Once again stealing some ideas from another blog, but going in an entirely different direction, Gnome Stew had a recent post about using twenty questions to help build up a character for roleplaying.Now, the basis for that post was Amber, a diceless system that's pretty popular. I've never played that though. I have, however, played … Continue reading Borrowed mechanics – 20 Questions for Player Characters in D&D
Tag: l5r
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 23
"Surprise" or "Surprise!!!" So surprise rounds. Do I use them often? Usually not. A lot of the time, it just doesn't make sense. In D&D, players are on alert in a dungeon or the wilderness, they won't be surprised to find enemies behind a door or over the next ridge. They might be surprised at … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 23
Worlds to go back to
I haven't been too productive of late, despite telling myself that once again I'd kick into gear following the New Year. It would be nice to say that this post will be the start of a new trend, but I've told myself that before, and I still quickly get sidetracked by something or other. I can … Continue reading Worlds to go back to
The Samurai Wedding adventure recap, part 1
So, ignore the Topaz Championship that I ran a while ago. I'll throw up a proper outcome of that later (none of the PCs won, though they did all come pretty high up in the rankings). After the Topaz Championship, the three Crab PCs were given honour guard duty - the niece of Hida Kisada … Continue reading The Samurai Wedding adventure recap, part 1
L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 2
For part one, see here. We started the session a little late, owing to using the gang to move some boxes over to my new house before we began. Also, pizza. It might be very apparent that I've made the tournament a lot bigger. The players all decided they wanted to play as Crab, so … Continue reading L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 2
For lack of a better post
I had hoped I would be able to keep updating to this new blog without slowing down or missing opportunities, or not having much to say. Sadly, it seems I'm not in the most creative mood recently. I'm moving house in the next couple of weeks, so maybe the fresh scenery will encourage me. Hopefully … Continue reading For lack of a better post
L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 1
I think that went rather well. So last night we all sat down, finished off some character creation issues (mostly the shugenja's spells), and set off for Tsuma! We didn't get much further than the gates of the town, but on the way the characters ran into Megumi and brewed some lovely tea (although not … Continue reading L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 1
Brainstorming
Whilst I'm obviously very busy working in the dungeon of the local hospital, I'm also busy brainstorming the road to Tsuma for the start of the Topaz Championship tonight. Not sure what my three young Crab samurai will make of Megumi, but hopefully they'll enjoy it.
Happenings
Well I just missed four goals in the world cup from going to do the washing up. More fool me, right?So here's the happenings recently:I've been putting some work in on my setting. Pretty happy with how magic is forming, but I really need to sit down and get the section on the Ascended/gods done. … Continue reading Happenings
Forming an idea for L5R
In the last week and a bit, I've been messing with some ideas for a Legend of the 5 Rings game.My old 1st edition Unicorn character managed to pick up an ancient Crab katana whilst adventuring in the Shadowlands. For whatever reason, he promised the Hida daimyo it would pass on to the Crab upon … Continue reading Forming an idea for L5R
Story of a Young Bushi: My first impressions of L5R (written circa 2006)
(Originally published December 1st 2006)Otaku Kiyomaro saw to his family's horses. They would need to be prepared for the spring and the long ride home.The Winter Court of this Lion clan stronghold had been largely uneventful. Peace reigned, families met, clans exchanged words which would no doubt lead to fighting come the following autumn, a … Continue reading Story of a Young Bushi: My first impressions of L5R (written circa 2006)
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