I’m going to be doing a RPGs in 2025 review this Sunday on my talk show! Here are my notes!
My 2025
Released City of Arches
Released 22 City of Arches supplements on Patreon
Released the 5e Artisanal Database
Ran 110 games in 2025 (3x5e, D&D 2014, and Tales of the Valiant)
Finished a 20 level...
I've been poking at this huge thread and only today, while waiting to get a filling put into my tooth, did I bother to read some of it – maybe three or four of the 33 pages.
Anyway, some initial thoughts.
We can offer GM advice without telling GM's that it's too hard. Instead, it's about...
Everyone had different potion drinking rules, which was a big laugh for everyone really. Some could drink it as a bonus action (D&D 2024), some only as an action (D&D 2014), and some with a bonus action because of some ability they had (A5e).
You used spells from your book so a fireball for the...
Indeed, I had a 1st to 20th level 3x5e game where we used a mix of Level Up Advanced 5e, D&D 2024, and D&D 2014. It went fine. We used just the core books so I didn't have a million subclasses come in.
I shared my experiences here:
If I were doing it again, I'd have one core set of rules at...
Yeah, I actually did some translations of Ereb Altor lore and got the Luminous Path out of it but it looks like I'll have to make up a handful of others.
I think the Shadowdark Quick Start is complete. Shadowdark isn't a game with color maps and miniatures and all that jazz. Sure, dice, maybe. But beyond that, I think it has all you need beyond some index cards maybe.