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I found the rules in 1e disorganized and hard to remember. 2e is a vast improvement.

I had mentioned up thread that at one point I had a Call of Cthulhu adventure mapped out set in this/around this period. The Investigators would have been roman citizens tracking down a mysterious cult that drank the blood of men. At the end they find out the cult is a group of Christians.

I don't see major NPCs/Plotlines in this setting any different than I would major NPCs/Plotlines in any published setting: a discussion at the table how and what is canon and if it it is alterable. I for one would let the players know that they would be unable to kill the Messiah in Star Wars...

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I am looking forward to this, I have had so many campaign ideas around this period of time. Its my favorite period in history, and it is interesting to me that the whole world seemed ingulfed in chaos - political, religiously, maybe even economically. In fact I have had two copies Testament...

That's right, the next issue is here. Featuring supers from the past in OSR glory. Grab it here.

I am currently running a game set in Eriador. The players are trying to deal with the new troll "breed"(?) that have appeared in the woods about Rivendell. The main goal is to deal with that hybrid troll which has been corrupted by Dread Elven Lords from the South in Ost in Ethel. The ultimate...

I'd be interested in any feedback you or others have, and I am currently working on "issue" 2.

I was after the same concept, and I wrote up a small pamphlet with my ideas: its free and its here

ok thanks for the comment!

And we're back!!! All that good fisticuffs from the former days. In these action packed pages you'll find First Level and Monster versions of Thumbalina, Crystal Queen, Sand Hog, Banshee, Talking Cricket, Actor, Cyanide, Snowman, Bigfoot, Peg Powler, and my own home games Vortex and Mist-Er...

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beerholder?

I've spent a lot of time GMing. I wanted to give back what I could. I tried to zero in on a part of GMing I think is missing in most works about GMing: running the thing. In How to Run a Game I share a couple of simple, and not by any means revolutionary, ways to practice skills I think are...

Even though this topic didn't create much discussion, it led me to write a short work on how to run an rpg. You can grab it for free here

I have done this one to great effect. It is my go to for "extending" the adventure. I makes sure that when I recruit players that they know this is an expectation of the table, but I dont' force anyone to be an Not My PC for a scene. Before the scene I talk with the players about how comfortable...

Oh and here is a really neat guide for types of questions, bonus the person includes a small section on when asking those questions would be useful Types of Questions

I think I can agree with all of those. I am looking to develop a way to be present at the table not a track for the PCs to always be on. I want to find a way to INCREASE player agency not limit it. But your post made me think about Improv as a technique, and specifically you mentioned being...

I love random tables, and modifying them is really a good idea to make sure they match up with the current events of the campaign.

So in this thread Game Master Traits @Yora made the following comment: I am intrigued by this idea, and it is what I have been slowly moving towards as a GM. I have never been good at "memorizing" adventures and so welcome this idea to create adventures that are responsive to the players...

That's a really interesting point, I dont' want to drift the topicc, so I'mma gonna create another thread for it, but I will quote your insight.