The best laid plans of shorties and men oft go awry.

Witness the campaign take a HARD right turn in this astounding session of Arden Vul, in which the party delves deep into some of the dungeon's darkest secrets.

3d6 DTL Ep 42!

#OSE #OSR #DnD #TTRPG

Video: https://youtu.be/CspWzxOxjWQ
Audio Podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/dSKDyAi21Cb

Neuer Tag, neues Monster. Und Reittier. Für halbnackte Barbarenkrieger oder edle Ritter. Flugrochen. 👍
https://rorschachhamster.wordpress.com/2023/09/12/neue-monster-und-reittiere-fur-old-school-rollenspiele-flugrochen/
#Monster #pnpde #rollenspiel #osr #osric #ALRIK #swordsandwizardry #fantasyart #ttrpg

#SeptembeRPG

10. Mashup of games done or thought of?
In the first game I ever GMed, I used #SwordsAndWizardry because a version was free and I'd been reading about the #OSR. That I was using a BX retroclone did not stop me from grabbing bits from #GURPS or #DND35 or #NewWorldOfDarkness any of the other systems I could find books for at Seattle's The Dreaming.

I miss that store and its secret door to the bathroom hidden behind the Pathfinder shelf.

Are you an OSR/NSR creator and/or publisher? Metatopia 2023 is going to have both an in-person convention at Morristown NJ and an online component this year and the form is up for panel suggestions. Are there any juicy design topics or trends you want to talk about on a panel? Any ideas about the best ways to publish? Submit your ideas and consider joining us! https://forms.gle/CVgKsxksE8Vzfrty8 #OSR #NSR #TTRPG

Conflicted thoughts about the ruined town of Xitaqa in B10. The map is keyed B = baboon lair, G = goblin lair, S = stables, E = empty. I also found a large exploration space with repeating encounters to be real boring in actual play. Anyone got thoughts on how to spice it up? Or maybe a resource they recommend to generate some more interesting ruined town encounters?

#dnd #osr #rpg

I have been playing around with replacing the rather awkward "race" concept in my #osr inspired houserules with backgrounds.
But so far it still is a bit too awkward.

My current idea is that during character generation players can choose 2 (+1 "free") backgrounds from different categories to quickly create a character. that is: in addition to their class. The whole thing is supposed to be in line with characters from other b/x #dnd derived games.

#ttrpg

Darlene the artist who created the original Greyhawk map is selling her shrink wrapped Holmes boxed set. #dnd #osr #ttrpg #holmes #basicdnd https://www.ebay.com/itm/134723419940?pb=0&action=BID&autorefresh=true

Blooded ("royal")

Many kingdoms, such as Avren, Rechiv, and the Swan Kingdom, award those of their royal house with Blooded swords, from slim rapiers for courtly souls to broad bastard blades for royal warlords.

All bear inscriptions naming their bearer, and pull blood from the very pores of any not of the line who dare to wield it; but, if a single droplet be deliberately placed upon a Blood blade, it will indicate whether that one is of any sort of royal line.

#Swordtember #ttrpg #osr

Today's OSR News Roundup is now live. Check it out for an overview of the latest indie and OSR ttrpg releases. #dnd #osr #indiegame #ttrpg https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/post/osr-news-roundup-for-september-11th-2023

I'm still practicing #Procreate

https://ko-fi.com/post/Procreate-D1D8P3X53

#dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #dnd #dndmap #dndmaps #osr #osrmap #osrmaps #rpg #ttrpg #rpgmaps #rpgmap #JDR

Unacceptable Magic Is Usually Attributed to Foreigners
https://www.xenograg.com/1241/book-excerpt/unacceptable-magic-is-usually-attributed-to-foreigners?ref=mastodon
#ttrpg #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #OSR #pathfinder #nsr

I ran my first session of Shadowdark for my regular group today. Great system, flexible and quick gameplay. The torch rules really help with keeping play fast and snappy! I ran “The Tragic Curse of Grimhill Fort,” which is name your price module: https://reverse-ettin-games.itch.io/the-tragic-curse-of-grimhill-fort #ttrpg #osr

A dcc funnel but it’s 1916 Verdun

#ttrpg #DCC #osr

What is your preferred map procedure?

The ref draws the map as they go (same as using a VTT and slowly revelaing the map)

or

The ref describes the location and the players map things as they go along.

or

Something else?

#rpg #osr #dnd

Prepping for Shadowdark #TTRPG #OSR

https://youtube.com/watch?v=V2XGp5ix8HE&si=aK2YPyKxg3nIFJQX

Wychbane ("mirror")

A wychbane sword is usually a shortsword or, rarely, a rapier; one very seldom sees, say, a wychbane claymore.

The hilt and trappings are simple -- bronze or steel, leather plaiting -- and the blade is unornamented. Why would it be, when its entire surface gleams like quicksilver?

It's not for reflecting images, mind, but magic -- a sword-blow can be against a spell, even mid-cast, and if the strike is true the magic is sent back to its source.

#Swordtember #ttrpg #osr

One of my favourite things about #ttrpg #blogging is how people write about RPGs... I mean nobody writes about RPGs through the lens of improv (though there are books) and almost every #osr blog is about 30% crunch and 25% random tables.

#SeptembeRPG Day 10: A mash-up of games you did or you're thinking of doing
I‘d like to see/write an hybrid of an #osr / #d20 adventure game which also features a solid life path mechanic. Think #Traveller or #BurningWheel
The game would take social class seriously. I like to think of #osr PCs as folks moving along the fringes of society, anyway. Armed to the teeth & highly mobile, they operate to some extent outside the social order: misfits, swords for hire, spendthrift soldiers of fortune…

So, jetzt mal kein Monster auf dem Blog, sondern eine unnötig aufwendige Tabelle mit Vollmondnamen für jeden Tag des Jahres. Also, am 10. Sebtember wäre der Vollmond der Mond der Absolution. Aber nächster Vollmond ist am 29., also der Mond der Völlerei. Hehe. Hier die Liste:
https://rorschachhamster.wordpress.com/2023/09/10/wenn-im-jahr-der-fledermaus-der-mond-der-schiffe-uber-den-grauen-gipfeln-steht/
#pnpde #osr #worldbuilding #Tabellen #osric #ALRIK #Rollenspiel #ttrpg #weltenbau #swordsandwizardry

I want a 1st edition #ForgottenRealms community on Lemmy. But the #DIYRPG instance where I am admin really seems like the wrong place for that.

#ttrpg #dnd #adnd #osr