Morrus
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Hey Morrus what's the deal with results? Are you doing an exciting podcast episode about it or other big reveal, or should we check here? Thanks!

Morrus is the meta forum the right place for this type of question, or should I message someone directly?

Danny I have Savage Worlds/Rifts I just haven’t delved into it very deeply. The issue I have with N&SS is I am a little lost about character creation. Example: OCC/Martial Arts list a variety of defence moves - does that give you a bonus to those or just allow you to do those moves? Morrus I do have O.L.D. but don’t have a gaming group to try it. If the kids like N&SS I may have to check out N.O.W.

cbwjm, if you can read this, notifications don’t always link you to only one page away from the intended post. Sometimes it’s multiple pages off. You’ll see, over time, unless you continue sidestepping the issue, in which case, yeah, it’s kind of nonsense to claim it doesn’t bother you. Of course they don’t bother you, they don’t even affect you. And again, I’m not actually blocking you to “teach you a lesson.” I’m demonstrating that the bugs with the block system allow me to do such things, which is a clear exploit and not something any well-thought-out block feature should enable. EDIT: And also, if you can read this, that’s just further proof that the system is completely borked and needs fixing. Can we Morrus about this? Because this is a serious problem.

Morrus, have you discussed compiling the EN5ider articles of ZEITGEIST into a product on DriveThruRPG?

Morrus, on a completely different note, everytime I see the "Frazzled" underneath your name I think "Fraz-urb'luu," which isn't comforting.

...ery real science. Postulating completely unverifiable elements to make your equations work is not good science. Now, at the moment, it's the best we've got, so, there's that. In any case, I was trying to be a bit tongue in cheek and poking a bit of fun at astronomers. But, I would point out, "isn't really science" is not what I said. What I said was that astronomy gets a bit more latitude than other sciences when it comes time to actually prove their hypotheses. Being able to make up stuff just so your equations work doesn't work in other sciences. And, unfortunately, people who get into sciences can be just as dogmatic as anyone else. I mean, you're apparently absolutely sure that your model of the universe is correct despite the fact that it hasn't actually been proven and remains largely theoretical. I mean, heck, NASA says you're wrong: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/review/dr-marc-space/dark-sky.html I'm a little more comfortable believing NASA than you, Morrus.

I don't know if this is a sad though but if its 1 light year or 100 right now functionally its the same thing in terms of interstellar travel. Its to far for us. Morrus theres a lot of things that scientists are still fuzzy on. For example is space infinite. Another one is the Big Bang Theory. OK there is a big ball of mass, energy or whatever and it explodes 13 billion years ago. Who or what created it? How did it get their to explode in the 1st place? Would that who or what in effect be God? Note I am not religious was just wondering. I thought the "is space infinite" question was largely resolved. If space was truly infinite, then the night sky would be solid white with stars. In an infinite universe, you would have infinite stars, therefore, from our point of view, there would be almost no space between the stars in the night sky. At least, that's the way it was explained to me. But, Morrus, I'm certainly no anti-scientist campaigner. Just pointing out that in one branch of science, the rules get... err... relaxed somewhat.

That looks like great fun Morrus. Cool beans. Just as a thought though, would it not be easier to make the map mostly the full size of the page and then include the text of the encounters right in the rooms? Would seem like a more efficient use of space. And, just a nitpick, you forgot to label area 1 - the Entrance.

Hi Morrus, is this experiment still going on? I'd like to post something about an imminent kickstarter for Low Fantasy Gaming Deluxe Edition if so... :)

Morrus- the third one seems much too big in scope for a one page adventure IMHO, this is getting to the point where the DM is going to either have to do a lot of planning (to flesh out the city in their mind enough to be comfortable running the adventure) or have to be really quick on their feet. Either way this looks really intimidating, and, while there are stat blocks, it reminds me of the encounter book (I mentioned earlier) that I had hopes for but couldn’t use because the barrier to running was too high. Going back to my earlier post, I think these 1 pagers should have a focus on either social interaction (the balance has been upset, a murder, a disappearance, etc) or an exploration with combats providing challenge where necessary. The third adventure lacks this focus and is too big in scope IMHO.

Morrus, if I can offer a suggestion: please indicate (where applicable) what challenge level each encounter is expected to present. Easy, Medium, Hard or Deadly. This really helps people who need to recalibrate to suit their groups (and means it doesn't have to be reverse engineered!) It can just be a single character at the end of the encounter title.

Hunh. Turns out there is a toggle switch at the bottom of the page that I didn't see previously that switches to desktop mode via the site itself rather than via Chrome's toggle. Problem solved! (Do note, Morrus, that the interface is slightly different depending on how desktop mode is applied.)

