Search results

GM'ed 5e - regular weekly campaign Traveller - online game Call of Cthulhu - ran for my family on vacation 3 or 4 sessions Dungeon Crawl Classics - online game Home Brew Fantasy RPG rules - regular weekly campaign I did not play in any RPGs this past year. That's really my preference - I would...

I don't play often, but when I do I always use paper sheets. I like using spell cards, inventory cards, hit point dials, tokens, etc. These aids help me to stay on top of my abilities and resources.

I plan on buying a massive amount of Old World this coming year. My pile of shame/gray/opportunity will grow substantially! I'm in no rush to paint it, just get it while it's out. I'm hoping the game is solid, but that's not a deal breaker for me - we have plenty of home rules that I like. My...

I started playing D&D almost 50 years ago. I have run every edition. I still like running it. However, I enjoy running other things. Currently running some homebrew rules my son and I wrote. I will keep tabs of the most popular game on the market if for no other reason than recruiting and...

Rough way for those folks to end the year.

I want to connect with more players locally. My long term group is going to have some changes as my youngest son is moving on to college. Potentially, I have another long term player who is going to take a break. So, recruiting is a priority, but I also want to meet new people - even if they...

In a zero to hero game like D&D my campaigns progress in scope with the PCs' experience usually. Tier One is very below and tier four is usually above. Doesn't have to be that way, it's just the way my games usually go. Something I did in the campaign we just finished up was pretty different...

Who is this @SlyFlourish guy anyway? Just kidding. I own tons of his books - great stuff that I can highly recommend. The OGL disaster sent my sons and I down the path of writing our own game. We're playing it now and having a great time. Even so, I suspect we will return to D&D at some...

I would pay for my brother to fly up this summer and just hang out, game, and fish for a week.

Ditto. Except I dropped the online game. I began dreading the exhaustion.

I don't keep track. I value my marriage :) Nah, just kidding, my wife is exceedingly laid back about my hobby purchases. I was thinking I didn't spend much this year and then I remembered the Dwarven Forge Kickstarter. February next year will be a big month for me I'm buying everything and...

Marienberg Sold Down the River - an adventure and source book for first edition WFRP. It wasn't amazing or anything, but I liked it. I go through purges of hobby stuff every few years. No regrets. Not a need for money, I just like to move games along that I'm done with. The only hobby item I...

Exalted: Yep, you can do that.

It's funny that you ask, because I brought up this possibility with my group as I have another friend who volunteered to set up sound, video and do the editing. However, I have two players who said absolutely not. So, no video - sorry. Here's what I have found - I cannot predict the time it...

Agree the second combat will be slower. Fast, of course, is a relative term. My players are deciding their actions during other players' turns. They may have to adjust, but they are all veterans and adept at doing that. A few sessions ago most of the PCs were 16th level. There were five...

We're maybe a smidge above beer-and-pretzels, but you hit it on the head otherwise. As for the speed of our games my players know their characters very well and are very conscious about moving through their turns quickly. They're very efficient and work well together. They love to come up with...

That's understandable we go a lot faster than that. We also play weekly, which helps. My players really enjoy combat and our combats go pretty quickly, A dungeon adventure can rack up a lot of XP in a hurry! We just wrapped up another campaign. Most of the party hit 19th or 20th level by the...

I understand your point, and I can only speak to my games, but for us levels one through four zip by. My PCs are never level one for more than a single session. I don't bring this up to argue against your position, but to explain why we continue to start at 1st level. I do have one player...

I have run several campaigns from 1-20. I am finishing one up now. It's certainly not everyone's cup of teas, but my players enjoy getting their late career abilities and using them. I pretty much design encounters at high levels (16+) with the mind set - "Yeah, this probably will kill them."...

Years ago I added some really great players to my in-person game by posting here on ENWorld. They have since moved away, but I still consider them friends. For the first time since 2015 I am not running D&D for my next campaign. I sent out a notice to everyone in the group that our current...