Recent content by Arilyn

I have 0 experience with DS! Not even read it. I'm sure it's great but I have too many games and highly tactical grid based games aren't my jam, although character creation sounds fun from what I've heard. I have played and run DH. I really like it for high fantasy with fun abilities and a...

I love running Nimble and players really enjoyed the system. It didn't take very long at all to gasp the rules.or to keep track of actions. The solo monsters are really cool and very challenging. The fact that they take an action after every player turn had my players on edge. These guys can...

I love Shadowdark. I love Dolmenwood, and although I think the S. Dark ruleset is better, I'm using the Dolmenwood rules because it fits the vibe so well. S. Dark will definitely work, but there's something about the whole package of Dolmenwood I don't want to tinker with. We are having a...

Right now my favourites are Fate and Outgunned Adventure.

Most things in a Brindlewood Bay mystery are "authored." There's a victim who has definitely been murdered by one of the set suspects who has motive and means. It is a solvable mystery by the investigators who find clues, some of which point to the killer. One of my players told me an advantage...

I get the solve vs. create a mystery argument in B. Bay, but the game does play tricks on the mind. The players know that I haven't set up the mystery, other than suspects, clues, and the victim. As they discuss the gathered clues and are trying to solve the murder, they wrestle with the...

Many tables in the early days mooshed together original with Advanced. Many rules in Advanced were dropped or not noticed. Gary himself kept shifting his opinions from, "It's your game, play anyway you like and change the rules to fit you" to "These rules must be followed to the letter or...

Still Christmas Eve here. About to settle in with eggnog and listen to Patrick Stewart perform A Christmas Carol. Hoping everyone has a magical Christmas!

I doubt it. Keith is writing a blog, not doing You Tube videos, as far as I know. His readers are 5e fans, buying his books in order to get advice and inspiration running and playing D&D. It's a risk for him financially if he decides to mostly stay away from 5.5. He is consulting his fans on...

Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim: watched this every Christmas Eve growing up, so it's entangled with Christmas memories and tradition. Nightmare Before Christmas: never get tired of this gem. Hogfather: well done Discworld movie

Well, if SD is pretty much the same, might as well play SD. 😁 Have fun either way.

Maybe offer to do one to three sessions so your group can get familiar with the game, and see how it goes before diving into a full campaign. If group is still split, vote? Shadowdark is fantastic but if your players are unfamiliar with OSR style games, they may not appreciate fewer character...

Excited about playing in new Shadowdark campaign. I'm very happy with my Pit Fighter's stats, as I rolled really well. Then I rolled double 1s for gold. My poor guy is starting the game with a shortsword and 3 gold. 😂 Yep, that feels like the beginning of a Sword & Sorcery story!

Ars Magica: favourite game from back in the day. Can't wait. Merryshire Detective Club: this looks like it'll be so much fun Stonetop: I live in hope! Like Charlie Brown, Just wait till next year!

Do green dragons not breathe poison gas anymore? Is it now a spell?