Morrus, that’s good and certainly runnable as is. If we think about this in terms of the pillars then the best format is determined by whether exploration or social interaction is the leading pillar (combat always being involved in some form or other). Your distillation is perfectly good for a social interaction driven adventure. Some NPC has upset the general order and the PCs have to put things right. The were-rat adventure described earlier would also fall into this category. For an exploration driven adventure, such as a dungeon, castle, cave system, a map has to lead the way and then the interesting locations within the structure are called out in labels around the map. Here treasure is commonly the motivator. Just choose the right format for your 1-page adventure and you’re set.

@Sadras I’d call that an encounter rather than adventure. For these kind of things you’ve really got to empower the DM to fill in the blanks rather than provide the full details. So for your Wererat adventure you should provide the motivation and situation for the were-rat girl. And let the DM fill in the blanks. So I’d say: The girl has fallen in love with the son of the inn-keeper and taken a position there despite really being betrothed to the son of the chief of the were-rat tribe nearby. A search party has been hunting for her and tracks her down to the inn. If the PCs choose to intervene then adventure is helping her to resolve her conflict. I don’t think it needs much more than that. Names and relationships of the primary NPCs, some ancillary monster references (some guardians to the lair, perhaps some mutant “boss rat”, the location (and numbers) of the were-rat lair etc, etc). As noted above, go for more theater of mind. It’s more A-Team adventure of the week stuff... @Morrus I imagine you’ve seen this? Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, EGP42001 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615321860/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_U51.BbHA9A5PW While I found it disappointing because the adventures were too vague/big, I think that something similar (but more tightly focused) would be good.

It’s open Tomorrow Nov 20th! Morrus https://twitter.com/dms_guild/status/1064688359258423296?s=21

...en if the game has been at a standstill for twenty excruciating minutes. Be gentle about it, and be encouraging, but you gotta be firm. You have to drive the point home that learning (and using) the rules is non-negotiable, for all players. I hope it doesn't come to that, because when people get frustrated their tempers get short, and things can get heated quickly. Be ready to calm people down, remind them it's a game and everyone is there to have fun, maybe call a break every now and then. The last thing you can do is adapt your game. Maybe those four players aren't looking for a strict, by-the-rules style of game. Perhaps they are more interested in a looser, storytelling kind of experience. The rules should support the framework of the story, not the other way around, so if all the focus and detail on the rules is tripping up two-thirds of your players, maybe you should get rid of some of the rules. EDIT: I was a little more short than I should have been earlier. Morrus is right: people play this game for any number of reasons, and there is no "wrong" way to play it. The point is to have fun, always.

First, please allow me to say "Awesome job with WotBS". I recently learned about this adventure when a group of players approached me to be their DM for the series. I'm planning on running 5e, BTW. I read the Player's Guide and the Campaign Guide, and the first adventure. Top Notch! I was mildly surprised to see/learn the 3.5e and 4e versions. Our first session will be 9 Dec. I went ahead and purchased all the 5e content from DriveThruRPG. My question: What's the best way to keep abreast of latest releases? Welcome! I am happy to hear that you are enjoying my adaptation of this amazing campaign saga to 5e. The 5e version primarily adapts the 3.5 version while incorporating some of the 4e content where it builds on the core story while doing things in as "5e a way as possible". I am wrapping up the finishing touches on the fourth adventure, and it should be out in the next day or so. :) Each adventure's release will be announced on this website as well as @ancrisit and Morrus on twitter. You can also go to one of the book's pages and click the "follow your favorites" link on the left which will send you an email whenever anything is released. https://www.rpgnow.com/product/242808/War-of-the-Burning-Sky-5E-1-The-Scouring-of-Gate-Pass If you are enjoying it, please consider leaving a rating or review for the adventures and guides. Thanks!

Morrus: *Ahem* Does this adventure actually have stats for Kwalish?It just says to use the evoker statblock, which doesn't make much sense to me.

Knightfall I don't see why not Morrus?

104035 Looks like Pacman 5e is eating all the other RPGs. :D

Is that your official opinion? it is simply the way the things are. years ago companies used press releases, but in the last years they started to use social networking services to state their official declarations.

How do you “officially” thank somebody? (Officially posted by me) Admit them into the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

How do you “officially” thank somebody? (Officially posted by me) simply writing "thanks for your patience" on the official company Twitter account.

It got promoted to an article. Oh, sweet as!

It is the actual overall popularity of various games played using Fantasy Grounds. Nothing more. Nothing less. I understand that. But what percentage of the total frpg market uses Fantasy Grounds? That's not even slightly true. Plenty are managing just fine. That's reassuring. Thanks for that. So success on Fantasy Grounds is not necessary for a(n) frpg to be successful?

