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Adventure Band is the working title of a fantasy RPG from Shewstone Publishing. It is currently under early development.

Open Game Content

All rules for Adventure Band are Open Game Content.

Setting

The canonical setting for Adventure Band is a new fantasy world called Drintera, which is hosted on World Anvil.

Phase 1

Phase 1 develops the Drintera setting and makes a set of targeted changes to the 5E base rules (from the SRD). Think of Adventure Band Phase 1 as a new fantasy world combined with a professionally developed "house rules" for 5E.

Phase 1 began in June 2021. It is fully compatible with 5E. Phase 1 will remain available as a stand-alone OGL system so you can keep playing it even if you aren't interested in Phase 2.

Phase 2

Adventure Band Phase 2 is a complete redesign of characters, spells, and creatures to support our design goals. Phase 2 is not compatible with 5E. If you have favorite character classes or spells in 5E, we don't guarantee those will be available in Phase 2. It's a different game, designed for players who want a different experience than what they get from other major RPG brands.

• Character Classes

Design Goals

• Easy to learn
• Easy to GM
• Fast playing: quick to resolve players' turns
• Use the foundation of the 5E SRD for a familiar feel, but streamline it
• Eliminate or reduce resource management. For example, eliminate the need to rest to replenish spells.
• Give every PC something equally effective to do in battle, every round. Spells will have to be reduced in power to let the Warrior and Rogue match spellcasters' effectiveness.
• Emphasize teamwork and provide mechanical support for teamwork
• Playable with or without electronic tabletop
• Supports plugging into a homebrew or published setting. Setting is not baked into the rules.