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Imagine an RPG meant to be played with the traditional setup of players and GM but with the following rule: “When a PC takes any action that is uncertain and risky but...Linked by the ring
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This is a simple procedure for a squire to swear the Oath and become a knight. It requires a seer to lead the ceremony and at least one witness must be present. The squire...Linked by the ring
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Start with a problem. Say what happens next. There is no order of play. Anyone can add to what happens. If two or more players have different ideas of what happens next, they...Linked by the ring
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Inspired by this post and this quote from Sean McCoy: I feel like almost any game could be made better by taking the monster manual and just writing The before every monster....
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Structural PC group cohesion problems BEGONE! I really like the Oath from Mythic Bastionland: These are the statements the PC knights live and die by. It’s how they move...Linked by the ring
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If you should apply anything from this article, you must, like me, apologize for adding cruft to Chris’s elegant design. Shame, shame! Apologies also if you read this and find...Linked by the ring
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I’ve always appreciated one (of many things) Yochai Gal did for Dungeon World, Into the Odd, and Electric Bastionland: collecting resources. He put together a syllabus for...Linked by the ring
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A world odd and wayward characters! An unofficial supplement for the RPG sensation Mythic Bastionland featuring a dozen Denizens to thicken the delightful and captivating...Linked by the ring
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In this podcast, I draw a through-line from Free Kriegsspiel to Braunstein to Matrix Games to Indie Narrative Games to the OSR to the FKR to Modern Story Games. It’s a...Linked by the ring
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Dear Mr Dragonslayer 🙂 How do you handle resource management in an open table campaign? Your wrote a great article on “returning to base” each session in an open table...Linked by the ring
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Then play begins. The renegades awaken in the ruins of a village, surrounded by smoke, fire, and the dead. One of Skorne’s warbands has already come and gone, leaving nothing...Linked by the ring
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“Are you an “evens” person or an “odds” person?” my mentor asked while we sat in his backyard. “Evens,” said I. “Thought so. “Evens” lends itself to perfectionism, uniformity,...Linked by the ring
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A lot of the OSR is about trying to re-create that first feeling of adventuring: The OSR often invents new monsters or gives twists on existing formulas to recapture what it...Linked by the ring
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When you recall your day, you might boil it down to some actions you took, some things that happen to you and how felt about those things. Let’s focus on actions because what...Linked by the ring
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A synthesis of duels using player skill and Troika! variable damage for use with B/X, Old-School Essentials, and other elfgames. What if you didn’t roll to hit? What if you had...Linked by the ring
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This is an unpaid review. Chris Engle sent me a digital copy of his new book, Social Matrix Games and asked if I would be interested in reviewing. I know these kinds of games...Linked by the ring
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Entertainment is ubiquitous. We need principles to limit the role it plays in our lives, else we are swallowed whole. Here are some of mine. There are connections to RPGs and...Linked by the ring
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Question from a reader today! Edited for brevity, though I appreciate the extra context: Hey, I’ve been really inspired by your open table posts, specifically the ones on...Linked by the ring
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Nothing is your fault, everything is your responsibility. Imagine your younger brother is playing a game of chess and asks you to take over. Would you feel bad about losing?...Linked by the ring
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For use with Into the Odd and its descendants like Electric Bastionland and Cairn. Inspired by this thing from Mike Mearls. In combat, all sides act at the same time. If you...Linked by the ring
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I’ve been dorking with Initiative Alternatives for a while now. The Angry GM also has a great post on encumbrance and what it’s for. To summarize (Angry’s words, not mine): You...Linked by the ring