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  1. Michael Blackett

    So Much Art From the 2025 Monster Manual

    What if that platinum dragon pic is in actual fact the Steel/Greyhawk dragon?
  2. Michael Blackett

    D&D General 5e D&D to OSR pipeline or circle?

    We started running ToEE before Xmas, one of the group members showed me their copy of Advanced Dark and Deep from BRW games, which is a tweaked AD&D1e. That brought back the nostalgia of THAC0, and had a couple of runs. Though more familiar with 2e, a lot more straight forward than 5e...
  3. Michael Blackett

    Mainstream News Discovers D&D's Species Terminology Change

    I think this has been reasonably covered elsewhere. Merely Fox News jumped on the bandwagon and the ripples have reached the New York Times.
  4. Michael Blackett

    Mainstream News Discovers D&D's Species Terminology Change

    Saying that, I like The approach in A5E to races/species/heritage.
  5. Michael Blackett

    Mainstream News Discovers D&D's Species Terminology Change

    What I am saying, if I am saying anything at all, is that. Back when I was playing/running BECMI and then AD&D the ppl who played or Dm'd never brought up such when at college. Didn't really matter cos back then it was Dark Sun setting or Renegade Underdark denizens on the run from those pesky...
  6. Michael Blackett

    Mainstream News Discovers D&D's Species Terminology Change

    Happy New year everyone... Attaching RL labels to a fantasy roleplaying game is in itself somewhat counter-productive, and undermining. No one I ever knew associated orcs with skin colour. Yet now Wizards have created a problem in sanitising the Orc into something more humane and 'latino'...
  7. Michael Blackett

    Press [Chaosium] What reviewers and fans are saying about Lands of RuneQuest: Dragon Pass (Unnatural Selections)

    Really liked it, the thing about Dragon Pass. Is it definitely looks polished and set in a fantasy bronze age setting
  8. Michael Blackett

    D&D General What is your most prized Dungeons and Dragons Product?

    Currently? If I had to look at the 2014 line, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, the alternate cover. No longer in print but the lore in this book is worth it for the Drow and Duergar, not to mention the Gith. Elsewhere, Temple of Elemental Evil from Goodman Games. Historically I previously owned it...
  9. Michael Blackett

    D&D 5E (2024) Kobold Press posts 2024 DMG Hit Piece

    What I am thinking, regarding the 2024 books, is that what was suggested in both Xanathar & Tashas should have been fully integrated regarding puzzles, traps (etc.). Saying that, some of the rules from A5E I would use over 5.5e because death save is more clear cut, bastion rules needs...
  10. Michael Blackett

    Chris Perkins and James Wyatt Answer Burning Questions About the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide

    To me the DMG is a chance to look at the Greyhawk setting. Having previously played AD&D 2e, never actually experienced the setting. Saying that, thus far, 5.5e is a two-step forward-one-steo back, personally speaking. Either Tasha's Cauldron handles far better orrules for subclass archetype...
  11. Michael Blackett

    D&D 5E (2024) WotC Invites You To Explore the World of Greyhawk

    Am planning on integrating elements of Princes of the Apocalypse and several other elements of the 2014 5e line into the Greyhawk setting when I get my hands on the DMG. Makes a lot more sense than in the Forgotten Realms. Also, seeing as I have the meaty Level Up 5s book, think it would be...
  12. Michael Blackett

    2000AD The Dark Judges

    Hello again Have made an addition to the Dark Judges doc and added the Sisters of Death after a liitle tinkering with them. Seeing as they are (were) actually budding necromancers as well as insane death cultists I have given them a PSI/MAG rating. Preferring to use the Sorcery made easy pdf...
  13. Michael Blackett

    2000AD Cyber Psionics

    Cool, also we recently agreed on a scaling in the rating in Cyber-Psi skill. At a skill rating of 6 a psyker id able to remotely access a device while at 10 a 'psychic hack' is now possible of a device. This has been amended above as well as a little proof reading. Cheers
  14. Michael Blackett

    2000AD The Dark Judges

    So, a vulnerability to gold....that explains why his dog watch rose not disintegrate. Okay, will update Morris and will add Confused condition should be misplace it. I have updated/amended Judge Mortis as appropriate.
  15. Michael Blackett

    2000AD The Dark Judges

    Evening all, Had a look at the original doc and noted some typos due to a lot of copy and paste of exploits/traits and corrected them. Attached a refined form of the original in the initial post. Added some notes to Judge Fire relating to the Dreams of Deadworld where he went underwater to...
  16. Michael Blackett

    2000AD Cyber Psionics

    An ongoing Judge Dredd campaign focused on the Long Walk of several judges following on from an organised criminal activity involving corrupt judges. one of the judges, a psi-judge who was supposedly murdered had in actual fact found herself downloaded into a biochip smuggled within a batch of...
  17. Michael Blackett

    2000AD The Dark Judges

    Hey John thanks for the thumbs up. Actually had the time to work on that a fortnight back when on holiday, and then thought about the synergy mechanic when looking back through the classic Judge Death works by Bolland and Brett Ewins . The latter for Judge Anderson. On their own they are bad...
  18. Michael Blackett

    2000AD The Dark Judges

    Hello everyone Seeing as I really liked the work carried out on Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000ad TTRPG, and sadly all support will soon end this month, I have looked into somehow constructing rules for the Dark Judges. Looking at first the old GW Judge Dredd RPG, and recently having a look...
  19. Michael Blackett

    2000AD Gargarax

    Possession I usually handle as occurring to NPC's normally, in the case of pc's I allow them to at least make a check/save as though against mind control. In the case of a PC at risk of being possessed, I would treat it as it blacking out, and then have the pc's to round as if solving a crime...
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