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Not as easy as Mausritter, but damn close. In pursue of elegance. ATTRIBUTES. Roll 2D6 for each attribute, in order. BODY. Strong structure. Solid spine. Greased joints. MIND....
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Change it, simplify it, or cut it? Mods are flat bonuses Body Parts can give to a Droid. The affected attribute of the Mod is random, and its bonus as well, and if the Body...Linked by the ring
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"I'm okay with phaged Scraps." - Ariel, right before phaging Scraps. THE CHARACTERSELON. Imoral Droid hunter. Smart one of the bunch. Chose a mental damage rifle, which reverse...
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Amazing how much typing it out helps with finding solutions. Please indulge my notetaking, I am sure it will help. Tomorrow, I play my first playtest. But the mind wanders to...
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Consider, for a moment, Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland myths. Besides being a wonderful game on its own, that was The One part of it that resonated for me as a GM. That is...Linked by the ring
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Buckle up, this is a long one. BULLSEYE!This is a starting adventure for cramOS TTRPG. Players will engage with different Droids in a settlement, explore Crimson Rock in a...
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POINTCRAWLING CONSIDER EVERY MOVE. A bad decision can be devastating. Every Scrap matters. INFORMATION HAS TO BE FOUND. Travel Cost or the Burrow ahead are not a given. Let the...
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An outpost, three connected burrows, a hidden mystery. Bullseye (settlement)RELIGIOUS. Home of a flock of the Long Vigil, a group of Droids that wait for the Departed Gods to...Linked by the ring
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Turns out layouting is much easier if you use a computer. How much can one do in a month of free canva pro and a week of adobe stock? Apparently enough. Playtest material with...
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Checking boxes and to-do listing. I've been thinking about the mountain on the horizon staring me down. The challenge of my own creation that may break my leg and leave me to...Linked by the ring
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Welcome to Crimson Rock, your forever home. THE PLANET. Besides settlements and burrows, the red rusted planet is barren and hardened. No greens grow and the red sky is rarer...Linked by the ring
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BUILD-A-BOTLet's give it another spin. ATTRIBUTE.Roll a 2d6 for each Attribute, in order. BODY. Strong structure. Solid spine. Greased joints. MIND. Cold calculations....
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After rolling your attributes and HP, roll your Body Parts. Consider how you came by them. For each Body Part, roll together a D6, D8, D10, D12 and a D20. Neat. D10 for its...
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BUILD-A-BOTRoll 2D6 for each Attribute, in order. You may swap any two. BODY. Strong structure. Solid spine. Greased joints. MIND. Cold calculations. Calibrated Senses. Focus...
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I have a particular distrust for randomness steering the ship of TTRPG games. In the Mythic Bastionland discord channel, more than one discussion was had by my suggestions of...Linked by the ring
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Any respectful scavenger has the tools to fix a fellow Droid, but it takes some time. RESPITE. Requires at least one other Droid. You have zero HP and Armor for the duration....
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The bread and butter and blood. UNRELIABLE SOURCES.THE BURROWS. Many ruins are picked clean, with whatever Scrap remaining just off the beaten path. The untouched burrows are...
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Let's collect some thoughts and figure out where to go and where to gon't. TablesRandom Body Parts D100 Name D10 Slot 2D6 Mod D20 Condition Dice1 D20 Special effects Random...
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Humanity's shadow lingers and looms. CREATORS. They came from the stars but looked underground, burrowed deep into their impossible mazes, for what lied far below. DEEP...
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Would you trade a finger for an extra month to live? SCRAP. The means and the end. Fix, barter, travel, build, and if some are left, fight entropy. A kidney you can trade for a...Linked by the ring
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We have established how Body Parts work. Now, you are in a fight, and that precious Spring Leg has saved your metal skin many times. This is an Odd Clone, though, so no rolls...
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This is an Odd Clone, so the premises land true. This is a Roll Under System, with three Attributes: BODY, MIND, and SPARK1. Roll 2d6 for each. This is a decaying world, no new...
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Do you want to play a group of androids exploring dungeons made by their dead Gods in a hostile planet in order to scavenge for body parts to not break down and perish?Well, do...Linked by the ring