aboard. =)

Starfall #23 - Is it a TPK if the party is split?

Hey everyone! Tune into our first livechat on discord - 6 PM central standard time.

https://discord.gg/u4UBhw

Starfall #22

A little late with this one. I'm on pandemic time, and spent most of yesterday thinking it was still Sunday. Whoops.

Keelie has like a 0% chance of getting this armor, so of course she'll manage somehow.

Also, if you haven't seen Wind Rose's cover of Diggy Hole, I'm not sure if you're legally alive, so go watch that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU

Starfall #21 - Meanwhile...

Captain Dauntless - Starfall #20

And thus the party splits.

Starfall Setting #1 - The 102nd Voidborn, AKA, 'The Eyeslayers.'

As his plasteel suit hit terminal velocity, with the planet’s wind threatening to blow him leagues off course, Nylson Chag gritted his teeth. The world below them looked peaceful. From this vantage, falling from the heavens, it was all but impossible to guess that an abomination had been rampaging across the farmlands. Impossible, except for the line of char tracing its way through the fields. Good intel? Lucky drop coordinates? Nylson couldn’t be sure. He only knew their target was going...

Starfall #19

Hoping that everything came together to make the "oof" work.

The party following the red herring of Ormond's Time Mage
Sheriff Harbor being likeable enough for y'all to care about this kind of screw up

Either way, I'm happy with it so far

Starfall #18

Sniff

A Hill to Die On - Starfall #16

Hey folks. Just a reminder that reading ahead is free while the pandemic is up. Tell your friends. Hopefully it'll make this mass pass quicker.

Under the Hood

I forgot, I am making the advance comics public while there is a pandemic. I'll go change the permissions of the previous one real quick.

The Sidekick

My wife and I have been in Isolation much longer than the rest of the city. She is a teacher and had a student from a Corona-exposed area. Her test came back negative just in time for us to go nowhere.

I have been the opposite of productive. We spent a lot of time being afraid and that saps your energy. 

Should be back to normal for comics though. Look for another entry very shortly.

Coronacomic

Zach and I literally sat down and made this in one day as a result of the less-than-thrilling experience we've had keeping our groups together online. No one really got to see it in advance because it didn't exist in advance. Patreon supporters: I've got another comic I am adding in about an hour, as soon as I letter and proofread it.

Starfall #13 - Reskin

Starfall 12b

This is Sera's fault for ad-libbing "rabbit-folk," but only to a certain extent. She could have said "zombie hob-goblin" and Candor still have flipped a widget here.

Glass Wyrm Paper Mini - B&W

The Glass Wrym - Statblock & Token

YEET! Rules for throwing creatures in D&D 5e

Update - 9 Feb 2020

I've added a file updated for version 1.01. This has typo fixes, removes some idle chatter about my personal games, and adds rules for throwing polymorphed creatures, fastball specials, and throwing creatures vertically. 

Most importantly, throwing a creature was always meant to be an attack, not a full action, and the document now reflects this.

The original file is still present. 1.01 has a red bar on the cover. 1.00 has a green bar on the cover....

December Patron Minis

Better late than never. A huge thank-you to Rashid and Rubiks for their continued support!

Look for the January request thread in the next few minutes.

It requires a $15 level of support to get the custom minis, but everyone can enjoy them.

Curse of Strahd: Death House - Paper Minis

Here it is - a whole new world. This is our new approach to paper minis, aka, printable pawns. Look for an announcement about the much larger Barovia pack soon.

If you find yourself printing and using these, please please please post them for us to see! We are on reddit at /r/thievescant and on twitter / instagram at @yesthievescan.

Give us your thoughts and if you spot an error, give me a heads up!