I will be on a live chat with Nerdarchy Dave today at Noon central time talking about Dragon Heresy. Come check it out! Tell your friends!
I’ve been playing in +Rob Conley‘s Majestic Wilderlands game for a while now, and I’ve grown to like my character, Marcus. Still, there have been issues with how the game feels to me playing fighter-types (this is true of Swords and Wizardry as well), but looking over a few things, I’ve decided that part of the…
One thing that appeared in GURPS Martial Arts (by +Peter V. Dell’Orto and +Sean Punch ) is the concept of the tactics-based ‘reroll.’ Martial Arts, the Basic Set, Monster Hunters, Impulse Buys Found on p. 60, under the skill description for Tactics, it presents a few different ways Tactics can help you. There’s an abstract option where the leaders…
The latest Unearthed Arcana came out recently, and its topic is Feats. Now, feats are interesting to me, especially in 5e. They’re supposed to be boosts, not taken in any particular order, roughly equivalent in value to the +2 to one stat or +1 to two stats that you eschew by taking one. This particular Unearthed Arcana…
The starter set seems to contain a chunky (64-page) adventure, and a smaller rulebook. Plus some stuff I don’t need like pre-gens and dice. That’s not a complaint – it’s a starter set for those new to gaming. I believe I’ve seen reports that the adventure book is pretty cool. Are there any rules differences between…
Had a good discussion with the assembled crew on the RPG Breakfast Club #3 this past Sunday. Check it out! These are live recordings from the Tavern Discord. Folks in the RPG industry come in and have discussions, very much in the style of a panel at a convention. The hosts change every week…
Dramatis Personae The Commander (Doug) – telekinetic super-soldier with a really angry dog (Yukio). The dog is a powerful ally (250-300 points) and very intelligent and very, very aggressive. Arc Light (Christian) – battlsuited gadgeteer with electrical powers The Rat Queen (Emily) – brick with super-perception; made of actual rats Eamon Finnegan (Kyle) – smooth…