Recent content by Cruentus

Sure it does. Making it a video means you get to make more money on the announcement, and since it has people following it on both sides... :unsure: This part has me concerned though. Previously he said that they would limit the campaign to effectively limit funds going to JG, but here he...

As I pass my mid-50s, I get pretty regularly 8 hours of sleep a night, however, if I had my druthers, it'd easily be 9-10, every night. Of course, I also find I can't stay awake as long as I used to, and I'm ready to turn in around 9pm, but I force myself to stay up. I do like my sleep...

@Old Fezziwig Thanks for the write-up and explanation. I guess I was just getting too hung up on how often it 'might' get called on. I totally understand if the player wants to use it to either guide behavior, or is generally ambivalent, it can push the character one way or the other (and not...

I've tried to watch actual play on YT, but can't get through it to the actual mechanics. I'm figuring it'll just be something to jump into, try it, and see what 'feels right'. Thanks for the response!

I've had the worst time trying to grok how those Traits are actually used in-game. Are they only used for major decisions/actions on the part of the character? When the character wants to use them? When the DM asks? All three? If you don't mind, could you walk through a situation or two...

Sure, that's the set-up, but the game (aside from chargen and the village focus at the start) can really go anywhere, including freewheeling murderhoboism (believe me, my group are dyed in the wool murderhobos). I usually run my games as sandbox hexcrawls, and the players are free to do...

Check out Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures by Flatland Games Fighter d10, Rogue d8, Mage d6 Built to 10th level, iirc Each Playbook* has own xp chart (but each class* also has a one/two page description) D20 resolution, can be 5 save, or 3 save mechanics Spells are different - ‘cantrips’...

I've got the first two books in pdf (bought before info in this thread came to light). I was intending to use them as material to add to a home brew campaign, and frankly, after reading through it, I just can't find anything worth borrowing to add into my campaign. The artwork looked like a...

I’m currently running a sandbox in Greyhawk, in Sterich to be specific, using the Gold box (just a lot of framework, light on detail), and placing it at the end of From the Ashes. From there, it’s all homebrew on the starting village/area in Sterich, what’s immediately around it, and I’m...

Nice!

Never had an Acrobat player, even when the DnD cartoon was still new and the class was appearing in Dragon. You can always buy the Advanced Set, and then not use all of the Advanced material. I mean, there are a lot of options that are offered, between classes, weapon specialization, how...

Wojciehowicz: "The name is spelled how it sounds." Thanks. Now I feel old. And Abe Vigoda. Loved that show. I don't consider too many other things "old school" other than DnD for the most part (thinking Battletech, WHFRP 1e (I always think WKRP when typing that). Pendragon, etc. They all...

Interesting. And you haven't had a problem with the swinginess of the d12? I realize its the same odds, but the larger the die, the easier it is to 'feel' swingy. I'll have to try this out. Thanks for sharing that.

Old School Essentials Advanced (B/X rules, with elements of Ad&d (1e)) Moldvay B/X (Basic/Expert) Rules Cyclopedia (BECMI - from Basic to Immortal - tons of stuff in one book) Beyond the Wall and other Adventures (DnD adjacent, ascending AC, based on YA novels, great chargen with playbooks)...

Started with B/X, then quickly into Ad&d, then 2e, 3e, skipped 4e, then stopped playing DnD until the pandemic. Played about 4 years of 5e, online, then dropped it to go back to B/X and OSE Advanced. Those, and Beyond the Wall are my go-to RPG rulesets now. Though I’m playing in a 2e online...