Black Company RPG sneak peak at KamCon!

[darjr]

The Black Company is on my list right after Sabriel. Is the audio book version bad?
These days I like to mix my media, one book as a book, one as an ebook, and one as an audio book.

In any case, the rpg sounds rad! Do y'all think you could run a Malazan style campaign with it? After all, Malazan is supposed to be heavily influenced by The Black Company, and probably my favourite fantasy series.

I didn’t know about Malian and will have to check it out. Thank you.

I don’t know about the quality of the audio book but I really enjoy reading Glen Cooks writing.

 

[Theory of Games]

Only players roll dice, freeing the GM to interpret & improvise

Ooops. That's backwards.

 

[Thierry-Advent]

Ooops. That's backwards.

Have you never played RPG where the GM never rolls dice? Cypher system, Symbaroum? It's actually fun and freeing not having to roll attacks and damage. Whatever happens it's the players fault for rolling bad! They kill themselves! (also no fudging possible).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Have you never played RPG where the GM never rolls dice? Cypher system, Symbaroum? It's actually fun and freeing not having to roll attacks and damage. Whatever happens it's the players fault for rolling bad! They kill themselves! (also no fudging possible).

Pirate Borg works this way as well -- I even have my players roll the things that the GM could roll, RAW -- and it's definitely less cognitive load for the GM, keeps players more engaged and, yeah, that bad roll was your own dice, man.

 

[Theory of Games]

Have you never played RPG where the GM never rolls dice? Cypher system, Symbaroum? It's actually fun and freeing not having to roll attacks and damage. Whatever happens it's the players fault for rolling bad! They kill themselves! (also no fudging possible).

Never have or going to play a ttrpg where GMs don't roll. Not my jam. Also, bad GMs lie about their dice rolls. Great GMs roll in the open.

 

[Thierry-Advent]

Great GMs roll in the open.

On that we agree.

 

[chuckdee]

There was an AP on Role-Playing Public Radio, and it felt like the Black Company from that playtest. Really looking forward to this.

 

[darjr]

Never have or going to play a ttrpg where GMs don't roll. Not my jam. Also, bad GMs lie about their dice rolls. Great GMs roll in the open.

Every player roll is a roll in the open.

I was like you till I ran Mork Börg and other Borgs and especially Pirate Bǒrg. I def reconsidered it. It did take a couple few sessions to grt used ti it.

 

[sevenbastard]

Have you never played RPG where the GM never rolls dice?

Roll my own dice? What am I a peasant? I have a dice valet who rolls my dice.