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Mysteries are fictional constructs. In the real world we occasionally point to some fact unknown and call it a mystery, but this is us just trying to cram messy reality into...Linked by the ring
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Should you play a TRPG system, or a module for one, exactly as written? One perspective (that I attribute to Luke Crane & Jared Sorensen, but I don’t know if they got it from...Linked by the ring
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Have you ever lived in a city? Think back and you will notice: your experience was mainly a series of rooms. You visited perhaps 6-12 rooms each day. (Usually the same rooms...
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Once: consume a male sparrowhawk's eyeballs. 3/day: Imprison a daemon in an orb of glass or quartz and grasp the orb. At will: gouge out an eye and replace with a sapphire...
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The top hit when you search for this is some bottom bin AI slop right now. So I figured someone outta post this. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying is the main game that uses...
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...but not zombies. Zombies some other time. This is about pig-faced orcs meant to be killed.1 Or War dogs from MCDM's Draw Steel. Or a million other baddies that look and act...
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Players trust sense motive checks, can you blame them? The referee must present the world truthfully, but that obligation ends once they begin speaking through an NPC. An NPC...Linked by the ring
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System: cramOS TTRPG by Shurebis Module: B4 The Lost City Runtime: 3 Sessions (~5-6 hours), 1 Droid Notable procedures: Treasure finds converted to 1 scrap or d6 roll on "dead...
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You are the strongest, unstoppable, but your energy is limited. Invest calories wisely. They must pay off. Hunt patiently. Wait for an overwhelming advantage. As long as that...
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For no reason in particular I've been thinking about heist RPGs. What if you and your fellow players plan a heist too well? You spend one or two real life evenings meticulously...Linked by the ring