Recent content by Brendan Byrd

Are you familiar with 'Chekhov's gun'? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun If you are planning to run a long campaign in your setting, it may be that your players will have sufficient time to advance their characters into the second or third act. Should they get that far, perhaps...

Edit: assuming a D&D type game... As a player: Having some very basic information, if relevant to the character's origin (ie does this drow know about Lloth) I'd prefer more than basic information if I was playing a character using 'divine' magic (ie a cleric/priest, paladin...), even if the...

Started reading the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels around six months ago. I'm a good way through the series at this point. *Looks up Colour of Spa.. Magic publication date... *Hauls out 1e MotP to look at its' publication date... 🤣

Is the plan to run published adventures in a published setting? If so, I don't think you will need to focus on basic plot and encounter design in the beginning.

For 5e, the first question would be which one of the TWO available starter sets would be best... (Starter vs. Essentials) Edit: and if I understand correctly, those two box sets are the 2014 rules...

I'll second the "World Builder's Guidebook". Also consider the Dungeon Master's Design Kit (Adventure design) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17023/Dungeon-Masters-Design-Kit-1e Edit to add: And for the pure joy of it: The Düngeonmeister Random Monster Generator...

I noted that as well. As this is the second time that you have raised the issue, do you view this as a problem? I will wait with bated breath for subsequent baiting.

IP-arson as a prelude to an IP-renoviction?

Re: deleted(?) FB post It is also possible that someone recieved a "nastygram". (I'll figure out how to quote properly, but not tonight)

Re: Cork Such things...need not be mutually exclusive. 😉

In my opinion, Mr Bledsaw needs a better editor.

D&D specific opinion: D&D Lite (for youths of all ages) A couple of months before Christmas, I (re)visited a FLGS. My goal was to get an introductory D&D box set for a young relative. (Backstory: Haven't played since 3e, but was involved in some 3PP playtests at the time) Flipping through the...

This suggestion is tangental. (Appendix N) IF your plan to focus on Sigil, and "flavor", this isn't bad as a non-RPG resource. https://archive.org/details/passing-english-of-the-victorian-era/page/35/mode/1up

I was trying to sort out the factions and the setting, and after some frustration I decided to chart them out. Have I got the basics right? TIA - Clueless