OldSchoolFRP: "This wizard brings mind R. Crumb, Mr. Natural and Keep on Truckin'". The R. Crumb influence here is obvious once pointed out - just look at those shoes! - but hadn't occurred to me before.
http://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/19289471803/unwary-magic-user-and-ambushing-gnoll-band-by-tom
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wereshark on the CW
Piper wrote:
The unaltered screencap for you purists out there. C'mon ... you know who you are!
Check out this thread for the identity of a source book used by Gygax and Sutherland for the dinosaur entries and...
Check out this thread for the identity of a source book used by Gygax and Sutherland for the dinosaur entries and illustrations in the original Monster Manual. Note that Chris Holmes identified it first - he mentioned this find in email a few months ago, but not the name. After reading the DF thread I just happened to recall this book, which I'd seen before and have a copy of, and it turned out to be the one in question. #dcsIII
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=72017&p=1686907#p1686907
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=72017&p=1686907#p1686907
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
A shorthand for monster leaders.
A shorthand for monster leaders.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/10/goblin-1.html
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/10/goblin-1.html
I'm overdue in giving thanks for some great gaming experiences at TridentCon the weekend before last.
I'm overdue in giving thanks for some great gaming experiences at TridentCon the weekend before last. Erik Jensen put much effort into organizing this new convention. This was its second year and I hope that it returns for many more.
The first game I played in was a high energy White Star scenario run by none other than its author James Spahn. Among the players were Eric Hoffman, Pearce Shea and Larry Hollis. I selected the pregen mercenary in Fett-like armor who turned out to have suspiciously poor aim. The group was successful and mostly survived encounters with Lava Crabs and a Void Knight of the Consortium. James generously gifted us all with a copy of the White Star rulebook.
The second game was a DCC funnel: The Devil's Cauldron written by Eric Hoffman and run by his Stormlord co-publisher Carl Bussler. It's part of their weird west DCC rules - Black Powder, Black Magic. Carl brought a great playing aid: a table-wide set of tiles representing the train we were taking to the town of Brimstone. This game also had James Spahn and Noah Stevens playing in it. I had the table record for pregen deaths - 5 out of 6, the most memorable being Sister Mary, a nun killed by an arrow while firing a stolen bandit's pistol out a train window. We made it to Brimstone.
These guys are pushing the setting of OSR games in different directions from the standard fantasy; play in their games if you get a chance.
Links:
http://www.tridentcon.org/
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/148169/White-Star-White-Box-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying-Swords--Wizardry
https://stormlordpublishing.com/product/black-powder-black-magic-vol-1/
http://www.tridentcon.org
The first game I played in was a high energy White Star scenario run by none other than its author James Spahn. Among the players were Eric Hoffman, Pearce Shea and Larry Hollis. I selected the pregen mercenary in Fett-like armor who turned out to have suspiciously poor aim. The group was successful and mostly survived encounters with Lava Crabs and a Void Knight of the Consortium. James generously gifted us all with a copy of the White Star rulebook.
The second game was a DCC funnel: The Devil's Cauldron written by Eric Hoffman and run by his Stormlord co-publisher Carl Bussler. It's part of their weird west DCC rules - Black Powder, Black Magic. Carl brought a great playing aid: a table-wide set of tiles representing the train we were taking to the town of Brimstone. This game also had James Spahn and Noah Stevens playing in it. I had the table record for pregen deaths - 5 out of 6, the most memorable being Sister Mary, a nun killed by an arrow while firing a stolen bandit's pistol out a train window. We made it to Brimstone.
These guys are pushing the setting of OSR games in different directions from the standard fantasy; play in their games if you get a chance.
Links:
http://www.tridentcon.org/
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/148169/White-Star-White-Box-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying-Swords--Wizardry
https://stormlordpublishing.com/product/black-powder-black-magic-vol-1/
http://www.tridentcon.org
Remember the old "light weapons strike two blows per round, heavy weapons strike once every other round" thing?
Remember the old "light weapons strike two blows per round, heavy weapons strike once every other round" thing?
I've never played that rule. I don't think I even noticed it. Back in the day, my desire to play far outweighed my need to read the rules. I was the GM, with the only rule book, and spent my time cooking up gonzo dungeons not rule questing.
My question is: would it be worth using a tweak (I've read a few) like light weapons do half damage and heavy (those listed) do double, be worth a go?
Mathematically (I think...) the pros and cons would even out over many combats but in the short term, in the moment so to speak, it might make a dramatic difference. Or not?
I've never played that rule. I don't think I even noticed it. Back in the day, my desire to play far outweighed my need to read the rules. I was the GM, with the only rule book, and spent my time cooking up gonzo dungeons not rule questing.
My question is: would it be worth using a tweak (I've read a few) like light weapons do half damage and heavy (those listed) do double, be worth a go?
Mathematically (I think...) the pros and cons would even out over many combats but in the short term, in the moment so to speak, it might make a dramatic difference. Or not?
Caller
Caller
Hi folks,
Seeing that transcript of game play from Holmes, reminded me that I've never played a game (as a player or referee) where one player was nominated as the "Caller".
I'm the odd man out here, right? Who amongst us has experiences of the Caller role and how does it work out for you?
Thanks
Mike
Hi folks,
Seeing that transcript of game play from Holmes, reminded me that I've never played a game (as a player or referee) where one player was nominated as the "Caller".
I'm the odd man out here, right? Who amongst us has experiences of the Caller role and how does it work out for you?
Thanks
Mike
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