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First, the classes, then a quick play report. The next 15 classes continued from here. See also here. Another 50 have been made on the discord. Those I will leave for my own...
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So Deus Ex Parabola of Discord fame posted a list of 50 potential GLOG classes. These class names were hacked out of Penny Dreadful titles. Tickled by this list, I have...Linked by the ring
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Oblidisideryptch of discord fame has requested tools to generate a common Mesomergos town. When I write generators for my games, I don't just want details. I want something...
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I have updated various things in the face of updates to the VtS rules. The following are offered because I keep breaking or adding to the old generators. Note a couple...
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This is a one-shot scenario I ran over Discord, using VtS and set in Mesomergos. It is a simple investigation scenario, easily run in a variety of rulesets. Since Mesomergos is...
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Tasseomancy, the art of divination using tea leaves, is a potent ability most wizards ignore. It is too free and authentic to teach in a cloister or college, but too regal to...Linked by the ring
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As previously discussed, animals are great and should be used in more games. To aid in this, I've come up with 100 fictional animals for a variety of biomes. None of them are...
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Generate a character Practitioners may also accept a random gigre
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An entry into Lexi's Thief Guild system for GLOG. This one is not intended to be specifically compatible with Vain the Sword, but could be brought up to speed with a modicum of...
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*The contents of this post have not been playtested. Consider this a brainstorm. I am not a historian.* Gustave Dore I've been following Gundobad's investigation of a system...
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The Mesomergos setting has plenty to offer in small-to-moderate sized dungeons for classic dungeoncrawls, but I have also been using it to focus on other kinds of scenarios and...
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When I began work on my Holy Selmat setting, I felt strongly that religion and gods would be central to the campaign, and I've tried to take the method forward with me. It...
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Answering these questions for Mesomergos. What is something that players can interact with that inspires wonder in your setting? The capital city, flying around on a cloud of...
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I've written a bit here about the setting I'm currently running a game in, called Mesomergos. For my own reference and to set out the setting more fully, this post will...Linked by the ring
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A system should be designed so that all of its material will be used; a game should be designed to maximize how much of the system is used. If you have wizards, they should...
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NOTE: THIS IS NOW OUT-OF-DATE. THE SECOND EDITION CAN BE FOUND HERE <--- Click for the link! Thanks as ever to Arnold K., Skerples, and all the rest. I will try to attentively...
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I have noticed that the threat of death in role-playing games is motivating, but not always interesting. The stakes are too absolute. A player knows that if they fall in...
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Inspired by several different resources, this is my current generator for inspiring medium-sized dungeons. It owes the most thanks to Spwack's generators, Arnold K.'s Dungeon...
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Another quick entry into the list of fighter disciplines. This one is fairly straightforward, but leans into the bronze age setting I run. in many settings, the sword is the...
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An RPG setting should feel always on the brink of some great change, ideally several. While Mesomergos is influenced by German and Chinese bronze ages, I also want to bring the...
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Among myriad monsters, gnomes, gnolls, scylla, and spectres, I sometimes overlook the effect mundane (or semi-mundane) animals can have in gaming. The same myth and folklore...
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Dr. Seuss was a great poet and artist; let's mine his art for game ideas. d10 Seussian Loot: Key Slapping Slippard: put this small creature in any lock and it will dutifully...
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Who actually sets out to design a dungeon? Alexander Brodsky Architect Wizard Suggested skill: architecture or mechanics Perk: ARCHITECTURAL LETTERING. Anyone can use your...
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Primarily for my own convenience, but feel free to explore this strange region of a strange world if you wish. Full NPC: name, covering, sign, lot, hamartia Show tables Full...
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For my one-on-one hexcrawl game, I have been developing a thematic encounter table for the region of Mesomergos, inspired by german and chinese folklore as well as many...
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Vain the Sword, my ongoing roil of a GLOG hack, seeks simple and evocative combat. Drawing from the varied rulesets of people I've had the pleasure to learn from, I have...
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The lot of the practitioner is one of someone who masters the art of gigre, a holy drug that imparts certain behavioral commandments for its use. But other people can and do...
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Astuary Propheteer requested the following gift: "a populated hex for a west marchian doomcrawl" Okay. A little out of my wheelhouse, but that can be all the more fun. I will...
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In the past, when I’ve attempted to track what kinds of equipment might be available in a given town, I have usually just handwaved it or gestured vaguely at the normal...
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This is a submission for the ongoing search on the OSR discord for Kaiju rules. Ancient societies were constantly menaced by kaiju. Angelic beings impossibly tall, animals and...