Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I talked about the living Forest inspired by Tales of the Margreve. Today the theme is Couple. I wonder how many games actually have characters in a couple. I have only had it once, and it was my friend who got me into D&D in the first place. He was playing a … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 7: Couple
Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I looked at Change - the small change in your pocket and what happens in Darokin and Akorros when you need to handle larger amounts of money. The prompt for today is Thread. So how do you keep the thread of the story going? This is something I feel I've been struggling … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 3: Thread – struggling to keep the thread of the campaign going
D&D fifth edition has a lot of good things in it and improvements over BECMI and AD&D. The d20 mechanism. Advantage/disadvantage. Race disconnected from class. But one innovation I really don't like is opportunity attacks. Not only does it penalise "live to fight another day," it locks down the battlefield and makes everything more static. … Continue reading Fixing opportunity attacks
We're playing through the old X2 Castle Amber module (converting to 5e using XXX as a guide), and the party were going after the Sword of Sylaire. Note: This post contains minor spoilers for X2 Castle Amber. If this might be a problem, stop reading now and direct your GM here instead. They had met … Continue reading How a moral dilemma turned a mediocre battle to an engaging session
How are your characters connected? Connection is the inspiration for day 30 of #RPGaDay2019, following Evolve yesterday. I've had quite a few random musings posts recently, and tomorrow's probably will be too, so I'll go concrete today. I'm going to talk about a suggestion I came across when I was starting my new campaign a … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 30 – Connection
Suspense. That's the inspiration for day 27 of #RPGaDay2019, following Idea yesterday. "I'm going to smash the zombie's head in!""I'm going to sneak round the back and take the Snargle while no-one is looking""I'm going to jump across this ravine""I'm going to fire a crossbow bolt with a rope tied to it at the boat … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 27 – Suspense
Triumph and Calamity. Those are the inspirations for days 24 and 25 of #RPGaDay2019, following Surprise yesterday. And I'm going to take advantage of being a little bit behind to consider them together. After all, they are flip sides of the same coin. They are both significant events in the story of the campaign. Without … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 24 – Triumph and Day 25 – Calamity
Lost. That's the inspiration for day 22 of #RPGaDay2019, following Vast yesterday. How do you make being lost interesting? It's such a staple of Wilderness adventuring, even since the Expert set of BECMI and 2nd edition AD&D. It's still there in 5e - so much so that the Ranger has a special ability of not … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 22 – Lost
Noble. That's the inspiration for day 20 of #RPGaDay2019, following Scary yesterday. Who'd be a noble? When I first got the Expert set with construction, and then the Companion set with rules for Dominions, I was very excited. Who wouldn't want to be a noble with your own stronghold and people looking up to you? … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 20 – Noble
Scary. That's the inspiration for day 19 of #RPGaDay2019, following Plenty yesterday. How do you make your sessions scary? It's not something I've had much success understanding. It certainly doesn't seem to relate to the difficulty of the battle. I've had the characters face battles which came very close to TPKs, and I think I … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 19 – Scary
