Dungeon Legacies
A downloadable supplement
The life of an adventurer is nothing if not dangerous.
Every time a group of heroes descend into a dungeon, they do so with the acceptance that they might not come back. And if they do come back, they might lack the conviction to go back.
But what happens after they leave the story, by choice or by grave?
The world takes notice.
Heroes learn lessons. Actions become tall tales and tall tales become legends. Friends carry on. Family members pay respects. Their memory echoes, not just across the world, but across the multiverse, now and forever.
This is their Dungeon Legacy.
And as the world celebrates their Dungeon Legacy, we celebrate it as well. We change the game in their memory — not just the game we’re playing now, but any games we play in the future.
Our heroes learn their skills. Their enemies whisper their name in fear. And the generations that come after stand on their shoulders to achieve things they never could before.
That is OUR Dungeon Legacy.
Dungeon Legacies are a proof-of-concept for adding Legacy-style mechanics into OSR and *DREAM-style RPGs. Character death unlocks new abilities for all characters who come after, making each generation different and more powerful than the last.
We adventure. We die. We come back stronger.
Credits:
Writing: Jeff Stormer
Cover Art: Jack Holliday
Some additional artwork © 2015 Patricia Smith, used with permission. All rights reserved.
All text in Dungeon Legacies is is available under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
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(realized that the author doesn't see itch ratings, so reposting here from a long time ago)
The idea is gold; well worth the $5. The document, however, is not.
If you are someone who is looking for inspiration for your own roleplaying game or are willing to do some hacking yourself, this product is for you. Full stop. However, if you're looking for concrete rules to port into your OSR game, you will be disappointed.
Because I'm the former, this is a positive review. While I won't reveal the idea (as that is effectively the document besides an example and some suggestions), it is certainly a great one that I'll be sure to use in my own hack. There are a few minor concerns I had in my read-through.
Until I read the example, I thought what defined a "rule" was more like "roll a d20 when you attack" and less like "as a Cleric you have Turn Undead". Could've been a bit more clear in that regard. Secondly, the document doesn't have enough confidence in itself. While I understand the desire to make sure that readers understand that the legacies might not be to their liking, curbing disappointment somewhat, I found that it had the opposite effect on me and effectively curbed my excitement towards the legacies.
At three spots in the five page document the author basically says "hey, this is a proof-of-concept, so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt!" So, I took my excitement with the grain of salt requested. Ultimately minor complaints, but still complaints that somewhat held back my otherwise great read and food for thought.
Would recommend.