RAW Rules As Written, there is no real advancement. Speed Learning Input Device aka SLIDEs So I have rewritten this part as house rules: And Page 39 re-write: This may seem hard, but it opens an avenue to advance. -Dirk
Solve. Survive. Salvage. Score. Swap.
Choose two.
Gulf of Texas
UNPOPULAR OPINION
WOTC/HASBROIf you “hate” a company, why do you have one on that shelf? I think they are making money by (what editors call) edition churn. They keep many of us old guys, but honestly, grognards write their own material. > Before entering college, my parents showed me a trick. I needed a chemistry book. We […]
“I want to play a dark character”
Being creative:Can I light my sword on fire?Can I push a bookshelf over?Can I then stab the bandit in the eye? Hmmm Okay, flaming swordboi, the bookcase falls on your enemy and you stabby stab stab the bandit with your flaming sword. Now for a real thrill. “A god has chosen you. He consecrates you […]
Terminus, Mars, Sol
OSR
I am OSR because I resist the idea that good/evil doesn’t matter. My monsters remain monsters, not half-monsters that can be ‘good’ (i.e. a monster in the FF or MM cannot be a PC). My players and/or party must remain Tolkien-esque. Orcs are bad. Elves are good. My heroes are heroic, not flawed. The party […]
Workspace
Moving the Game Table
We are physically moving at the end of month. The d’Arsenal game table has been packed. As per usual, my table will re-open in the new location in the garage. Games at the ‘Arsenal’ will continue Thursday Nights: SCRaTs, Call of Cthulhu, Down Darker Trails. Leave a message for online access.
Friendly Local Game Stores
Our FLGS had a deep dark secret (negative cashflow). They would order anything for you at the regular price, if you knew to ask, but the ‘display books’ were marked-up 80%. This was to ‘keep them in stock’, but he seems not to have a very good background in Maths. He went into the Yugi […]
Internet Gaming
Personally, I just haven’t had a good experience playing online at all. That’s on me, I’m playing a boardgame with maps, while most of the others are ‘acting’ roles and have forgotten to move on the board altogether. As a DM, I try to offer both stage-like moments to accept the game-hook, transitional moments for […]