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Classes of the High Seas

For the Conquerors and Kings, I'm pleased to share two new character classes (the corsair and the priestess of Naurivus), three new spells, and six new options for shaman totem animals. Enjoy!P.S. Do you think "Pirates of the Flowering Isles" or "Pirates of the Syrnasos" is a bet...

A Bestiary of Sea Creatures

I have lately begun development of a "saltbox" campaign for ACKS II based on the Syrnasos Islands. In working on that campaign, I came to realize that a number of monsters -- primarily sea creatures -- were "missing" from the ACKS II Monstrous Manual.Accordingly I set out to create t...

Chat of Kings February 25 @ 2PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. Join me tomorrow at 2PM ET.

Chat of Kings - Jan 28 @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. It's the first chat of the New Year! I am continuously shocked at how fast 1:1 time passes.

The Cyclopedia of Elven Civilization

My friends! It is I, Sürcaneus of Cyfaraun. I know that it has been many weeks since you have last heard from me, for which my apologies are profuse; I was invited to participate in a mushroom beer festival and, well, I don't much remember the last few weeks.In any case, I assure you that my ou...

Domains at War: Battles for ACKS II v1

Friends, Aurans, Countrymen,As I mentioned in my last update, my plan for the Adventurer tier of the Patreon is going to be to slowly update everything to ACKS II.Today I am delighted to share with you the first draft of what will be an ongoing process of updating Domains at War: Battles.The updated...

The Future of the Patreon!

Friends, Aurans, Countrymen,It's 2024. That means we don't live in the past or the present anymore. We live in the future. And therefore it's time to talk about the future of this Patreon.Over the last year I shifted this Patreon from monthly articles to a new workflow built around the r...

Chat of Kings - December 31 @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. It's the last chat of the year and it'll be a doozy. We will discuss decisions made about the future of this Patreon (yay!) and do a deep dive into the new spreadsheets for Domains at War!

Calculating Battle Ratings and Costs in ACKS II

Merry Christmas, patrons! It's time for our December update. Since the ACKS II Kickstarter has ended, offering you the ACKS II Kickstarter playtest rules isn't enough! You demand more, and I provide more. Today I provide you with an update to the rules for calculating Battle Rating.Why an up...

Chat of Kings - November 26 @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will be future of this Patreon (in a good way, don't worry). I'll speak to you all then!

ACKS II Judges Journal

Conquerors, here's the latest update to the Judges Journal. As with the Revised Rulebook, I have formatted it as a Bookmarked PDF.

ACKS II Revised Rulebook

Adventurers, here's the latest version of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook. The new classes are not entirely finished (I'm still working on Witches) but I didn't want to delay too long because I know you are all eager to see the latest updates.I've released this version in bookmarked PDF...

Chat of Kings - October 29th @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will, of course, be the abundant love and goodwill with which the success of ACKS II has met in the broader OSR community. I'll speak to you all then!

ACKS II Judges Journal v40

Conquerors, today I have a new ACKS II Judges Journal for your review.This is a MAJOR update: I've added an entirely new table of Sea Encounters to let you stock your oceans the way you stock your wilderness. The NPC chapter is now complete. The Abstract Dungeons & Abstract Wilderness chapters h...

ACKS II Revised Rulebook

Hello, Adventurers! Today I have an update of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook. I also have a complete set of mortal wounds and tampering with mortality tables for your use. Those are available at the Dropbox links below.https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fo4vqa3wta7d1qc/AABpka-_ic-rKJf12NddB7_Ga?dl=0Patch Note...

Chat of Kings - September 31st @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will, of course, be the forthcoming ACKS Imperial Imprint. We will unite tomorrow, September 31st (cough ok October 1st) at 2:00PM.

The Judges Journal v34

Hey Conquerors! Here's an update to the Judges Journal. Progress continues!

The Judge's Journal - v30

Minor updates in this version of the Judge's Journal. In particular you will see a revised approach to dealing with random encounters that now affords more likelihood of "civilized" encounters and less likelihood of "monster' encounters depending on territory classification, that...

The Revised Rulebook - v109

Hello Adventurers, Conquerors, Kings, Emperors, and other associated Patrons -Here is v109 of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook. Recent changes are highlighted in yellow.

Chat of Kings - Aug 30 @ 6:30PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will, of course, be the forthcoming ACKS Imperial Imprint. While normally we would unite on August 27th, due to events occurring this weekend [Mrs Archon birthday] I have decided to hold it on August 30th at 6:30PM. See you th...

The Revised Rulebook - Update v105

Friends, Aurans, countrymen - I give you v105 of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook. This update is relatively small as we are very close to finalizing the text. A few changes to note:- "ordinary damage" has been renamed "mundane damage". This re-labeling avoids confusion with natural lang...

Chat of Kings - July 30 @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will, of course, be the forthcoming ACKS Imperial Imprint.

For the Conquerors

Conquerors - I didn't make as much progress on the Judges Journal this month as I'd hoped. It turned out that in order to finish the JJ I had to finish the Monstrous Manual and the Monstrous Manual has been, well, a monster.

The Revised Rulebook - Update v100

Friends, Aurans, countrymen - I give you v100 of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook. Changes are marked in Yellow Highlight. The new rules include foraging for firewood, three new weather conditions, more poisons, etc.While there a few missing spells (reserved for backers) this book is essentially complet...

The Monstrous Manual - Updated

Your Majesties,Here is the latest and greatest draft of the Monstrous Manual. This is very much an "in progress" draft so do not necessarily take anything as final. There has been massive progress since the last draft.As of v29, the book got so long and complex in its formatting that I had t...

Chat of Kings June 25th @ 2:00PM ET

Your Royal Majesties, the time for our monthly chat is at hand. The topic will, of course, be the forthcoming ACKS Imperial Imprint.

The Monstrous Manual

Your Majesties,Here is the latest and greatest draft of the Monstrous Manual. This is very much an "in progress" draft so do not necessarily take anything as final. Nevertheless it should give you a good illustration of how we'll be proceeding!

ACKS Judges Journal

Conquerors, Kings, Emperors!Attached please find the latest draft of the ACKS II Judges Journal v26. This book is considerably less complete than Revised Rulebook but nevertheless chok full of good things.

ACKS Imperial Imprint v98

Friends! Aurans! Countrymen. I am now releasing version 98 of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook to all Adventurer, Conqueror, and King tier backers.ACKS II RR is a fully-playable game ready for you to introduce into your campaigns. While some minor edits remain, the number of "bugs" is probably l...