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The Real Friar Tuck: a Royal Writ was issued 9th February 1417 for the arrest of "one assuming the name of Frere Tuk and other evildoers of his retinue who have committed divers murders, robberies, depredations, felonies, insurrections, trespasses, oppressions, extortions, offences and...

Yes historic witches and warlocks got their powers from CONSORTING with devils, they involved themselves in elaborate rituals - dancing with beasts and fey in the forest, sacrificing chickens, doing morning libations to the four corners etc etc. The Witches greymalkin is a great model for a...

Yeah I'm of the opinion that Warlock pact should always come with a Dark gift of some kind (borrowing Ravenlofts term), there should at the very least be a rp ribbon attached to a Pact patron, even if it is something mild like a persistent watcher or annoying voices. The Pact is also explicit...

really? - why is the character doing a particular task if not driven by their intent? surely the determination of outcomes provides the praxis of the game play driven by intent. Sure I know DnD is task focussed but what do you do when a failure to get over the wall occurs?

So Thunderbolts v Deadvengers? OK

I always assume silent, they are ethereal beings without substance, they absorb vitality though so can be felt or seen as a movement amidst the darkness (because darkness isnt a single colour)

pretty much, the Ars Magica system is essentially just flexible skill-based spell casting, and theres lots of attempts at that for DnD

nothing to do with Ars Magica and misrepresents what the designers were doing with mages. There was no deliberate decision to make spellcasting more powerful rather than was a symptom of the design philosophy that pushed balance by removing class limitations and making things more flexible...

you never heard of Car Wars? 1980 Steve Jackson Games it was inspired by Deathrace 2000 and in turn inspired GURPS Autoduel. It also had a 2002 update and card game. Fun times I've played Wizards Quest and another I cant recall where you got to be a giant faction I got to admit I dont know the...

if it's any conciliation I mis-voted too and didn't click Gnome - so I've been adding +1 to the gnome tally in my head, now it looks like I have to add +2 :)

Generally I suggest you should use C) The GM sets the scene, setting up opposition, then the PCs say how they want to proceed then roll at the end to determine if they achieve their goal? If they succeed GM frames a new scene. If they fail opposition is triggered and the PCs must react to it...

The one thats always confused me is the Caribbean - is it North America? Central, South or something else? Do Americans consider it part of America?

So hows this for an inciting incident? The obsidian tower of Kalak’s great ziggurat rises high over Tyr, heat still radiating from the stones, though both suns hang low on the horizon. The streets bustle uneasily—merchants bartering quickly, templars in bone armor patrolling, eyes sharp for...

I'm not sure what this thread is about anymore but your post reminded me of the 1985 Earthshaker! module for BECMI Companion Level which featured a giant, steam-powered iron robot terrorizing the PCs barony. So a 40 year old example of actual steampunk gnomes

Weirder still is that we are currently in the third Carolean era - and its nothing like the first or second (and remarkably close to Eluzabethan :))

I for one have never use 'The Americas' and instead use America to mean both North and Central America. But South America gets its own tag (specifically Chile, Brazil, Argentina) Strangely enough Americans refers specifically to USAians - so North America is occupied by Canadians, Mexicans and...

Ironically Ive just seen a recipe for Mesopotamian blood cake with date syrup which was described as looking and tasting just like a chocolate cake.

everything that corporates do is evil ;) but the subliminal movie thing is false - it was a publicity stunt. In 1957 James Vicary claimed to have influenced a theatre audience by flashing "Eat Popcorn" and "Drink Coca-Cola", causing increase sales for both. Except the experiment details were...

If Ben Kenobi had used his expert deception skills and just lied to the stormtrooper would it be any better? I think thats the main reason the Jedi mind trick gets a pass in that case - its just a boost to a very good deception (a white lie if you will) That differs significantly to someone...

I'm not sure the distinction between sandbox and playground is really that meaningful. Unless you are being very extreme with defining sandbox as complete tabula rasa. Using your definition "an open play zone where the crafted content is just bones and players are still meant to make their own...