Recent content by Von Ether

So there was a bit of proof even from way back in the day that Basic was the best seller for a long time. In my neck of the woods, if someone was still playing D&D, it was AD&D. They would have been shocked to learn in the future, AD&D would be the less popular game in an OSR movement. Though...

That is the advantage to a cyberpunk MMO. All the "Boaty McBoatFace" and "MerlynL33t" avatar names don't break my immersion.

Agreed on all points and will now look up Roll and Play. :ROFLMAO:

Riddermound is a tough fight and now many suggest other adventures, like Troll Spire, as the first mission. I allowed a Myths and Legends roll to let PC know fire is good and also included the Improv Weapon, Torch on the map.

It does, I am also amused how that audience is simultaneously "Look at this masterpiece 10 years in the making!" and yet, "How come WotC can't make stuff like this!: :ROFLMAO: I am a little frustrated they eventually made a modified OSE to run the game as it makes NOT using OSE as your system...

I think some people have a paranoia of having their player agency "manipulated" via family ties or other narrative connections they opt for the nuclear option of the war orphan. Over the years, I've noticed several players who feel they don't have much actual agency in their life, their power...

I submit a set of 138 cardboard standees. For me, the space saved and ease of transport trumps minis. https://www.amazon.com/Wanderers-Emporium-Miniatures-Dungeons-Standees/dp/B0CXVG9GLZ?th=1

Warforged don't have noses. #NotMyEberron. :ROFLMAO: Major props to the artist for this book, I love the art deco look except for the Metropolis-style warforged with noses. They do look cool but a bit too much robot vs golems for my tastes. At this point, the warforged design is iconic for me.

For me, the magic sauce of DB was Willpower Points and Attributes as they set up Skill levels and bonus damage. For my second DB campaign, I set up an attribute array to ensure the highest attribute was 15, which gets d4 bonus damage and a trained skill of 12, which is a 60%. Definitely gave...

One of my best campaigns setup that the players all came from the same small town and knew each other their whole lives. Even the "loner" rogue was onboard because the other PC has protected him from the village bullies. Each player wanted their moment with their parents whenever they returned...

The new DB has a very similar set up.

In SotDE, a lot of the dungeon bosses are assigned Ferocity more as a formula than a standard number. The formula was either Ferocity=# of Players or # of players -1. I often ran games of five or six and the math worked reliably.