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Occultronics – Sun, 15 February, 05:01 AM
I haven't finished reading Daggerheart, nor do I particularly intend to, so by my own admission this is more of a vibes-based take than a factual review. I've slogged through a lot of really terrible media that gives me the willies to "earn" the right to hate on it, and most of the time all the effo... read more.
Elfmaids & Octopi – Sun, 15 February, 02:30 AM
Im much more inclined to give players enough rope to hang themselves than railroad people. Much like old-school games with pages of rules limiting what character types can do like race level limit. I am backing away from taking longer to explain exceptions than the basic rule requires.Some top tips ... read more.
Playful Void – Sun, 15 February, 01:57 AM
I’m thinking about megadungeons at the moment, and thinking about the smallest possible unit in a megadungeon, because I know level doesn’t work for me as a smallest unit because I have trouble with a scope of perhaps 10-12 rooms at a time. It occurred to me in the car the other day that geomorphs-t... read more.
Tales of the Lunar Lands – Sat, 14 February, 11:27 PM
When I started blogging about The Saga of the Ortegids last year, I intended to conclude the project with a thesis statement of sorts. I was inspired by how some of my earliest dungeons came from me taking the maps from my Prima strategy guide for Dragon Warrior III and adapting them to D&D, and I w... read more.
Pelgrane Press Ltd – Sat, 14 February, 05:00 PM
a column about roleplaying by Robin D. Laws As reported in November, Polish archaeologists recently found a spiked iron tool establishing that druids local to the area, as they did elsewhere, once practiced trepanation. Until around the 19th century, cultures spanning historical and geographical bo... read more.
Azukail Games – Sat, 14 February, 04:26 PM
100 Post-Apocalyptic Taiga Encounters, 100 Post-Apocalyptic Taiga Encounters (Mutant Future) and 100 Hooks and Rumours for the Emerald City VI are now available to buy on DriveThruRPG. Even in a post-apocalyptic setting, there can be things to encounter, ranging from the useful to the odd to the dan... read more.
Patchwork Paladin – Sat, 14 February, 10:46 AM
This week I wrote a post about the “monster, map, and hook” style adventures in the D&D Forgotten Realms books, and how to fix them up for play. It’s probably not the last I’ll have to say about it since I’ve been reading more in the Forgotten Realms books. Also: next week voting starts on the Blog... read more.
Seed of Worlds – Sat, 14 February, 09:39 AM
tl;dr: tried out a top-recommended Dungeon magazine adventure; good times with some interesting stylistic change revealed. An adventure to "provide comic relief in an otherwise serious campaign" it is a nice little swamp sandbox. As an experiment, I had a go at running it straight from the book but... read more.