Hi David, I love Hogwarts RPG and would like to write a setting for another school in the wizarding world based on it / making use of the rules. Would it be ok with you, if I adapt your rules accordingly or maybe I can even treat it as a Hogwarts RPG hack of sorts? Let me know, what you think. Thanks!
Hey there, glad you like the game! All of the original (non-Harry Potter) content in the game is released under a CC Sharealike license. That means you're free to hack, modify, or reuse the game text & rules as you'd like, as long as you provide credit and release under the same license. No permission needed
In short, go for it. Excited to see what you make!
Hi David. I really like this game. I would like to translate it into Czech. It is possible to get the source files somewhere? I would really appreciate it as I am not a graphic designer.
Hi, I think it's possible to edit David's PDF files directly. With the right software. I can help you with that. I'm a bit of a graphic designer. I accidentally discovered this site a few days ago and a Czech translation would also be appreciated.
Anyway, feel free to write me if David doesn't send you the source files.
I haven't playtested it solo myself, but I know folks have done it successfully
Hogwarts is Powered by the Apocalypse, so anything that adapts PbtA games for solo-play should work. (The game is most heavily based on Monster of the Week, Masks, and Dungeon World, so look for tools for playing those solo)
Hello there! We translated this Hogwarts RPG system into Ukrainian. Could you also share it on the game's page? We would greatly appreciate that! Looking forward to your reply :)
Hello, can I also have one of your translations? Unfortunately it's unknown when author adds your link here. Would be great to play it with my team members on weekends)
Are you going to add things published or released in recent times, such as Hogwarts Legacy, in future updates of the role-playing game? The concept of Ancient magic, for example, I think is very interesting for a role-playing game.
I don't have any plans to update the game with material outside the original books & films, but the game is flexible enough for anyone to create their own add-ons!
The next (and likely final) addition to Hogwarts will be the Monster of the Week hack, to allow for games set outside the school with characters who aren't students
I hope the option to play in the wizarding world will be available soon, especially after watching the Fantastic Beasts movies. It would be an interesting option for players to continue their adventures after finishing school or fight as adults against the wizards of Grindelwald or Voldemort.
I just downloaded this and gave it a read through, and felt that maybe there should be some tangible bonus (Like advantages/disadvantages from other systems) for having low/high Traits. This would explain how one could play a character like Hermione Granger who could cast Reparo (A 2nd year spell in this system) on the train before she took any classes.
IE: For each + in the Magic Trait you can learn/cast spells of a higher year then your current. Or something like that. Or for Intellect get a +1 on rolls on your "Topic of Expertise", gain 1 topic of expertise for each positive number in the Intellect Trait.
Just a thought, other then that amazing work. Thank you so much. I'll be hopefully playtesting this system with some friends from a Play-by-Post HP Universe RPG I play in.
The main bonus of a higher trait is being better at associated moves. Things are deliberately minimal/abstract to not overload players. (So, for example, Hermione casting a higher year spell would fall under the more abstracted Luck mechanic)
Of course, you're more than welcome to hack the game & add more complex mechanics. I'd love to hear how it goes! My only recommendation is to see how it plays as-written, so you can get a sense of what actually works & doesn't work for your group
That sounds like a good plan Sir, and was what I was already planning to do. I just know my players, and we are kinda fond of more complex systems but also Love the Harry Potter Universe. Which is why this change came to mind. But I understand the minimalist approach. Thanks for all your hard work on this and your other RPGs.
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Hi David,
I love Hogwarts RPG and would like to write a setting for another school in the wizarding world based on it / making use of the rules. Would it be ok with you, if I adapt your rules accordingly or maybe I can even treat it as a Hogwarts RPG hack of sorts? Let me know, what you think. Thanks!
Hey there, glad you like the game! All of the original (non-Harry Potter) content in the game is released under a CC Sharealike license. That means you're free to hack, modify, or reuse the game text & rules as you'd like, as long as you provide credit and release under the same license. No permission needed
In short, go for it. Excited to see what you make!
Awesome, thanks! I'll make sure to give credit where it is due.
Hi David. I really like this game. I would like to translate it into Czech. It is possible to get the source files somewhere? I would really appreciate it as I am not a graphic designer.
Hi, I think it's possible to edit David's PDF files directly. With the right software. I can help you with that. I'm a bit of a graphic designer. I accidentally discovered this site a few days ago and a Czech translation would also be appreciated.
Anyway, feel free to write me if David doesn't send you the source files.
