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The purported wisdom of experience and maturity fails to provide simple answers for some old questions. For twenty-eight I have been asked, “what is Rifts?” and I dread the question now every but as much as I dreaded it in the past. Maybe even more so.
I drink Brass Monkey and I rock well
I got a shack in Roanoke, that's where I dwell..
I got a shack in Roanoke, that's where I dwell..
Guess who's back...back again...
Why is there even a question about if you should stay or if you should go?
If you go the troubled will be doubled. The calculation seems very clear.
If you go the troubled will be doubled. The calculation seems very clear.
I went into my DTRPG library to download the Savage Rifts Player's Handbook (which I got backing the original KS, pre-SWADE) and it's gone from DTRPG. WTF??? Now I'm mad.
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Well, I am NEVER donating blood again!
It's like they don't even want it! The second you walk through the door, it's just inane question after question, like
"Where did you get it?"
"Why is it in a bucket?"
It's like they don't even want it! The second you walk through the door, it's just inane question after question, like
"Where did you get it?"
"Why is it in a bucket?"
And now the party in my wuxia game are in the Tekumel's "planetary metro". Left behind by the ancients, which have - obviously - created that planet as well.
They've got plans how to use it.
What can go wrong? @Shemek hiTankolel any ideas?
They've got plans how to use it.
What can go wrong? @Shemek hiTankolel any ideas?
Goodbye 2020 and good riddance!
Let's hope 2021 is betterl
Let's hope 2021 is betterl
Happy New Year. May all wounds heal.
Grand Conjunction! So cool. Never been into astronomy but starting to dig it. Don't even have a telescope, just a mobile phone AR app and the hope that it won't be too cloudy.
Waiting for my breakfast delivery from Ubereats, then settling into bed to watch the season finale of The Mandalorian. Can't think of a better way to start the day
In which I write a whole blog post mostly to gush about someone else's: https://theoreticalgm.blogspot.com/2020/12/wacky-campaign-concepts-adventurer.html
Epic Game Store free game giveaways for the next few days. Starts now with Cities: Skyline.
The second post on running the Ruined Tower of Zenopus using old school D&D rules.
This one focuses on a Roster of Monsters for the dungeon rooms, with stats usable with Holmes/OD&D/your favorite retroclone
This one focuses on a Roster of Monsters for the dungeon rooms, with stats usable with Holmes/OD&D/your favorite retroclone
Don't have to go back to work until January 6th or so. I may not wear a mask or boots or pants for three weeks.
I have bought it, but I can't remember the name, and thus can't re-read it
!The game in question is Dragon Pool. I opened my external memories, literally, and found it on one of them
!Now I'm off to re-read it.
In the Age of Covid, even minor cold symptoms you would normally work through get you sidelined at home and being told to go for testing.
Off work for 2 weeks over a scratchy throat and runny nose... yay me.
Off work for 2 weeks over a scratchy throat and runny nose... yay me.
I've been trying to get into writing original fiction but man, I suck at it. I need to hone my skills but I just can't seem to get it.
I have just learned that there are novels set in the Rifts Phase World setting and that one of the antagonists is an elf called Elias Harkonnen.
Come on, Palladium, help me help you.
Come on, Palladium, help me help you.
Tried to read an Age of Sigmar book and it reads like the only tenuously coherent canon to a crazy Korean MMO. The tech dwarves are cool, though.
If womb is pronounced "woom"
and tomb is pronounced "toom"
how come bomb isn't pronounced "boom"?
and tomb is pronounced "toom"
how come bomb isn't pronounced "boom"?
How does a Duck fart?
From his Ass-Quack!
From his Ass-Quack!
On the blog, I am posting notes on running the Ruined Tower of Zenopus using old school D&D. The first post covers pages 1-5, the bulk of which is stats for my customized Wandering Monster table. Notes are written up for Holmes Ref (Holmes Basic + OD&D) but should be suitable for any old D&D.
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The Ruined Tower of Zenopus: Running it Retro
The Cover in Monochrome Blue Occasionally, I have been asked about a retro version of The Ruined Tower of Zenopus (RTOZ); i.e., one for an ...
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My fascination with early 2010s D&D retro-clones endures. My brain says ACKS but my heart says Hyperborea.
Just noticed that DMs Guild is having a Cyber Monday sale, and is included, so it is currently only $1.59. Sale is on for about 16.5 hours more.
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The Ruined Tower of Zenopus - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
The Ruined Tower of Zenopus - Now with an illustration by CHRIS HOLMES and a PRINTER-FRIENDLY DUNGEON MAP! THE RUINED TOWER OF ZENOPUS is a fifth edit
The idea of an irreconcilable split between “Purist” and “Pulp” Lovecraftian role playing is utter bullshit.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Sorry for not being very active on actual gaming threads. The longer you go without gaming, the more it feels like something you won’t be doing anymore... then again, maybe this is the kick in the pants I need.
Scripting a dark and gritty horror story about the spirit of Christmas.
