Recent content by Mortus

I started my GM life decades ago using published adventures. They still required improvisation for NPCs and unexpected side quests and other shenanigans the PCs would add to the adventure. I simply use characters, plots, and other elements from all the novels, movies, and TV I watched. I also...

I think licensed IP was the main attraction. That’s how my group heard of them. That worked for Nightfall Games too - we went all in on The Terminator RPG. Oh, and Free League with the AlLIEN RPG. In fact, I guess you could say the same for Modiphius with Conan, Star Trek, etc. Maybe consider...

I’m in the 81-100% category although I make exceptions for published adventures with very good reviews that my players want to play. Currently, running Chronicles of the Gatekeeper (Star Wars F&D) and about to start Chains of Asmodeus (5E). My favorite game I’m running right now though is my...

1983. My buddy gifted me the famous BECMI Red Box so we could play our RPG lunch games with rules besides the diceless ‘points system’ I kept in my head. Fun times.

I'm currently DMing two 5E groups of 12 players total. Not one fan of the 2024 D&D 5E play test changes so far except for the changes to inspiration that we already added to our games. The mandatory feats are a big turn off for us. With few exceptions we do not use the optional feats in our 2014...

Talislanta 6th Edition. https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cbatarlis/talislanta?ref=search

My first two FRPGs were Basic D&D Red Box and Swordbearer. They provided completely different game experiences at the table. Basic D&D (once you got to 3rd level) was great for high fantasy and Swordbearer was great for gritty realism fantasy. I highly recommend Swordbearer if your group is...

I must say that I love the look of this boxed set - the layout and art are fantastic - and the amount and type of content is a great value. I’ve haven’t tried out WOIN yet so I think I’ll get this to try it out. I’m been looking for a system for a couple of home brew settings I GM in that I...

Talislanta 6E with separate 5E conversion has 21 days left on Gamefound. It’s funded and the stretch goals keep coming. It’s a fantastic game - you can check out past editions for free at Talislanta.com to see if it’s your cup of tea...

Talislanta is back on Gamefound.com for a final 6th edition! A separate 5E version is also offered. Still No Elves! https://gamefound.com/projects/cbatarlis/talislanta?ref=homepage-featured_2

I’ve used the older DarkSun material on DMSGuild as-is with D&D 5E and it works fine in a non-balanced-encounters play style. The old Complete Psionics Handbook can be used pretty much as-is with D&D 5E - it was already it own sub-system in AD&D 2E.

My dozen high-school buddies and I really want to see it but Hasbro/WOTC is not getting any more money from us for their betrayal of the community unless they stop trying to ‘deauthorize’ the OGL, add the word ‘irrevocable’ to it, and release it as the OGL 1.0b.

The supposed need to revoke OGL 1.0a by WOTC for fear of being associated with hateful material may be a smokescreen. Questions for any lawyers out there (I’m not one) : Couldn’t a racist parody or satire of the game be created at any time in the US? Maybe someone could take WOTC’s public...

5 digits - it could be up to 99,999! I think we should also send our intention to not support OneD&D through their contact us function on their website or through snail mail. I was planning on switching my current 5E campaigns from Roll20 to OneD&D, but not if they de-authorize the OGL 1.0. If...

There is a small retroclone of the rules version that came with the Fate Deck on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/243818 It’s OGL so maybe someone can expand on it…