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I'm playing in a long running Shadowdark campaign. We've done lots of things besides dungeon delving. We have character arcs and an emergent long "story" based on our decisions. The GM is running it in a NSR fashion, so danger is telegraphed and careful, smart play is keeping the player...

Mothership has very clear, concise and practical advice. It's great for newbies, as well as veterans. I don't think I've seen a better "GM guide."

Love that name! Lots of copies in our local store up here in northern BC. Get a free dice set too, but definitely more expensive than in USA.

Barely survived the Void Monks (Bkack Sword Hack)

That's why I said it pushed me over the line. It's the pile up of the small changes. I never liked the excess of magic in 2014, for example, now there's even more. And sure, most of it can be house ruled but I have too many other games that inspire me. 2024 does not appeal to me, and that's...

The bits I have seen bother me too much. I really don't like the change in tone. There's less flavour, I have Level Up if I'm in the mood for D&D. I have a selection of OSR (OSE, Shadowdark, Black Sword Hack and Mausritter) when I'm in the mood for that style. 2024 is focussing even more on...

I'm not buying the new edition, but it's painful because I love the alternate cover and the art. I want to want it, but the changes pushed the game over the line.

But if you have set up a good plan and the enemy blows their perception vs your stealth or hide rolls, how are they ever able to act first? The stealth/hide were your successful planning. How do they react before the archer they haven't even noticed?

I think this would be fantastic for a solo campaign!

I'm pretty sure I remember you backing it on your podcast. 😂 Hope it's a good game!

I'm running it right now! The players have a sloop named "Moon Lady" and just upgraded the sails. One of them is having way too much fun with the Mummified Monkey Head relic.

If your heart is true, even if you are the weakest person in the village, you'll definitely win that "court case" with sudden prowess gifted by the God of labour. Gods love that kind of drama. 😂

I went digging. Cursed Scroll#5 takes place entirely in the Shadowdark, as an Underland theme. I'm looking forward to the new zines. Kelsey packs so much potential into few pages.

I agree that the game is moving more into nailing down every little rule. Having clear rules without the need for "rulings over rules" is a perfectly fine design choice. The irony is WotC seems to be failing, judging by the many posts and videos about broken changes and exploitable loopholes. I...

I never used concentration. Dumped it right off the bat with no ill effects on my game.

@pawsplay, "overprocessed" is a perfect description!

Okay. I was thinking of all the actions and conditions which come off as rulesy. If this is more natural, that's good but not good if it's confusing. Seems to be a lot of confusion already. Here's hoping this is more clear once the book hits general release.

I'm reading all this and my head is aching Are we really sure 5e should be the gateway game? The revised edition definitely seems to be upping the difficulty with convoluted "rulesy" writing.

If rolling isn't allowed to be redone, you also risk starting well below the pinnacle of power. The danger is allowing players to scrap bad rolls and rerolling until the perfect array comes forth. Ideally, rolling is done for surprise purposes and the thrill of gambling. But you have to be...

If only wizards would learn that they can exchange years of study for picnics in the woods.