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So I was kicking around the idea of a Terminator/Skynet-style campaign set in the War against the machines period. There's various useful settings from which to harvest ideas. The issue that I am confronting is this: 1) Skynet becomes self-aware, views Mankind as a threat, and seeks to...

The system looks interesting (free basic primer), but it lacks Roll20 support. However, I have players who understand the dark arts of computer crafting. But it looks like is failed to honor a Kickstarter, and the website feels like its dead. So, two questions: 1) Anyone played the game? 2)...

So, I'm looking at Dark Heresy 2e for a campaign down the road; I figure my players will go for a lighter system, and you cannot beat 40k as a setting. The thing is, money is not a factor in the game, which makes sense, because I can't imagine Eisenhorn collecting receipts and worrying about a...

Time to measure up! (In good humor)

By alien invasion I mean straight-up 'War of the World', 'V', Battle for LA' types, not occult-style such as CoC or Tribe 8, or supers. Seems an under-populated genre.

I skipped over SJ when it first came out, but I did run a Sundered Skies campaign (which degenerated into 'hunt sky whales and buy real estate'). I am now casting about for new settings, and I see that material is being produced again. Is SJ just 'piracy among the stars', or is there some depth...

OK, so I'm planning for a traditional fantasy campaign in a low-magic setting with a brutal game system. The campaign will be akin to the Staff of Seven parts. The PCs will locate a gizmo that shows the location of specific items, but before the gizmo can be used (each time), a PC must...

I am impressed by the system and support, and often look to Hunter as a campaign option, but I am concerned about the potential for advancement in the system. I would like a 30-50 weeky session campaign (or longer), but I fear players hitting a maximum development ceiling. Is this a real concern?

I was thinking of back when Dragon Lance broke onto the scene, possibly the biggest fantasy campaign plot up to that time. Basically a world war roaring in the background while the PCs performed various missions. What is the best 'big' fantasy campaign plot out there? I haven't really been...

Anyway, I'm looking at starting my next campaign, 50-ish weekly sessions in a low-magic fantasy in Kenzer's Garwheeze Wurld, using Hackmaster rules. Basically a standard old-school fantasy world, low-magic, with the traditional 'entire race is evil, no exceptions' standard. The PCs will start...

I have got the material for a scenario I plan to run in an upcoming campaign, but I can't pull it together for the life of me. The campaign is set in 1889, using Aces & Eights rules, very historical. The PCs are rail detectives for the Union Pacific. The UP is ramming the rails forward, using...

Not products you are waiting for, but stuff you dream of finding. Mine: 1) A good hardcore modern system in the style of Phoenix Command, Millennium's End, Aces&Eights. 2) A good, detailed, well-mapped setting in pike&musket era. 3) A detailed post-apoc setting that isn't zombies (tired of)...

Which is the better depiction of the Dark Sun setting: the original boxed set, or the 4e version. Not system, just the setting.

I'm talking about serious, probably crunchy, systems with a high lethality that intend to portray WW2-present day era combat. Not junk like Modern d20, Shadowpunk, Cybderpunk, or the 'action movie' drek. There's Twilight 2000 series (4th Ed is not bad) and the spinoff, War Stories. Behind...

So looking ahead, I'm thinking after my current campaign ends, I would run Hackmaster 5e again. I'm looking for one of those products that takes players from level 1 to 10+. I don't want D&D because they are too commonly known, and the PCs in D&D are too overpowered. Pathfinder has great...

So, I am looking at a scenario involving a smallish space station where forbidden research on an old AI went wrong, and the the AI (shocker) has gained control. The PCs are sent to investigate (another shocker) OK, so the station has no robots or androids, and other than simple internal...

I'm referring to campaigns, not settings or systems. Published scenarios that are intended to cover extensive periods of PC development that dont get the recognition they deserve. Starting it off: Dark Tower: probably the best of Judge's Guilds offerings, a solid back-story, multi-layers...

I want to have a symbol crop up several times in a campaign, and to provide it to the PCs as an (electronic) prop (jpg, etc). Problem is, I need it in various styles (crisp, blurry, drawn crudely, etc). I have limited MS Paint skills. Is there a method to do this for a low-tech guy?

Anyone familiar with it? I'm looking for a fantasy setting (not system, will use Zweihander), and I liked the look of the map and the rich but compact history, but I haven't gone too deep. Are there any decent published campaigns/scenarios? Does the setting hold up in play? Recommendations?

Its the Digenesis setting, sort of 'emerging from post-apoc'. The PCs are going to be spending ten weeks of downtime in a major city pursuing a project. I've got some politics and intrigue for RP purposes, but what I really want is some minor annoyances to give the period some color and...