Pathfinders song of silver adventure path revolves around building a revolution, but its mechanics can easily be adapted to running or building a thieves guild. However since then, the box artwork was already finalised and not altered anymore. They have little choice the guilds are much better at finding thieves than the watch, and insist that all active criminals take advantage of the benefits of membership. The second edition featured a cover by david martin and was published by gamelords in 1984 as a boxed set including a 40page book, and two 32page books, and a sample. Oneclick unsubscribe later if you dont enjoy the newsletter. The thieves guilds of tamriel oftentime do not have any communication with. This mediumsized thieves guild is a threestory building that can be located in any city or fantasy town. Like its predecessors, thieves guild 10 is a great mix of riproaring action and careful planning, and a true test of any adventurers skill. The technology of harn and western lythia has barely progressed beyond the iron age. The town guard come out and roust the thieves zsomething valuableimportant is missing and they have come for the usual suspects. Apr 05, 2020 goodman games is raising funds for the greatest thieves in lankhmar. So this had me reaching back into my game vaults to dig up my thieves guild rpg stuff from gamelords ltd. Fortunately, with paizo publishings latest pathfinder flipmat, you dont have to. If a city has more than one guild, both normally insist that every thief join them, and.
I think my only criticism of the adventures is that they dont expose the gamemaster or players to. The level of detail to the rules is high, without being overly complex. Thieves guild, also known as thieves guild i, was originally sold as a set of loose leaf pages to be place in a folder. Green ronin also put out a d20 thieves world role playing game with some supplements a few years ago, timed, i believe, to the release of the new thieves world novelanthologies edited by lynn abbey. The stock art is released under royalty free licence. Thieves world is a roleplaying game supplement published by chaosium in 1981, based on the thieves world series of novels. I know 2e had the complete book of thieves that had some guild stuff, but i seem to be missing my copy. Overall, guild of thieves is a great game, especially if you like puzzleintensive adventures without much attention to plot similar to zork.
Give me your thieves guild adventure ideas rpgnet forums. Thieves guild is the first of a continuing series of player and gm aids providing rules and scenarios for adventuring in the medieval underworld. I am looking for ideas for title names for different ranks in a wellestablished thieves guild operating in a major city. Thieves guild was designed by richard meyer, kerry lloyd, and michael watkins, and was published in 1980 by gamelords as a package of 128 looseleaf holepunched pages. We have a collection of useful information that will make adventures and plot lines more interesting. The thieves guild is dedicated to the gathering and training of those who are stealthy and shadowy in nature. Hey all, brainstorming a mottosecret saying for a theives guild im introducing into my world via one characters background. Pullers acquire resources for the guild stolen items, slaves, drugs, etc. Looking for some brain teasers to stump your players, read through our riddles.
I normally reject them in favor of merchants, assassins, templarhospitaller, etc but am i doing myself a disservice by not building any thieves guilds. Each scenario revolves around the commission of a crime. The united guild removed its presence from the cities and retired to an unknown location, retaining its broad membership and restoring the primacy of the freethief ideals. Into the dragons jaws and the crystals of gambadosstopping the smugglers. Guild of thieves by andrew wright guild of thieves by andrew wright in a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity, hst, 1971 guild of thieves is a fantasy gamebook adventure in which you play the role of a thief guildmaster, plotting, conniving and manipulating your way to the top so.
Thieves guilds dungeon masters guild dungeon masters guild. Below are a collection of netbooks and user created resources that are free for use. The system occupies 33 pages in the initial tg installment, with the understanding. Although most games are downloadable, those listed in the retail section are not and must be purchased. Different worlds publications gamelords thieves guild. Apr 17, 2014 talking about gamelords thieves guild.
For example, the great net book of equipment would be located under e for equipment, and. Lots of good material for a, thieves guild campaign for some reason. There are 60 noncombat skills, each with four levels of mastery. The ground level of the guild offers a smart cover for the thieves shadowy activities. Thieves guild was great, its a shame they never really finished and published the rest of the system. Inside the download youll find a 300 dpi tif file and the royalty free licence as txt file. Book two, the gms guide to sanctuary, provides a wealth of information on the gods of the novels, bribery and criminal justice in sanctuary, encounters of various types throughout the several districts of the city, and a business generator that may very well have been the first of its kind though perhaps judges guild did something similar. The thieves guildcolovia chapter heavy rp leave a reply. Guilds may even engage in various sorts of community service, running orphanages, homeless shelters, soup kitchen, hospitals, asylums, and so forth. Players guide to harn 1 welcome to harn harns design philosophy. Each brings the city of sevenscore thousand smokes alive and places your players in the thick of lankhmars dark alleys, shady dealings, and twisted schemes. A thieves guild setting for your 5th edition dnd game. Savage tales of the thieves guild is one of the best city adventure supplements ive read, and can be used in any highmagic city.
