Let's Examine. That's the inspiration for day 11 of #RPGaDay2019, following Focus yesterday. "I examine under the bed. What do I find?" How often do you hear players saying that sort of thing nowadays? When I started with BECMI it was just the way things worked - there were no Investigation or Perception checks, you … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 11 – Examine
Let's Focus. That's the inspiration for day 10 of #RPGaDay2019, following Critical yesterday. A bit ironic given that I've got a stinking cold and my mind feels stuffed with cotton wool... So what shall we focus on? Robin D. Laws, in Robin's Laws of Good Game Mastering, says The focus can be held by any … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 10 – Focus
For day 9 of #RPGaDay2019 we get critical, following Obscure yesterday. When I started with BECMI, there was no concept of critical rolls - no critical success or critical failure. My friends played AD&D, so I'd hear them talking about a critical hit and wonder what this was. Fast-forward 35 years to 5e. It's there … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 9 – Critical
Obscure. That's the inspiration for day 8 of #RPGaDay2019, following Familiar yesterday. I find this a tricky prompt. I asked my son what he would write about, and he said he would pick obscure monsters, giving examples of Bullywugs and Kuo-Toa. Not sure that does it for me. I think I will return to a … Continue reading RPGaDay2019 Day 8 – Obscure
