This will be a two parter since I've played one more game as I write these words, but will have played two before the end of the week. So, the first game since the last post about Loge was mostly focused on combat - resolving the Formians heading up the tunnel towards us and then … Continue reading Further Adventures of Loge and the Antmen part 1
Another new idea – Attack of the Netherverse
Or Invasion of the Netherverse, or from the Netherverse, or something along those lines. This is my take on the Shadowhunters / Dark•Matter setting (also seen in Alternity), so it's a bit Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a bit X Files, and probably a lot of Cthulhoid monsters - so maybe a bit Hellboy/BPRD too. So there's … Continue reading Another new idea – Attack of the Netherverse
New idea – Beyond the Pale
So I had a bit of a brainwave the other day, involving Irish folklore and the Western Marches ideas I've been coming up with. The basic premise is this - The Pale, so-called civilisation, is the area that was directly under the control of the English when they held Ireland. Beyond the Pale (yes, that's … Continue reading New idea – Beyond the Pale
RPGaDay2018 – Day 27 to 31
Final round. FIGHT! #RPGaDAY - Day 27! SHARE a great stream / actual play It seems like half the planet is excited to watch Critical Role now. I only started watching a few months ago, and I jumped straight into the second campaign rather than the two-year long first campaign. It's a good show … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 27 to 31
RPGaDay2018 – Day 20 to 26
OK, now we move on to the WHICH questions - #RPGaDay - Day 20! WHICH game mechanic inspires your play the most? I really like FATE's tag and compel mechanic for Aspects, and I like to think in terms of Aspects in other games now too. Keeping an clear idea of a primary core of … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 20 to 26
RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19
Onto part 3 / week 3 but I'm still behind! Oh well, it'll get finished eventually. #RPGaDay2018 - Day 13! DESCRIBE how your play has evolved I think the main change has been familiarity with the hobby and what it involves, and going from slow and nervous start to awesome tabletop badass is natural after … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19
RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19
Onto part 3 / week 3 but I'm still behind! Oh well, it'll get finished eventually.DESCRIBE how your play has evolvedI think the main change has been familiarity with the hobby and what it involves, and going from slow and nervous start to awesome tabletop badass is natural after 18+ years.That being said, introductions to … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19
RPGaDay2018 – Day 6 to 12
Well, time for part two of my vague attempt to catch up with RPGaDay 2018. #RPGaDay2018 - Day 6! HOW can players make a world seem real? If a GM has crafts a campaign world, I think its the duty of a player to explore at least a bit of that. But there's also the … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 6 to 12
RPGaDay2018 – Day 0 to 5
So, despite having flagged it as something to keep an eye out for, I still forgot all about RPGaDay this year. Damn. So I guess I'll just start posting late or something? Can't hurt I guess? Since I've missed a bunch, I'm just going to bunch all the posts together into a week at a … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 0 to 5
Loge and the Ants’ Nest
So when last I left Loge, he was sat atop the entrance chimney to a Formian nest/city on the Plane of Arcadia. The Lilend of the Infinite Staircase had asked the group to investigate some sort of curse on the Formians, which had made the workers lazy. Well, we'd just found a witness to the … Continue reading Loge and the Ants’ Nest
Names for pubs
I have a note on my phone that I add to every now and then, just with names that appear and I think work for pubs, inns, taverns etc. Not many so far, but here's a few. Genres all over the place. The Owl and the Wolf The Copper Dragonet Old Nag Broken sail Wasp … Continue reading Names for pubs
Finally playing Planescape
I finally found a game of Planescape. And, quite honestly, it is awesome! Now, I might still just be a clueless berk when it comes to Sigil and the Outlands, but I'm hoping to bash my way through some portals and become a real cutter. Yay, Sigilian slang! So, I'm playing a genasi called … Continue reading Finally playing Planescape
Accidentally other settings
So, it feels like a good few of the D&D settings I've worked on recently are variations of other settings that I haven't played. Yeah, fun right? Cambria - post-apocalyptic cityscape rewilded by a dense forest. Arcane magic is illegal, instead, there's psionics. Which is a bit like Dark Sun, in a forest instead of … Continue reading Accidentally other settings
Return to Ostromarka
I've had more of a mull over my ideas, here's what else I've come up with - Theudengard, and therefore the Ostromarka, is a human-dominated kingdom. Nevertheless, there are some other races - Alfar (Elves), Alfarblut (half-Elves) and Dwegar (Dwarves) in parts of Theudengard, Ogerblut (half-Orcs) in the Wastes. Maybe some Tieflings out there too, … Continue reading Return to Ostromarka
Perrin Gallowhill -Don’t call him a thief!
The other character that I've picked up is Perrin Gallowhill. He's a level two rogue, about to hit level three. That's about all the story I have for him so far. He went and fought some gnolls and got knocked about royally, and I don't think he liked it much. I don't want to plan … Continue reading Perrin Gallowhill -Don’t call him a thief!
Masks – a Supers game
So far, just the germ of an idea but I'm seeing where I go with this whilst I stream of conscious this a bit! So, I've written before about different areas of a city, and the idea of a city takeover game, and I think it might be possible to run Masks similarly. The city … Continue reading Masks – a Supers game
State of the Endless Sea
It seems like a bit of a grab-bag this one, lions tigers and bears oh my! But I think it should work out well as a setting. I have a handful of potential tweaks, but here's the deal as of right now. Races: I'm happy with my core list of Humans, Changelings, Genasi, Goblins, Gnomes, Kenku, … Continue reading State of the Endless Sea
Amon, “Mage” of the West Marches
So, in a new game of D&D, I started playing another warlock. I know, I know. I should diversify, try something new. And that's my plan. He's a tiefling, not a human! Also, this guy is going to be some kind of quarterstaff dervish when I'm done with him, with levels in fighter to get … Continue reading Amon, “Mage” of the West Marches
Taint rules in Ostromarka
So one of my favourite ideas from the Legend of the 5 Rings setting is the idea of Taint, a sort of metaphysical sickness and mutation that comes over someone causing them to do evil and be evil, and become more and more Tainted by doing so. Which fits pretty nicely into Ostromarka. Now, in … Continue reading Taint rules in Ostromarka
New Beginnings
So, I've recently started a new job, a little over two hours down the road from where I was living. I've had to drop everything and move a chunk of stuff down, and that means I've also lost the roleplaying group I sort of started a few years ago back there. So now I have … Continue reading New Beginnings
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