This gives me some interesting inspirations for any horror games I might run. (To be fair, all of my games are horror on some level.)
Came across a post by LaoSh on Reddit that I found fascinating. I think Peter Watts touched on the theme in Blindsight with his vampires.
Unable to see if it's...
So, D&D Beyond is having a 25% off sale. Always a good time to pick up another book.
I have the core books, plus Xanathar's, Tasha's, Volo's. I have the Wildemount and Eberron (rftlw) source books. I'm not likely to pick up campaign books, but books of shorter adventures can be useful.
Off the...
Ben Bova has passed away at age 88 due to complications from Covid-19 and a stroke.
Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88
I'm familiar with Critical Role and have caught a few sessions. However, I've just started a more thorough binge beginning with the second campaign.
I have a question about the settings of the campaigns, Tal'Dorei and Wildemount. I've heard that Wildemount is probably better realized and...
I'm not sure I'm reading the rules correctly for Weird Science. A WS device requires power points to operate. I read that the Weird Scientist can put Power Points into the device so it can operate, I assume for himself or anyone he gives it to. (If he doesn't put PP into it, only he can operate...
So, one game that seems popular and has a lot of support...but yet that I see very little discussion for, is Savage Worlds.
I played and ran SW for a while when it first came out, but it had a few glitches that kept me from really enjoying it. Now they've released the newest version (SWADE)...
I know there are several related threads going, but I have a couple of specific questions and didn't want to hijack the others.
I'm teeing up a science-fiction campaign. Not for immediate use, but because I want to and plan to use it in the future. So, this comes down to setting and system.
If...
I noticed this was up. Bundle of Holding for a collection of The Dark Eye books.
The Dark Eye Bundle of Holding
PLAYER COLLECTION - $12.95
The Dark Eye
Aventuria Almanac
Aventuria Map Set
Dark Eye Character Sheets
Dark Eye Figure Flats
Dark Eye Deluxe Character Sheets
GAME MASTER COLLECTION...
So, a bit late to the party, but Mothership has recently come to my attention. Love the layout and simple but adaptable mechanics.
I have two main questions.
First, I'll need to way scale back Stress, or at least the effects of it. Has anyone modified the Stress mechanic?
Second, how well would...
Seen this yet? It's a pretty incredible CGI video done by one person. It's 5 parts, starting very short and ranging up to over 7 minutes...12:42 total. If you find the individual episodes, the quality is up to 4K. I selected the one below because it combines all 5 episodes at 1080p. I'd love to...
It's a new fantasy RPG by Tab Creations, using the Saga System. They had a successful Kickstarter and recently sent out the PDF. Although it uses the Saga System (as does Shadows Over Sol, their SF/Horror RPG that has proven very popular in our group), it's actually fairly drastically re-tooled...
I'm curious. Given the current situation, our gaming group has been meeting online using Zoom.
For a while, I've toyed with the idea of using something more dedicated, like Fantasy Grounds or Roll20. We don't run any of the games that are supported, though. Our recent games have been Shadows of...
For those who follow The Expanse, season 4 (the first premiering on Amazon) will drop on December 13.
I'm sad that they're dropping it all at once, but very happy that it exists at all. For all the talk of Discovery, Picard, etc., etc., The Expanse is what I'm really waiting for. It's eclipsed...
Just started re-reading these books again (by Ryk Spoor.) The first book is (surprise) Grand Central Arena (currently available for free download on Amazon or Baen Books.) Sort of a modern SF tale told with pulp sensibilities. A lot of fun, and I had immediate buy-in by having one of the main...
I've been looking over the rules and was wondering something. You only have an attribute range of up to 5, same for skills. 20 XP per session is recommended, and it only costs 5 times the next still level (sometimes +5).
It seems like you could be topping out your skills pretty rapidly. The...
I'm looking around for some 2nd edition HarnMaster character sheets. Form-fillable PDF or Excel with calculations built in would be nice.
I've found a couple of generators and worksheets...but they're over a decade old and don't work that well. Anyone come across anything along these lines?
So, another Mythras question. I'm converting my Shadows of Esteren campaign to Mythras (as mentioned in a different thread.)
I'll have the players recreate their characters using Mythras, but they're fairly experienced characters. What's a fair way to advance beginning characters in Mythras to...
How adaptable is the magic system in Mythras?
I've been running Shadows of Esteren for over a year, and while generally everyone likes the system, the books provide remarkably little information on actually creating Magientist artifacts. (Think steam-punkish devices that run on liquid magic...
I really dislike PbtA...but the variation used for Blades in the Dark seems to address most of those issues. I've looked at Blades in the Dark, Scum and Villainy, and like what I see. However. I don't tend to run campaigns where the PCs are criminals. S&V is a bit more flexible in that regard...
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