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The character sheets are not explained well for new players to the hobby. And, as mentioned, there are chunks of missing information, particularly spells and the stats for the two familiars. The pregens have no healing and no heal potions in first adventure. I'd have liked to have seen a bigger...

Been running a few sessions, although I haven't converted any monsters. They have very simple stat blocks but many have cool abilities. Kobolds have an ability called Noooooo! If one of their allies dies within 2 spaces, they can attack once for free. I really like the solo monsters. You can...

Gavin, Brad and Chance as the writers will ensure a great product. Looking forward to this!

Received Outgunned and Outgunned Adventure for my birthday. Recently purchased Land of Eem.

It's a player led narrative game, so if your table enjoys that, lean into it. This will require less prep. You might want to start off with something for players to sink their teeth into, however. Helps get things rolling. I also like to keep some complications on hand to throw at the group when...

My daughter has this game and ran it for us a few weeks back. We had a lot of fun. Very flavourful game, especially with the cards. My character has an ability called "Don't eat that!" Very useful in the wilds and I got to call out "You can eat that" or of course, "Don't eat that. You'll regret...

Nimble boxed set showed up on our doorstep yesterday. Can't wait to dive in. Comes with a gorgeous cloth map and cards.

Or human to get an extra talent roll!

Shadowdark sums up the principles of modern OSR really well.

Shadowdark has a lot less spells relying on saving throws. In D&D many spells fizzle because of saves. In SD, if you do not lose the spell you can keep casting it. Wizards start with 3 spells and priests 2. At 1st level you gain your first talent and all of them will make the wizard better at...

Many game designers today say they started when they were kids, making crazy unbalanced games for their siblings and friends. Learning new things without restraints and fear of failure is a fantastic way to learn (unless it's skydiving).

Outgunned is a slick modern day cinematic action rpg. It uses a d6 dice pool system where players are trying to get equal sets, rather than higher numbers, so 3 1s is better than 2 6s. It's created by 2 Little Mice and definitely not crunchy. I got a copy recently and it looks like it'll work...

I doubt that's true. Isn't it more likely that they think these dice work for their game and you just don't like them? I do not believe that they're showing off.

I have no problem with them. I don't find them a barrier at all.

My point is Wildsea is aiming specifically at a particular playstyle and its processes are geared for that style. The ideas you mentioned that would improve the game do not fall under the Wildsea design mandate. They are great for other games, of course. Game designers should know what the...

Wildsea, in my opinion, is a very good example of game design. It is designed around the idea of a very flavourful world that is created to be player led. We don't need all the lore around the cactus people, for example, because the player of the cactus person defines the lore themselves through...

Also, the more interesting encounters, NPCs, etc., the more likely it can be spun and altered to taste. If I read a bland module, I'm very unlikely to be inspired to make it my own.

According to everything I learned from Hollywood @Morrus your accent has you covered for French, plus, all ancient historical accents from Norse, Egyptian Rome, Greek, etc. plus any and all evil empires, both fantasy and science fiction. I assume you could sub in for Atlantean as well. That's a...

I'd love to see the very original,which considering its the 50th anniversary, it should be! Doubt it though..

Especially since I wrote door instead of floor.