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First things first, I refer to “OSR” and such as the adventure gaming ethos, not how to convert modules that are compatible with D&D or such. That’s easy anyway, Vagabonds of...
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Skills in Standard World of Dungeons Skills are presented as a partial-partial success. What exactly this means has been very debated by other refs I’ve talked with, and my...
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SotU is one of my favorite ultralite D&Ds. One of my other favorite games, ItO, was influenced by it. Both recover HP fast. Hum. Here’s some house rules for ItO combat in SotU:...
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Gaining Experience These below can be combined with XP for silver or replace it. XP per Exploration: XP given to exploration depends on the environment explored. If it is a...
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In this issue: Tunnels & Trolls in World of Dungeons, MUs using the Cleric framework, World of Dungeons’ Cantrips, and season-based campaign framework. Magic User as Cleric I...
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Here’s something from it that may be useful for others. I exclude Clerics whenever possible, partially to make the undead threatening as they should be. But there’s a way that...
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Cosmic posted this in the expectation of further discussion. I did discuss with her a few minutes after the publishing (the added footnotes at the end were influenced by that),...
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Someone better than me might use this as springboard. This presumes non-variable damage (which is also standard in B/X but most people go to the variable damage alternative)...
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Bit of a slush post. This is a list of a few campaign settings that, like so many, linger on the hidden drawer, expecting for the kiss of life or for me to just face them solo,...
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Taking a Risk When you attempt something risky, roll 2d6 + bonus. 6- is a miss; things don’t go well and the risk turns out badly. 7-9 is success with some cost or harm. 10+ is...
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(Blog will hopefully return with a lot of content, but a bit of theorycraft first. My thanks to John Bell for entertaining my rambling) I joke that many house rules are an...
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(This was originally meant as part of a post with other solo rules, but my schedule makes it better to be published now for blog pacing) So you want to play ItO/EB or...
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Nuromen is really good – Harry Clarke. Not everything deserves its own post. Today: WIS/INT, OD&D Without Ability Checks, GM facing Rolls, and my solo campaign with many house...
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I mentioned GLoG here for like three lines, and I guess this makes me a GLoGger or something. The gretchling transformation has already started. Not everything deserves its own...
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A lazy afternoon and some wonders – Illustration from Three Vassar Girls On the Rhine Not everything deserves its own post. Discussed: Level Caps, Class Restrictions,...Linked by the ring
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I, and many others that suffer from mental illness, take enjoyment from macabre fiction. In my case, both as engager and creator. The reasons for this attraction have been...
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Someone once asked me why I love OD&D. I thought about doing a blogpost about that, but really, it’s just retreated ground at this point. I like the freedom, the spirit of the...
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I don’t have the patience for play reporting all the sessions I’ve played or ran recently, so here’s the Greatest Hits retrospective (we play adventure games for weird...
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I’ve watched A Series of Unfortunate Events a few months ago and it was enjoyable (more than my actual contact with the original novels). Something that striked me in that...Linked by the ring
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Futile to say those won’t fit all, because Play-by-Post is so extensive. I believe, however, that some principles here may apply to many different campaigns. I’ll use Discord...
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Art by George Woolliscroft Rhead Having a bad few days, so will just leave this here: WIZARD – You get Spellcasting (you can choose a magic domain and invent spells for it, but...
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Art by Harry Clarke A fair warning: this post may strike some as bleak. I talk very openly about both my physical impairment and mental illness, and how that colors my approach...
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“Goodness, what a beautiful day, my fellow duke duck” – Art by Cecil Aldin There’s nobody in history that ever gave the benefit of a doubt to the albatross. They’re screaming,...
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“Roll another, you did this to yourself” – Art by Harry Clarke Art Horror Macabre fiction, be it weird/horror, mystery or just a general feel of the gothic and decadent in...
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No, don’t ask me how to spell Rumpelstilltskin by surprise. – Art by Andrew Lang “True names have power. If you tell someone your true name, they can attempt to have you raised...Linked by the ring
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“Yeah, I’m leaving, I’m not dealing with this shit.” – Art by Gustave Doré “One of the difficulties of horror gaming is that horror as a genre demands some limited agency, and...
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I don’t need no stinking spirits – Art by Arthur Rackham Most Magic requires summoning (…) to perform supernatural effects. Well, only most. Let’s see the rest! Last time, I...
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Well, it does feel like that for a couple of minutes… – Art by Arthur Rackham There’s a couple of people who are attracted to solo roleplaying. Some simply don’t have the time...
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“Is it too late to use Vancian Magic instead?” – Art by John Dickson Batten World of Dungeons (WoDu), designed by John Harper, is a gem of a game. While I don’t feel much...