The scenarios and rules are presented in the thieves guild standard format, but can be readily adapted to any fantasy roleplaying system. Thieves guild 1984 gamelords edition rpgnet rpg game. This was the first in a continuing series of game rules and scenarios for adventuring in a medieval underworld. Each scenario revolves around the commission of a crime of some type burglary, armed robbery, murder, etc. I am still working on major details for the culture and priorities of the guild, but these could be helpful in shaping that. Downloads the thieves guild fantasy related downloads. Several people are hauled in under susicion and possibly tortured.
Warcraft 3 map thieves guild is available for downloading. This got me thinking about gamelords and thought it might be an interesting subject for a little post. The guild discusses this developement among themselves suspicion centres on a priominent thief who ahs recently vanished. Lets talk thieves guilds morrus unofficial tabletop. The pdf quality is good, with a professional look, except for on page 7 where the text and. Thieves guild is the first in a continuing series of game rules and scenarios for adventuring in a medieval underworld where the players act as the criminals in a fantasy crime adventure.
I would guess that from the lowest to the guild master, there. The adventures in savage tales of the thieves guild can be played independently or interwoven into an ongoing campaign. A swordandsorcery adventure that will test the finest gamers. Pages in category thieves guilds the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. The unseen hand and the nighthawks have been rival organizations for years, vying for control over the nations black. Whether your players are plumbing the depths of a treasure vault or escaping through a sewer, no game master wants to spend time drawing sites for the complex maze of a thieves guild. Contents include rules expansions for thieves in the fantasy system rpg similar to d20, plus scenarios. After the crime is completed, there may be prisoners to ransom and treasure to sell.
Anyone looking for a more plotintensive game should play the pawn and even jinxter first and save this difficult challenge for. Chasing down thieves and collecting the bounty wins the game for this bunch. Mar 02, 2014 so this had me reaching back into my game vaults to dig up my thieves guild rpg stuff from gamelords ltd. Shop at noble knight games for thieves guild gamelords by part of our full inventory collection.
Review of savage tales of the thieves guild rpgnet rpg. The basic character creation book 32 pages describes. The shadow thieves was a thieves guild based in athkatla, a large port city in amn. I think my only criticism of the adventures is that they dont expose the gamemaster or players to anything particularly unique to lankhmar or nehwon. The thieves guild is one of the most infamous criminal organizations in all of tamriel, offering a safe haven for scoundrels, cutpurses and pickpockets alike to unite under one banner. Brotherhood style of play where youre sending your teams on missions. This is a nice rule set for running the operations of a thieves guild as a pc business. May 21, 2018 dan coleman is raising funds for ebonclad.
I not only have the thieves world box, but also the thieves world companion, which expanded the setting to include the beysib period of thieves world. Ebonclad is a thieves guild campaign setting for the 5th edition of the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Although criminal by its very definition, for untold years, local authorities in places throughout tamriel have tolerated the existence of the guild for its role as crime regulator, as it does not tolerate competition or egregious conduct from its members not to mention the personal. The thieves guild is an online resource for role playing games and fantasy fiction. If you want to rob, extort, embezzle, pilfer, plunder or otherwise take what isnt yours, you need to be a member in good standing of the thieves guild. Thieves guild faction the unofficial elder scrolls. Emphasis is on outlaw characters with stealth and dexterity skills. Also unlike the other guilds the thieves do not openly recruit new apprentices. Recruits in the council of thieves are put through a series of test to prove their worthiness to join the guild, observed by guild officials from terraced viewing galleries above the testing ground. The first five issues were sold as loose leaf pages. During the devlopment of the guild of thieves at some stage a flying pterodactyl was included, but it was removed from the game later. The player characters must gather information and formulate a plan of attack.
Visit the witch, the cleric, the blacksmith, gypsies or the wizard for some powerful magic items. Fight and steal your way through the streets of the city that has oppressed your kind for centuries. Motto for thieves guild morrus unofficial tabletop rpg. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. Players guide to harn 1 welcome to harn harn is a large island off the cost of the continent of lythia. Lythia is the largest continent on the planet known as kethira. Common to fantasy stories, the guild provides protection to its members and eliminates their. And it may be that many legal trades also have illegal sidelines and thus duel membership both in a legitimate guild and the thieves guild. Thieves guild is a fantasy system that originated as supplementary rules for thieftype characters and grew into a fairly complex system of its own. Youre going to want to arm your thieves or bounty hunters with it.
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