Jsem z Čech mimochodem. :-)
Hi, I would appreciate any help with this. Please, write to me karel.kosnar@gmail.com thanks
Hi there! Thanks so much – it would be very cool to have a Czech translation
Please email me at david at davidbrunellbrutman.com and I'll send you the source files
what’s the best way to solo this? Any recommendation for oracles or systems?
I haven't playtested it solo myself, but I know folks have done it successfully
Hogwarts is Powered by the Apocalypse, so anything that adapts PbtA games for solo-play should work. (The game is most heavily based on Monster of the Week, Masks, and Dungeon World, so look for tools for playing those solo)
Here's one I found from a quick Reddit search that looks interesting: https://www.reddit.com/r/PBtA/comments/ka3n1u/the_tattva_oracle_a_simple_way_to_play_pbta_solo/
Hope that helps some!
Hello there!
We translated this Hogwarts RPG system into Ukrainian.
Could you also share it on the game's page? We would greatly appreciate that!
Looking forward to your reply :)
Hi! could u possibly send the translation to me? I really wanna play it with some friends :) snakedinara@gmail.com
Sure thing, please, enjoy the game!
The link was sent to your email :)
Hello, can I also have one of your translations? Unfortunately it's unknown when author adds your link here. Would be great to play it with my team members on weekends)
ivan.bereziy@icloud.com
Hi, I have this system Hogwart RPG translated into Polish, could you share it?
dałabys radę podrzucić tłumaczenie na maila? sarsanteris@gmail.com będę bardzo wdzięczny
Poszło
też mógłbym się uśmiechnąć akurat dziś mam sesje z córką :)
braxios@wp.pl
Poszło też
Mam Piękne dzięki:D
Hej! Chętnie bym pograł z Twoją wersją, można prosić o wysłanie :)
Hej. Jest to na moim profilu tutaj, ale bez problemu tez podeślę
Dziękuję, doszło!
Też mógłbym prosić o to tłumaczenie?
Jeśli to niebyłby problem to tu jest mój mail: fionkalittle@gmail.com
pewnie, poszło
Super
Bardzo dziękuję
Mogę poprosić na maila?
mikaruk@gmail.com
Tak, poszło
Thanks for working on that! Please send me the doc or a link at david@davidbrunellbrutman.com and I'll add it to the game page
Sent it! Thanks for the answer.
Are you going to add things published or released in recent times, such as Hogwarts Legacy, in future updates of the role-playing game? The concept of Ancient magic, for example, I think is very interesting for a role-playing game.
I don't have any plans to update the game with material outside the original books & films, but the game is flexible enough for anyone to create their own add-ons!
The next (and likely final) addition to Hogwarts will be the Monster of the Week hack, to allow for games set outside the school with characters who aren't students
I hope the option to play in the wizarding world will be available soon, especially after watching the Fantastic Beasts movies. It would be an interesting option for players to continue their adventures after finishing school or fight as adults against the wizards of Grindelwald or Voldemort.
That’s exactly the idea, yes!
A good adaptation of the Wizarding World into a PbtA game.
I just downloaded this and gave it a read through, and felt that maybe there should be some tangible bonus (Like advantages/disadvantages from other systems) for having low/high Traits. This would explain how one could play a character like Hermione Granger who could cast Reparo (A 2nd year spell in this system) on the train before she took any classes.
IE: For each + in the Magic Trait you can learn/cast spells of a higher year then your current. Or something like that. Or for Intellect get a +1 on rolls on your "Topic of Expertise", gain 1 topic of expertise for each positive number in the Intellect Trait.
Just a thought, other then that amazing work. Thank you so much. I'll be hopefully playtesting this system with some friends from a Play-by-Post HP Universe RPG I play in.
Thanks! Glad you liked the game
The main bonus of a higher trait is being better at associated moves. Things are deliberately minimal/abstract to not overload players. (So, for example, Hermione casting a higher year spell would fall under the more abstracted Luck mechanic)
Of course, you're more than welcome to hack the game & add more complex mechanics. I'd love to hear how it goes! My only recommendation is to see how it plays as-written, so you can get a sense of what actually works & doesn't work for your group
That sounds like a good plan Sir, and was what I was already planning to do. I just know my players, and we are kinda fond of more complex systems but also Love the Harry Potter Universe. Which is why this change came to mind. But I understand the minimalist approach. Thanks for all your hard work on this and your other RPGs.
I'm sorry I discovered too late here on itch.io there was already an Italian version of this great work! My bad Kioki! And thanks David &Co!
I've done an alternative low-profile Italian version, you can find here:
https://mathujoke.itch.io/hogwarts-gdr
Very cool! I'll add it above as well