Jun 05
I’ve been meaning to write this and just hadn’t gotten around to it. I want to offer up some observations, all personal and from 30+ years as player and gamemaster for Pen and Paper RPG’s. (Who uses pens anyway? I guess pen is just easier to say than pencil) It’s about engaging the players and keeping …
Jan 05
I’ve been noodling the math some more. I’d come up with a scaling damage system that seems workable but I’ve hit a bit of a snag. To sum up the system, your level of ability at something is set by a dice pool. The more dice you have in the pool the better you are …
Dec 28
As I mentioned awhile back I’ve been tossing around a dice mechanic for a game system. There’s a rather extensive set of design goals I’ve got floating around in the back of my head. Here’s some random thoughts on existing mechanics that keep them floating. Disclaimer: I like my systems to be mathematically balanced. Some people don’t, …
Sep 15
I’m working with Savage Worlds and now that I”m wanting to delve into Fantasy I’m finding another system I need to try and get around the Casters Get Dicked syndrome with this one. It seems in many systems the philosphy seems to be that Magic is some dark and dreadful thing that only masochists need …
Mar 29
We got a late start and played 4 games of Last Night on Earth. The games go fast and there’s not a lot of downtime involved so it works out. First game was Escape In The Truck. It went down to the wire with the humans filling the tank of the truck, after having to …
Mar 20
Just a short synopsis more than anything here. Our intrepid crew was hiding out in the house next to the old tailor when who should show up but the bad guy. They ran outside to try and grab him when several ‘creatures’ slithered down from the rooftops after the same prize. Between fighting and chasing …
Jan 20
Our intrepid crew had retreated back to the tavern to replan their mission to steal the mysterious case back for the mysterious stranger. They this time decided to go the back way, time the guard patrols and go in through the roof. This worked as far as it went so that’s a step in the …
Jan 13
My Pirates of the Tepid Seas got off to a boisterous start last night. Â We’re using the True 20 system which is a streamlined version of D20 and is one that can cover pretty much any genre from classic Dungeons and Dragons to Modern Apocalyptic and everything in between. In my case I’m using it …
Dec 14
Synopsis of the World… Around the year 1200 [Editor: All dates +/-20 years] a rift in the fabric of reality occurred on the planet known as Earth. The very substance of time and space was altered for a brief instant and in that instant a new timeline was formed. In the country of Araby lands …
Dec 12
I have a first draft on the world document. I don’t have it handy or I’d just post it here but suffice to say that the previous post covers it somewhat and certain thing were expanded on.  The ‘orcs’ are the Kron and when they came into the world they brought with them the Sharn which …
Dec 09
The world as we know it took a branch in the year 1039 and the timeline was altered. An explosion to rival anything the world has every seen before or since occurred in the area known as Araby. Mountains were formed where there had been none and existng mountains became oceans. The skies were filled …
Dec 03
An initial synopsis. Our intrepid crew will have come into possession of the map to the infamous pirate lord Sammel “Bloody Bones” Kreech. The map is dweomered to be misleading. The first episode will cover the players obtaining the map and through a random mishap discover how to read it. i.e. a Plot Device. This …
Nov 23
I have some leanings. Mostly due to gravity but occasionally due to other things. In this case it’s a leaning toward a Horror based campaign. But the setting, ah now there’s the rub. I’m thinking 16th century alternate earth Swashbuckler Horror or 20th century Modern Horror. With the Modern Horror it’ll be a, trite and …
