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Hackjack, like Blackjack only your character will be horribly maimed and then probably die.The Swimmer, Sir Sidney Nolan, 1966Basically; when your character enters negative HP...
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A magnificent set of posts have been written up for September 2023's Anthropology and Archaeology blog carnival (which I hosted). This post is my roundup of all the entries,...Linked by the ring
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A High Wennish woodcut depicting an Ald among Old WenfolkA looted item is a question. "What is this for? Why did this person have this? How did they acquire it?" Players will...
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Moulid el-NabiThis September I will be hosting the RPG Blog Carnival. The premise is simple; create a piece of RPG content by September 30th 2023, link it in the comments below...
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Weather. I've wanted a weather system that possesses the following qualities: is simple enough to be memorable, allows for the weather to be naturally and randomly changeable...Linked by the ring
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This is a tangent on my meta-narcotics post and only really half, or the start of, a mad, little idea. Sickness, illness - having your character contract and deal with a...Linked by the ring
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Can you spot the hidden puritans?Failed Careers are great. PC's get a random failed career at character creation along with the items someone of that career would have...
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Psychoactive drugs alter mental states. The players themselves represent their character’s minds, so logically, drugs must alter the behaviour of the players. This is achieved...
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Not all heroes stand the test of time. Many of the adventurers of the Platinum Age and superheroes of the Golden Age have long since passed from collective memory. In this post...
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Rolling up a character with the boys (they're impressed by my new method)Everyone has a pet method for rolling ability scores, '3d6 in order' and '4d6 drop lowest - arrange to...Linked by the ring
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Searchers of the Unknown is a great little set of rules by Nicolas Dessaux. I have made(like many before me) my own version of the rules, making a few mechanical...
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The emperor has commissioned an expedition to explore the icy north of the continent – to reach the ruined, sorcerous realms of darkest Hyperborea. What exotic provisions are...Linked by the ring
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Here is a set of tables for creating gigantic 'strange beasts' in the style of 20th century giant monster movies. This post was requested by Eldritch Fields and comes without...
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War, battles. Everyone has their own system for running them. Here’s my attempt. Whenever two forces meet in a contested space and the resultant conflict would be too large to...Linked by the ring
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I had need of a quick and simple personality generator that could produce lots of different results and be used procedurally during play. I remembered Tony Bath’s personality...Linked by the ring
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Two spells players can use to tell the future and answer questions. The principles behind these spells can be used for other methods of divination such as tasseography,...
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You have heard worrying news about your friend Bolster the Giant. He is trying to fill a well with his own blood! He says he's doing it for his true love - and that he needs...
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There’s nothing clever or original about this blogpost but it might help you to be clever and original. What is his name?Sometimes I lose games of Scrabble because I’m making...
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Mad Science, impossible to implement? Probably. Here’s my attempt. The system is recommended for gonzo, science-fiction and science-fantasy games. Skip to the end of the post...
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I thought of this today. Whetstones sharpen blades. For adventurers, a nice sharp blade would be better than a dull one. However, I've never seen whetstones used in games,...
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A wicked theatre, a blue-skinned vizier, an imprisoned demon, evil noblemen and lots of torture, mutilation and cannibalism (and more within!). Sulphur and Snuff - A Devilish...
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A dungeon (or dungeons) for False Machine's poem-dungeon challenge. I certainly found the challenge interesting, the poetic style is reminiscent of how I make dungeons for my...
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By Esteban Maroto A run-of-the-mill table for inspiration or fun. Roll 1d20 for each column. D20 Word 1 Of The... Word 2 1 Cave(s) Spectral Horror 2 Temple Demon-(ic) Lord 3...
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Low Fantasy. Magic is rare. Those that wield magic are burnt at the stake or revered as cult-lords. How to simply represent this through your game's mechanics?Reaction...
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You’re running a session and the players stumble into a dungeon that you haven’t created yet. What are you going to do?Recently, I was a player in a session where this...
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Alchemy; as simple as I can make it and have a system that is still loosely playable. PDF HEREAll Potions require 4 things; 1. An Oil (1 item slot, provides adjective) 2....Linked by the ring
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Aliens. Here are three race-as-classes based on different varieties of supposed alien species. The classic ‘Nordic’ or Pleiadean type, the Men in Black and the infamous...
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An additional innovation for Skerple's Magical Industrial Revolution. The innovations are broken down into six steps, each ramping up progress towards an world ending event....
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An additional innovation for Skerple's Magical Industrial Revolution. The innovations are broken down into six steps, each ramping up progress towards an world ending event....
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An additional innovation for Skerple's Magical Industrial Revolution. The innovations are broken down into six steps, each ramping up progress towards an world ending event....