I present to you a stack of various RPGs from my shelves! And some dice too! I tried to grab a mixed bag, pulling from various places. So, we have: Hillfolk - sadly unplayed but backed immediately in Kickstarter. I loved the idea, and especially the ideas for the alternate settings presented at the end … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 11 – Stack
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RPGaDay 2020 prompt 10 – Want
Ah yes, the want list. So, in an ideal world, where money and storage are no issue, here's a short list of some of the products I'd love to have on my shelves but sadly don't: - D&D Planescape boxed set (or all of them really)D&D Al Qadim boxed setD&D Lankmar boxed setD&D 2e all … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 10 – Want
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 9 – Light
I'd love to talk a bit about rule-light rules systems today, but I realised that I really haven't played that many. The closest I could say I've come to is FATE, but even then I've played very crunchy versions (Dresden Files and my Sands of FATE games included). So instead, I'm going to talk about … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 9 – Light
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 8 – Shade
I've always been intrigued by the idea of Augmented Reality as viewed through a set of shades. Way back in the before, in the ancient times, the idea of mirrorshades was just to hide one's eyes from view, but gradually shades and spex innovated.We had Google Glass for a little while. When's the last time … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 8 – Shade
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 7 – Couple
I wasn't sure what to talk about for this prompt, but I had a couple of ideas!(I'll wait for your delighted guffawing to subside...) I'm currently working on a couple of new things. First, I'm trying to pull together some ideas for a Planescape adventure involving Saurials.Saurials are basically Dino-people who had been used as … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 7 – Couple
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 6 – Forest
A lot of my homebrew settings feature forests in a prominent role. I'm not entirely sure why that is - maybe it's a western fantasy trope that's stuck in my head? (Murkwood?) Cambria is similar in some ways to Dark Sun, but very different in others. It's a planet-wide (ish) cityscape that's fallen into disrepair … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 6 – Forest
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 5 – Tribute
Sometimes I feel like I try too hard to pay tribute to the 'big' campaign worlds with what I'm writing. Faerûn or Eberron or Greyhawk. It shouldn't bee too difficult to write out an entire world with all kinds of stuff going on right? Other people have done it before, right?! Yeah, silly really.I rarely … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 5 – Tribute
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 4 – Vision
So, it seems like everyone has darkvision? It's a complaint I've seen people bring up a lot. At this stage, off the top of my head, Humans and Halflings don't have it, but most people do. So... how do we beat the complaint? There's options, certainly.Do I want to make the game harder? Maybe. I'm … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 4 – Vision
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 3 – Thread
I finally got around to setting up an account for The Piazza webforum. As a resource, I can't recommend it enough. It's full of some great boards covering all kinds of topics and settings, with some great threads to read through (and no actually comment on). That's all I have for this post! Haha!
RPGaDay 2020 prompt 2 – Change
Times change, things change, rules change. It's weird that we'd have to spell that out. So, I'm going to ignore the pretty obvious 'changes in D&D' topic for now, since I've covered it recently. I'm going to use this prompt to look at different ideas I've had and how they might affect changes to stuff … Continue reading RPGaDay 2020 prompt 2 – Change
Another month of RPGaDay in August
O know, I know, I only finished up RPGaDay 2019 this month, but I actually caught it early enough that I can jump on during the month this time! So, starting tomorrow, I'll be back to one post a day for the month of August. Hopefully I'll manage to keep that going!
Draft One Page Campaign Opener – Twixt Flower and Thorn
The invaders were lucky, in some respects. Their dire portal opened to a meadow in which they could decamp and move large materials easily. They had brought slave labour in the form of podlings - those changelings they had found in their own realm and destroyed with their dark arcanery. Had they but arrived in … Continue reading Draft One Page Campaign Opener – Twixt Flower and Thorn
Draft One Page Campaign Opener – Frostpunk
"The old story goes that the world was once a garden, pleasant and mild, neither too hot nor too cold, and at this time all of the peoples of the world were created.This ain't that world no more. Two great powers rose, and fought, one led by the God of Winter, one by the Goddess … Continue reading Draft One Page Campaign Opener – Frostpunk
Thoughts on 5th Edition in 2020
Inspired once again by Dungeons and Possums, I'm going to give a quick rundown on my thoughts of the game almost six years after it was released. I know that there are problems surrounding the game itself but currently it's my only game in town as far as being able to play goes so I'm … Continue reading Thoughts on 5th Edition in 2020
Dungeons and Dragons Session Zero for 2020
I brought this up a couple of times during the RPGaDay 2019 prompts, but I need to actively plan my next DM session zero, whenever it might be, and think about what I want to bring to it. First and foremost, let's talk about the big topic going around at the moment - fantasy races.I … Continue reading Dungeons and Dragons Session Zero for 2020
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 31
"Last" None of us really knows what's coming next. Between various things, games can fall apart.We never know when our last game is going to be, or when our last game with a specific person will be. I've mentioned before that my Planescape DM passed at the end of last year. It's been six months … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 31
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 30
"Connection" Two posts left and this one kind of has me stumped. Excellent. Well, let's see.I think it's easier than ever to connect and share your experiences, to engage with other people and build an RP community around yourself. I've had to do this when I emigrated, and whilst I've moved again and latched on … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 30
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 29
"Evolve" It kind of goes without saying that over time my gaming style has evolved. The world around me has changed, I've changed, I've learned new things and done new things, so my games in 2010 would be nothing like my games in 2020. OK, maybe a bit alike. I'd still be running them, I've … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 29
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 28
"Love" I think it goes without saying that this can be an iffy subject in roleplaying games. There's a way to do this thing right, and a way to do it wrong, and more often than not it's the latter - looking at you, bard-types who have to seduce everyone!So creepy! I try not to … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 28
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 27
"Suspense" I've always struggled with action beats in my writing, whether it's for tabletop games or just creative writing.I tend to get bogged down in descriptions or extra information and then they don't drop how I want them to. I know it's a thing I can work on with practice and I've definitely gotten better … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 27
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