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Death Armor Class: 19 Hit Dice: unlimited No. of Attacks: Blade or Scythe/Will Damage: 1d30/Death Movement: 30’ Alignment: Neutral Save As: Magic-User 20 Morale: n/a Treasure...
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Over time I found out something about roleplaying groups: There is a certain sweet spot in the size of a group. It’s roughly around 4 to 5 players. Less and the work of the DM...
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backpacking and camping… How come I miss you? Because you cause me to feel smile. That you are so kind. You might be so sweet. That you are very funny. And many of, because you...
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One of the points which don’t really gel with me is the way that Al Amarja, the setting for Over The Edge, does not really fit into the region as well as it should. Now, there...
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My computers are broken, my players and me live in different timezones right now (thank you, nice manager who planned our shifts…), the rest of the country is in football fever...
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As mentioned before Atlas Games released the Over the Edge rules under the Open Gaming license. From the limited experience I had with it so far it’s actually a really good...
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Yesterday was the first time in months that we got together to play. It turned out to be less successful than I thought, although we had some fun. We started with Dungeons and...
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No, I don’t have a clue about Amber Diceless Roleplaying. Still had to make that joke. The beer is decent but nothing really special. A bit too bitter for my taste and not very...
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And there I was, carefully studying the Over the Edge rulebook, thinking about how to actually use this game somehow. I don’t think I would have problems playing it with my...
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For Christmas my girlfriend gave me an Amazon giftcard. She only figured that out the day before Christmas, which makes this the first time in four years when I had her present...
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Stuff to add to my homebrew system: The Land of Nod’s Beastmaster class. There is a large part of fantasy/adventure literature that gets short shrift by us roleplayers because...
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… and now you are driving a dirty Ducato.
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No, seriously. It’s even a bit creepy. In Poland Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is THE roleplaying game. This comes from the time when Poland finally opened up to the west and the...
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Some wonderful soul posted this on reddit/r/rpg: A template for creating Mysteries. It lets you create a story on how someone got to kill someone and why, and then lets you...
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I wonder if anybody else is doing this: Warming up prior to a game. For a bit of background: I was an amateur thespian for a long time, mostly just doing some drama stuff in...
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Oh, today is one of these fantastic days. Around 13:45 I say to myself: “Hey, it’s sunny and warm right now, let’s put all my trousers into the laundry! They will be dry until...
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The Flying Swordsmen RPG is now available. This looks extremely cool from what I have seen so far. Actually I would like to have a paper copy of this in my shelf. It looks so...
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Wolpertinger No. Enc.: 1d4 (2d4) Alignment: Neutral Movement: 90’ (30’) Fly: 120’ (40′) Armor Class: 7 Hit Dice: 2 Attacks: 2 (bite, horn) Damage: 1d4/1d4 Save: F3 Morale: 10...
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d20 Unseen University Library Encounters 1. Bookworm! Out of nowhere a magical bookworm starts to burrow through the side of a bookshelf and into the next. Everyone in the...
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There now is an index of all the crunchy stuff on this blog available here (or at the right of the tabs on top of the page). I call it a CrunchDex. And yes, I know that name is...
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… is rather old actually. Last year I got into the mood of creating a dungeon somewhere after the last contest, and created The Mourning Wight of Brakhill. Well, I noticed that...
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I did play 3rd edition when it came out. Actually it was the game I played the longest, all in all. Despite all the complications it brought it was easy to grasp as a game, it...
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I am listening to the Happy Jacks podcast quite often on my way to work. Together with the RPG Circus and Fear the Boot it is one of the most listenable podcasts about...
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I fucking hate the (A)D&D alignment system. It pisses all over the system, limits players and DMs in their abilities to play their roles, and turns whole races into cardboard....
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Dungeon crawl in 3rd edition. The characters find a giant demon statue with rubies as eyes. me: “you cannot get those out just with your bare hands.” player 1: “ok, I need a...
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Pirate Penguins No. Enc: 1d6 (3d10) Alignment: Neutral Intelligence: Low Movement: 60’ (20’) Swim: 120’ (40’) Armor Class: 6 Hit Dice: 1 Attacks: 1 (beak) Damage: 1d6 Save:: F1...
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mumble, mumble, mumble… Ok, It is a bit silly. I have been living in Poland for over one and a half years now, and the only thing I can sing about the traditional birthday song...
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Submissions are now open for the OPDC 2012. At least according to the official Facebook account an the website. End of Submissions is April 30, 0:00 UTC and… actually, just go...
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Blast from the past! Oh look, this is why I stopped playing Magic: The Gathering: Serra Avatar. Seriously though, I was one of the first people in my area who knew Magic. My...
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Psion Requirements: INT 16, CHA 10, WIS 10 Prime Requisite: INT Hit Dice: 1d4 Maximum Level: None Sometimes called mind wizards, psionicists, or witchers, study the powers...