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I've run Vaesen; YZE works well for investigative/horror genre, just the usual caveats for play to avoid locking clues behind high Investigative or Learning checks. Based on the iteration used in your game, it's possible to grab systems from other YZE games to use in yours. For example, people...

I know WH from WHFP 1e and I've not followed the setting from there to 4e. I'd love to hear ppls' opinion of the setting the designers have chosen for this system. My understanding is that while WH is grimdark, there was a certain hilarity to what was going on throughout the original setting...

Sirlin's Playing to Win feels pertinent here, as well as the casual/hardcore divides in video games that led to negative gatekeeping over what a "gamer" was. While role playing games have been around for a longer period of time, there is overlap between the communities. Only anecdotally, it...

They have a cave troll. -- Boromir, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship (movie) The way this line was delivered, with its black humor and sarcasm, absolutely was a this has become dangerous warning.

I recall ~10-20 years back there was a rebirth of everything old is new again, that was tied by a number of writers at the time to generation. There was a lot of rediscovery by younger ppls in particular fashion styles, retrowave & synthwave in music, ppl learning again that they liked vinyl...

It's interesting to hear this, esp. in light of points Charlaquin mentions. There's other factors involved ofc with inviting into/accepting a place at an at-table game, like: Table fullness. Significant age difference. While I'm aware a lot of DMs/players here have mentioned their age diverse...

As a reader, I really appreciate thoughtfulness when someone takes what is dense and attempts through the choices they make in representing that information, to make it easier to parse for most readers (e.g. relationships/faction map, large maps broken up into smaller maps, a chapter on...

If I were to run this room, my questions are: Who assigned the skeletons these tasks, to what end? (This could be elsewhere like in an overview or the like; I'm presuming it's Sue?) Who is cleared to enter the pantry? There must be some number who are, as there are food stuffs that aren't...

Gus, ty for the link as well as past thoughts on your blog; your writing along w/ others have been influential in terms of how I prep now for my campaign -- the changes when I look what I wrote last year versus now has been pretty dramatic. 1A. In terms of format/structure, my key aesthetics...

I don't own the MM 2024. I do own the 1st Monstrous Menagerie for A5E. I use my hardcover most often during prep, and depending on how I feel in the moment I will use it, or the A5E tools online. I do keep it nearby at the table in case I need it as a back up or to double check something. If I...

There's nothing wrong with DaVinci Code inspo'd adventure/campaign. (Just don't write it like Dan Brown!) Give it a go? Let them have the challenge of having to navigate their own and their characters' responses around that!

Maybe considering the following questions: What Devils/demons can do, can be based on the name(s) they're given. What is/are this devil's particular name(s)? Be specific. This can include titles (Lord, Seer, Queen, Suzerain), domains (of Nightmares, the Dead, Bodily Suffering), and actions (He...

So to better orient those who might respond, are you seeking what other table runners have done generally to make factions appealing to players in an adventure or a campaign setting? Seeing what someone may have done with factions and organizations specifically for Planescape? Looking for...

What do your uncultivated barbarians find valuable? Optionally, what would be the most art history geeky object they feel was not valuable, but suddenly find themselves in charge of a) recovering and b) ensuring it gets to where it needs to be safely? :ROFLMAO:

With the understanding this is the general rpg section, so everyones' suggestions will be different: Treasure by Courtney Campbell I've found useful for covering some aspects of treasure generating and inspo for what kinds of treasure might be found. In the current game, the party had a recent...

Hopefully will get to record for posterity any impressions when he meets in game!

Making slip ins fashionable for ppls who benefit wearing them is a positive!

I've heard some amazing stuff about Household; it's esp. flavorful!

If/when you finish looking at it, could you write something about Tales? I was intrigued by the target system I think they intended on using in it!

I'd imagine this or similar might be used for solo play rule sets.