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Tracking when it's like "goblins ambushed these merchants and we have to follow where they went to continue the adventure" - yes. Like, I'm not a skilled outdoorsman, but I can tell when someone's walked through my backyard and it's muddy. Yes. We're playing Pulp Cthulhu. We rolled stats...

"Anyone can use a skill's untrained actions, but you can use trained actions only if you have a proficiency rank of trained or better in that skill." Can't even attempt it if you're not trained or better. What trained actions are we looking at? A few examples... Squeeze (Acrobatics) Disarm...

Let's say you have a research-based character in Cthulhu. You've got great Library Use, lots of points in Anthropology and Languages. You're going to make some rolls in a library, then you're going to tell the adventurers where to go. They're going to sneak into the lair, pick locks, knock out...

Let's see. From what I've played, I'll say "yes" to Call of Cthulhu, Traveler, and add Warhammer Fantasy, Savage Worlds, and most PbtA variants. If you can't contribute in combat in any of these systems, your character is basically pointless - and you're going to sit around without much to do.

Let's be honest. TTRPGs aren't 100% combat. But when we're looking at traditional RPGs, let's consider the following... 1) Your character sheet is built for combat. 2) All your powers, abilities, magic items, etc., are largely focused on combat. 3) The rules of the game are predominantly geared...

Wasn't my experience with 4E at all, and I just wrapped up a 9 month campaign in August, so the memory is fresh. I used a timer to track a round in combat: sometimes it took over an hour. Regardless of the system, I like to use some sort of visual representation of combats and rarely do...

Pathfinder is explicitly codified. A GM has the freedom to "improvise" a rule if they don't want to take the time to look it up, but it's generally discouraged (because why are you even playing this game if you're not going to use the rules, right?) For example, do you want to slide between the...

So I understand that, but many systems are so tightly defined that they limit your options. For example, my character in Pathfinder 2e CAN technically do a lot of things (Demoralize, Trip, Disarm, etc.), but what am I going to do? Raise Shield, Stride, and Strike. Possibly I will Exploit...

Valid point. Most of my players don't want to GM when I've asked them. I try to make it as interesting as I can when I run and keep things moving at a fast pace.

Just from what I remember from the Troll's panel at GaryCon two years ago, it was basically that Gygax did Yggsburgh, Talanian created the environs and Upper Works, and that's all they had. I doubt that Gygax had written 17 levels of dungeon stuff that was "basically done" in failing health...

That stuff was never written. They are reprinting the scant material he created (which is all supplemental to the actual dungeon) - but the all the rest was created by Jeffrey Talanian. And even that is wilderness stuff around Castle Zygag. It's like Ed Wood putting found footage of Bella Lugosi...

What's really a shame for me is that C&C could've been poised to be like a "fuller" Shadowdark, a bridge between the OSR and 5e. You have high level play. The full list of classes and races you'd expect from D&D. I think it's being held back from its potential with the "never update" mindset.

I got the PDF of the new version through the Kickstarter. Still the same sloppy editing. I have had discussions online with Stephen Chenault in which he wrote "this is the way I like it - and you'll learn to like it" with regards to changing the format of the spells in a way that is pretty...

If they're going to release new printings with new art, rules for multi-classing, rules for higher level play, change the name of all their spells and how they're formatted, create splat books with ridiculously overpowered new spells and classes (such as Adventurers Spellbook) that compile some...

Feb 18, 2025. When the revised Monster Manual is released, anyone still playing 2014 D&D officially transitions into grognardhood

My final "not going to buy any more C&C books moment" came after seeing the revised book during the recent Kickstarter and being very unimpressed.

You're messing with me? If there's something about "Doug" it's beyond me.

I just connected "Limu" the Emu from those insurance commercials was short for "Liberty Mutual." I'm not the brightest, apparently.

I'm trying to understand what this company is. It looks like they have booths at conventions to re-sale other people's games. Then they provide "consultation" for successful Kickstarters? Briefly had the license for Zweihander? Then they have some in-house stuff I've never heard of that seems...

True. To be fair, it was my first time playing the system - and it was a fairly complex one. Having the GM give advice would've been nice.