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For anyone curious, the terribly bland intro music should be this banger of a song instead. Massive spoiler after the 1 minute mark.

I know librarians still mad about the Library of Alexandria burning.

But it is how prose writers present room descriptions. It is also how a lot of directors, especially horror directors, will present things in a movie. Long, lingering shots on the table and food only to slowly pan up to reveal Dracula.

Bizarrely, WotC might have partially lead the way here with some 4E modules. The one I remember most for this was Dungeon Delve, an adventure anthology. The layout and information design was focused on ease of use at the table. Open the book, take 5-10 minutes to read the setup, gather...

Yes, that’s true. However, the core of the problem is that the referee controls what spells the wizard has access to in those older games where the problem originates (TSR-era D&D). So without the referee handing out spells like candy, there is no LFQW.

Check out the OSR/NSR modules then. Most by Necrotic Gnome fit that bill. As does Waking of Willowby Hall.

I’ve been looking at a lot of modules lately and something quickly became glaringly obvious. There are two broad categories of modules: those meant to be read and those meant to be run. Now, of course, those meant to be read are also eventually meant to be run by some fraction of buyers, but...

Yeah. Even within geek spaces there are, unfortunately, ridiculous hierarchies. Raiders look down on regular pve players. Pvp teams look down on pvp battleground players. Etc.

It’s one of those things that I like the results but hate tedious paperwork involved to get there. I like that encumbrance rules can maybe eventually push hard choices about what to keep and what to toss in dire circumstances. That can be tense and fun. All the paperwork required to maybe...

Linear fighter, quadratic wizard. It’s what people call Monty Haul refereeing when specifically applied to handing out wizard spells like candy.

I wonder if MMO players give people who play single-player games the same kind of side eye that group RPG players give solo RPG players.

Every damned time.

Noirvember - Wikipedia The month of November is dedicated to noir. I'm re-reading some old noir and hard-boiled favorites. Re-reading my copy of Hard City, a noir RPG from Osprey Games. And re-watching some old favorite noir films. Anyone else participating?

My dad was a lefty, too, and he had teachers doing that crap to him back in the 50s. His mom showed up at school and threatened to beat the teachers if it continued. They left him alone after that.

I have an autographed copy of the original book somewhere in a box. I hope he's able to do something great with the property. Can you imagine? Making something cool, it hitting big, then being locked out of using it for 35 years. What a terrible system.

Right-handed scissors are the worst. So many appliances and gadgets are made for righties. Spending more on guitars or not being able to find any. Ugh.

Yeah. I’ve been looking at a lot of modules lately and the amount of note taking, rewriting, reading, and re-reading you’d need to do to make most modules even barely functional is astronomical. Thankfully OSR/NSR modules are designed for use at the table with lots of bullet points, succinct...

A local indy bookstore has several on the shelves. The nearest Barnes & Noble stores have copies as well. Maybe it’s a shop problem.