"Plenty" Sometimes it seems like there's not enough time in the world.And then sometimes it's more like there's just too much to do so all that time is more than filled up. Flash back to ten years ago, and I had plenty of time to do anything. I was working sure, but outside of that … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 18
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 17
"One" My kid just turned one. I made a running joke that he must now be a level 1 goblin, because whatever it is he's speaking it isn't Common, and occasionally there's some weirdly scary noises coming out.We've yet to work out what class, but given his love of being outdoors I would have to … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 17
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 16
"Dream" One of my favourite ideas from Eberron is the Plane of Dreams, Dal Quor. The idea that sleeping minds reach out to somewhere like a low level form of folk magic, and that it mimics Astral Travel abilities. Just so cool. I was less pushed by the manifest zones on a material plane, but … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 16
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 15
"Door" Well this one is going to be an easier one to write. Whilst I'm taking time off from my general projects to focus on these writing prompts, I am keeping up with a few of them.And one of those is Planescape. Sigil, City of Doors, is a fun thing to focus on. I've added … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 15
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 14
"Guide" I wasn't too sure what to write for this one, but I think I'm just going to throw another two cents in on some of the latest D&D developments. There seems to be a bit of a backlash against the idea of removing racial Ability Score modifiers, seemingly because some people want to keep … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 14
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 13
"Mystery" OK, so I'm terrible at writing mysteries in adventures. I either write them in such a way that only I get them, or they're really obvious. I have yet to find a happy middle ground. I do, however, love to play a good mystery game. Missing persons, kidnapped persons, treasure hunts with various clues, … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 13
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 12
"Friendship" I spoke on prompt 1 before about RPGs and my school friends. A lot of my close friends come through RPGs.In school, I formed a group of friends around them (sort of a subset of the social outcast group we were all a part of).In university, the first club I signed up for was … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 12
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 11
"Examine" So, since we're in 2020 and not 2019, we can look at some issues with a bit more information.In the last few days, I've been reading a lot about removing racial modifiers from D&D. It's not a new idea either, it's been around for a long time.A reallllly long time. I get why it's … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 11
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 10
"Focus" Sometimes I find it difficult to focus on one project at a time.OK, it feels good to finally say it! I've been building the Old Crown since 2010 ish, Ginnungagap since 2015, FATEPunk somewhere between 2013 and 2015 (I forget when I started thinking about it).The Endless Sea is only a couple of years … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 10
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 9
"Critical" I'm sure a lot of people will focus on critical hit rolls and such for this, and you could go on about them pretty easily, but I'l do something else. So I guess most people have heard of Critical Role, Matt Mercer et al's broadcast game of D&D via Twitch and YouTube.I came very … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 9
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 8
"Obscure" I'm a big fan of an obscure setting or roleplaying rules set. I picked up a copy of Qin the Warring States when it came out. The setting is very cool and the rules are outstanding, but I've never found anyone to play a game of it.There's a yin/yang aspect to the die rolls … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 8
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 7
"Familiar" So everyone who reads this is probably going to write something about the D&D Wizard spell find familiar. That's what I was planning too, but I want to write something different instead. So instead let's talk about the familiar and the uncanny. Some of what I bring up here might tie in with other … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 7
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 6
"Ancient" So where do all these dungeons in D&D come from anyway? I've always liked the idea that they're some kind of ruin from a former inhabitant, but it seems odd that there'd be so many of them without some kind of fallen elder race who disappeared or them being to a different scale to … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 6
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 5
"Space" Ah space. My old nemesis. I'll tell a couple of stories for this one I think. When I was working on the Ginnungagap, I started trying to think of justifications of why firearms might not do a lot of damage. My best answer was 'space'.If you're running around in a spaceship with some kind … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 5
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 4
"Share" This is a tough one. I thought about pulling some stuff together on GM Binder, but I'm really not there with most of it, and even trying to make it look vaguely nice too was a hassle.I thought about trying to collaborate on something, but that would involve finding someone who wanted to, and … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 4
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 3
"Engage" Sometimes I find it hard to engage with my players. Sometimes I find it hard to engage with a setting as a player.It happens. But I'm actively trying to do better at both.With the pandemic happening, I'm taking some online training to upskill a little for work. Mostly it's public speaking and interview skills … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 3
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 2
"Unique" I try to do something unique with each of my settings. Of course, eventually it's obvious that nothing you do is really unique, and it's all been done.But the operative word above is 'try'. The Old Crown started as a setting for 4e D&D, and it's morphed through FATE and could probably be run … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 2
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 1
"First" My first tabletop game of D&D (I'd played Baldur's Gate on the PC before) was played at lunchtimes in school.I somehow managed to make a Drizzt Do'Urden clone before I'd even heard of him - a dual-wielding Drow Ranger with a green cloak and dark armour. We played for a few weeks. We were … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 1
Changing up my blogging habits for the next while
I finally got around to looking at the RPGaDay 2019 blogging prompts, so I'll be posting those up for the next little while. Gives me time to work on some other stuff and have it go up when it's ready. I've also started collating my Planescape stuff over at its own page. That will get … Continue reading Changing up my blogging habits for the next while
Planescape IV – draft rules for Factions part 2 – Doomguard
Time for one of the longest posts I've written! OK, so let's design some new Faction rules.We'll start with a look at the Doomguard, because I think this one is pretty easy - when we look at the rules from the Planescape Boxed set anyway. Eligibility: All races and alignments accepted - but not clerics … Continue reading Planescape IV – draft rules for Factions part 2 – Doomguard
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