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ThoughtsThe party has gone off to train for level 6! So for the next two weeks we're going to the other party up in the northwest who are basically bandits. I could probably be...
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Feats are a big hit, turns out! I’m bringing back level 0 ancestry feats because I can tell my friends just wanted more to play with. “I don’t like complexity” mfs when they...
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I won't bury the lede here; Is Marathon good? Yes, absolutely, I legitimately adore this game, got my money's worth and see it in many ways as a triumph of experimental design...
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Conflict is one of the driving forces in the games we play. It can range from physical to political or interpersonal conflict. But how do we get to these conflicts? Conflict...
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Only the most interesting links from about the web. For more, see last weeks collection or the weekly r/OSR blogroll or check the RPG Blog Carnival. Bloggie-nominated....
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The newest “indie” game to hit the scene in a big way is Pumpkin Spice - A Magical Cozy RPG by Acheron Games, predominantly featuring work by SimzArt. The campaign closed on...
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Early in the history of the hobby, a number of factors (including primordial Gygaxian authoritarianism) led to the perception/practice of game masters as petty tyrants who...
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I've always meant to keep up with, read, and vote on the Bloggies. Sadly, I've only ever managed to read a few of the winners after the fact. Time to catch up, and then do...
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DECLARE SPELLS & RETREATSA funny little rule that always trips up MUs, neophyte and acolyte alike, is the need for spells (and retreats) to be declared before initiative is...
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Hard to get by in the Spokelands when you're hard up for gold. 1000 Statues got too hot. I heard that Tiramisu fella got run out on a rail by some fearsome robot. Fine by me,...
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Bathtub Reviews are an excuse for me to read modules a little more closely. I’m doing them to critique a wide range of modules from the perspective of my own table and to learn...
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Here is a preview of the Thief from my upcoming RPG Orto Solis:Thief Primary Stat: Dexterity Prerequisites: NoneProficiency: Bow, Crossbow, sword, dagger, and leather...
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Preparing for a Wolves Upon the Coast play-by-post game.
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The Binary Star Promise is that I will get a great idea for a prototype, start something, and put it on the backburner for a bit if it’s something I don’t owe people and would...
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Psychedelic sword and sorcery setting. A world ruled by a flying matriarchal species in the midst of a paradigm shift.The dominant species of this world are the Lamia, an...
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My friend moved to New York City for work. A weird time to head South, I suspect most people want to travel in the opposite direction. I’d rather he was still here, but there...
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It is an honor to bring you this, the 10,000,000,000th angry Star Wars rant on the internet since its official founding on 1 Jan 1983. Some really amazing rants over the years...
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Recently I was seized with the idea that what if some of the “Languages” the Players gain access to in these games had a more Limited Vocabulary of Words than a full-fledged...
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If you forgot or don’t have d12 dice, you can play a game of Daggerheart that uses playing cards in place of d12s. This post details a few alternative ways to roll Duality...
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(Check it out: I released a new single-session adventure on itch called Quest for the Vorpal Sword. You might use it with Dungeons and Dragons 5e or you might borrow bits for...
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One of my original 90s gaming group graciously hosted a get together for that old table over a weekend and one of the things we did was a round-robin D&D mini-campaign. The...
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This week's dose of RPG goodness with discord discussions, blog posts to read, projects to download, play reports and arrivals chez Paladin. Enjoy!
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The weather is much colder now than it was—I need to protect myself just to make my way across the city.I prepare by layering insulating, waterproof, and abrasion-resistant...
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Musings on Maps and Navigation in Lathan's Gold Earlier in the year I spent some time playing through the solo B/X adventures TSR released back in the 80s. While I already...
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He's Way Past Cool THE PREAMBLE Being an aspiring micro-celebrity on the internet is fun. The majority of the effort needed to accrue an adoring public involves making...
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Mayhem at the Faire The Drakenfall Faire is a 16-page adventure for Perils & Princesses written by Destiny Howell with art by Ryan Lynch of Outrider Creative, who also...
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In place of a class, you may start with two dynamics. Each dynamic is shared with at least one other character. (distribute starting items between both characters)Dynamics...
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I've been thinking for awhile about how to make an X-COM like experience in a TTRPG. I played a lot of the 1994 original back in the day, and the emergent aspects of play left...