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D&D x Troika! Backgrounds

Here's the first draft of the first phase of D&D backgrounds I'm making for a home Troika game. I've had players mention wanting to try something a little more vanilla and more in line with what they were used to after trying out Troika for the first time, so here's my attempt to bridge the gap. Some things I wanted to keep in mind when making these conversions:

  • Making the items as flavorful and evocative as Troika backgrounds
  • Blending skills from both games
  • Only use Spells from Troika
  • Taking a page from GLOG, and giving a template choice for Special Abilities to the player, with carry over from 5e abilities but translated into Troika rules

Let me know what you think, if you have any suggestions or recommendations, and how you feel I should continue on.

First Draft of D&D x Troika! Backgrounds 


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Note: Art and flavor text is directly from the D&D PHB. I plan on replacing both in the future, this is just for my reference.

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  1. Ancalagon_TBSeptember 21, 2020 at 4:47 AM

    This is definitely a "worthwhile endeavor", and with only 12 classes you could do it fairly quickly (although the warlock might warant more than one?)

    I considered doing this for warhammer - the Troika! rules would definitely work for warhammer - low ish HP, spells can backfire and are not certain, armor absorbs damage

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    1. D E TobinFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:34 PM

      Please do this for Warhammer. This would be awesome! Thx.

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  2. SpwackSeptember 21, 2020 at 11:53 PM

    These are nifty. I feel like there is a lot of interaction with the initiative system which (in very *incredibly* limited experience) is often the first thing to get dropped from Troika. Cunning Action especially, I think there's lots of room for creativity.

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  3. D E TobinFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:35 PM

    Any update on this process? Still a WIP, or finished? BTW something does seem "off" in the formatting on the Warlock page. Great stuff, BTW.

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