Recent content by Cruentus

Cursive, neatly, as the nuns taught it in elementary school. If I don’t write neatly, I’m afraid those nuns would haunt me. I still write cursive as much as possible, and even practice on occasion. I just lump it all into my calligraphy hobby. Of course, my son can’t read my cursive, as...

‘Increased revenue by 45% in 2025, largely due to MtG’s performance.’ I guess I’m just not seeing the mismanagement. They may not be doing things the way you want them to, but as a business making money for shareholders, yeah…

Apropos of nothing, I know one job that will always exist here: goalpost mover. I’ve never seen so many goalposts moved in so many different threads.

Alien (Theatrical and Director's Cut, the latter filling in some holes) Ran (Kurosawa) Lawrence of Arabia Those three I could watch forever. There are others I really like, but I wouldn't call them 'perfect'.

Bugbears and Borderlands by Rod Waibel is a rules lite take on 5e (levels 1-10). It is on its second edition. Written by @Sacrosanct here on ENWorld. There is even a 2e starter box.

I don’t look forward to communications, computing power, technologies, and similar things being ‘held hostage’ in space. Particularly not by for-profit companies. ‘AI’ like search browsers and voice menus when you call a business, unfortunately, will eventually just be endemic in our...

The thing I’ve noticed about roll-to-cast systems is that they usually rework all of the spells to remove ‘to hit rolls’, saves, etc. If the spell goes off, it works. So it would take a bit more work in re-doing the spells with that in mind. One house rule I’ve seen for roll-to-cast (for...

I just find it sad that I now have to research anything and anyone before I buy stuff. When I do end up finding out about a bad actor/company, then I go through and remove them from my (digital) library, and make a note to not buy any of their stuff. But, as mentioned, its difficult to suss...

WOTC said that things printed in their 5e hardback books were canon. But nothing before those was canon. And, of course, your own table is as canon as your group wants it to be. As it’s always been.

Early on in my playing days (Ad&d, maybe earlier) I had a fighter who fought Slicer Beetles. If they rolled well enough they could lop off a limb. Well, it did, severing my first level character's hand. After we killed it, I took my hand with me back to town, and asked around "Do you have a...

He can be if he spent time in the village or town Militia. If he returned from a military campaign by the local lord, or if he helped defend his town from bandits. Also, in my worlds, I always make my NPC's exactly like PCs, using classes, armor, magic items, etc. If one has access to...

Likely Fiend Folio. And they weren't just moustaches, they were particularly spectacular 70's vintage 'staches.

I don't know if it fits your categories, but I'd give Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures a look. Its OSR at its base, has a solid char gen using 'playbooks' for archetypes, which shape your character, and build in relationships to other characters and the starting village. It can be as...

3d6 down the line. That's how I roll. I played in a B/X game recently where my highest ability score was a 12, we reached 5th level, I had a fun time and would like to continue with that character. We're playing Symbaroum next, and using their array (which you can then modify). I found it...

1. Steak Fries 2. French Fries 3. Hash Browns (for breakfast) 4. Roasted in the chicken pan with other root vegetables (and the chicken drippings)