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I'm maybe too young to compare my experience to the "dawn of TTRPGs", but me and my sister were huge geeks in the 90's. And natural RPers as well (our make-belief outdoor adventures with the other kids were kinda fantastical). Now, I myself might have been an outlier as I cared little for...

I usually don't enjoy large dungeon crawls (and I've played the most iconic of them like Rappan Athuk or Labyrinth of Madness) but this one is so much fun and connected to the story and has lots and lots of memorable encounters that I really loved it <3

Yeah, this part was added for the 4e version. I guess it was an attempt to create an early hook and provide some preliminary informations for adventure 5. I took the additional info dump for players in #3 with a grain of salt. If your players tend to be the more oblivious type, then adding...

mh, but should or could the reward for creative and smart solutions not be positive in-game consequences? Could be loot, could be a new ally, could be a favor, good political standing or some unforseen twist. Individual XP seem to be shunned upon in most groups I've played in as it discourages...

Oh Balance already hints at Gate Pass... "We ourselves left home twenty years past, passing through the Gate to the sunlit world, where we sought a home, a quest which eventually led here." it is very well hidden, but Balance reveals quite a lot about the Trillith if you take their words...

I think Riley made a good point: violence is too broad of a term to simply say that using it in RPGs is more or less moral by itself. What we have to take a look at is both story/setting and context. First, story and setting. Someone already mentioned John Wick, wich is, in my opinion, a...

The return of Gradiax Hah, who could have expected that 1) a gnoll army would be on the march and 2) Auryn would use You-know-who's true identity by sheer coincidence. I just thought "Oh well, if I'm going to use a dragon, why not use the one these rebel gnolls already claim to be returning"...

Mind Games Session 37 As Carlyle still only needs 2 hours of sleep (courtesy to his trusted Ring of Sustenance), he's already awake and making plans for the railway construction when Auryn gets up the next morning. Having had a good night's rest, she apologizes for doubting her partner when it...

Sooo... will this be the animated version of SMITE EVIL you've been talking about a few days ago? Anyways, call me excited. I'd totally support you should you decide to pull through the obviously crazy process on making something akin to Mike & Bryan with their animated series. I'm sure you...

I very much agree. If you play 4e, get a Warlord. This class is SO much fun and so incredibly versatile. I'd argue that the WL is *the* essential 4e leader class. Oh and I just remembered another bright side of 4e: It is the first edition with a really balanced psionics system that doesn't...

that's also what I meant when talking about too little utility besides combat. 5e has attack cantrips and very little spells as well (at least on lower levels) and I often just "ray of frost" people as well, but the spells can be used for utility more easily. 4e gives you more options in...

It totally depends on your preferences. First, 4e is pretty balanced. To the fact that people may call it over-balanced. Second, everyone has powers and the classes' mechanical skeletons work basically the same. Each class has its mechanical schtick which correlates to this class' preferred...

It is most likely intentional as there are legendary skill uses that are quasi-magical in beta. Which is very much fine by me as magic shouldn't be the gatekeeper to being supernaturally awesome. And PF is all about going from zero to WTFBBQ.

von Reckinghausen the second // To heal Once we arrive at the construction site, Margit informs us about what happened during our time in Citada de Cavallo: There had been a bandit attack and one of the workers got wounded by a gunshot. She healed him up afterward and the rest of the workers...

Treachery at sea When we get to Cavallo de Guerra and tell him that the mysterious captive of the goblins who called for help just offered a method to cure anyone of the Dragon Worms, the old orc seems a bit surprised but satisfied. He's having a hard time showing even small signs of joy...

Phew, these are totally different ideas. In general, I'd love to see both adventuring material and a solid story and I'm pretty keen on playing PF2. I also enjoyed reading excerpts from your Smite Evil campaign, so seeing a fresh take on the adventures of that group of paladins would be neat...

Saving Doctor von Recklinghausen Session 36 After our talk with Corta Nariz, we meet up with Cavallo de Guerra to tell him about our knowledge of the dragon worms. We find the old orc in the banquet hall where he's having breakfast with his four sea chieftains Babaro, Thrag Vidalia, Perroroso...

orcish diplomacy Now I'm curious. But no spoilers ;) Any yep, we're currently chasing Kasvarina's memories with Cherage and Methia being the last two missing stops on our list. --- Brakken soon leaves the tavern as well to wish us a good night. He casually mentions that this chat turned...

My players did exactly the same! 1) I let Glibglammer's room be totally secured, knowing that they'd try anyway. Inside, the sneaky one found a messy room, total chaos (she *is* madness after all), some traps that may or may not have belonged to the actual Nina and a trace of Red Madness. I...

Old Fox Well, thanks :) We took quite the effort in trying to win Lya over and she's still alive by adventure 8 (we haven't seen much of her after the beran episode) but we don't know about her true colors right now. Actually we'd be glad to find another regular player who isn't annoyed by...