I posted much the same articles this time last year, and the year before. http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4800-Fantasy-Grounds-Game-Stats-for-2017-D-D-5E-Up-By-6-Pathfinder-Holds-Steady! Wow! 5e added over 19,000 users in a year - that is more than the total users of the next 9 highest games (in Dec. 18). It also increased its share by 3% I like 5e, but it seems to me the marketing team is doing a pretty darn good job!

It's a playtest program. That happens with all playtest programs - tons of people sign up, and a few make it to the end. This isn't the actual game. Good to know and thank you for clarifying!

One's accelerating; the other is not. That's... incorrect. I'm sorry. :)

I'll just get it on Netflix! Sure. Rub it in, whydon'tcha. :7 I really enjoyed Discovery. Can't wait for S2. It looks awesome. PIKE! SPOCK! THE ENTERPRISE! :) I love Trek, dearly. Up until ST:Disco I have watched every episode of live-action trek ever produced. But, I didn't want to support the idea that I'd pay for a whole streaming service for just one show, so I have yet to see any of it. But, on the flip side, giving me a *ton* of Trek doesn't help, if that Trek is crappy. I would prefer them to *slowly* build out, proving as they go that they can maintain quality. Dicso. Then Picard (which is not a reboot, it is a continuation). Then another, if the quality is still high... Because... Enterprise was such a missed opportunity. They had good actors. They had people who knew what to do with the show (in Manny Coto - the show zoomed in the right direction when they gave him the reins), but they gave us the Temporal Cold War drek. I don't want Star Drek. Tons of...

I'll just get it on Netflix! I really enjoyed Discovery. Can't wait for S2. It looks awesome. PIKE! SPOCK! THE ENTERPRISE! :) I can understand that. I just .... there are so many stories to tell. It just feels ... like they are reaching for the absolute lowest hanging fruit out there. I don't need more Spock. I have all the Spock (especially with the passing of Leonard Nimoy) that I need. They cannot make it better, they can only make it worse. I don't mind a little fan service; I just would prefer something new, without me constantly thinking about my own past experiences with the characters in question.

You've confused EN World with the YouTube comments section. While the comment might be a bit annoying, it does strike close to the 'truth', look at the articles from the last few days and see how many comments some of them have (read: non). Then read the articles and then look at the common thread through them... Even the Pathfinder releases (multiple items per article) articles have a few comments.

Are "special looks" what they're calling "trailers" now? :) yeah, apparently its not the 'real' trailer - which pundits are predicting will be released for Superbowl the rise of the trailer industry as a phenomena in itself would make for an interesting study, they've become predictable 'events' that compete for space in a crowded attention market, especially with the various studios are churning out multiple big budget movies each year it might just be an American thing but the Hollywood hype machine means that trailers arent just trailers anymore

Why do you have to suffer it? Why can't you just not watch it? I don't suffer it because I don't watch it but I can't avoid the change in emphasis in Adventures League module writing. And I guess the point is that the OP is concerned that this change in emphasis will bleed into the hardcovers.

Unearthed Arcana is back with an article from WotC's Jeremy Crawford and Ben Petrisor called Sidekicks! "If you’ve ever wanted an animal, a town guard, or another creature to join you on your adventures, this month’s Unearthed Arcana is for you. It gives you a straightforward way to turn a creature into your sidekick and have that companion level up with you." 103748 All right, I had three weeks to think about this article, so here come my conclusions: USELESS. The whole approach of defining sidekick classes is wrong. It is unneeded, unfair, and unreliable. It's unneeded because these classes are TOO similar to the Fighter, Rogue and the general spellcaster classes chassis. Using the PHB classes instead of these 'variants' is actually better, because it gives a lot more options for sidekicks. It's unfair because these classes have some new small abilities which are actually interesting, but the regular PCs cannot have them, only sidekicks can. It's unreliable because these ...

The person in the video in the OP.While your being so helpful, let me ask you another question: Why should I care about his opinion?

You don't have to care. Why not find a thread you do care about? Why not both?

We're moving to a totally new platform soon. Hey Morrus! Just wanted to say two things. 1. Good luck with the move! I've had to do similar things way back in my pre-history, and I know how stressful that can be. 2. There are many, many people that appreciate being able to block some of the more aggressive/assertive posters here. I don't think we would like to lose that ability. I had to leave one website that was overwhelmed w/r/t signal to noise ratio when they decided to remove their similar block feature; now it's a cesspool.

All my elves are British. As are my humans, dwarves, halflings, orcs, dragons... it’s almost like I can’t do accents! You and me both...