@nisjasper Meiner Erfahrung ist der Kampf bei #TnT häufig zu ausgeglichen oder ultratödlich! Darf ich einige Dinge vorschlagen, die für uns sehr funktionier(t)en:
- keine Monsterwerte, Antagonisten wie PCs
- Kämpfe in mehrere Paarungen aufteilen
- Magie / Fernkampf beachten, geht oft auch durch, wenn man verliert
- Stunts / Ideen sind oft ein Muss. Ich werte sie als Spezialaktion neben/anstatt des Kampfwurfes. #TLOFLE bietet m. E. die beste Erklärung der Stunts.
- Hausregeln...
#TunnelsandTrolls

A friend is coming for lunch and to play some games. Until then, I'll pass the time with #TheLairoftheLeopardEmpresses. As I said before, the #ttrpg is based on my all-time heartbreaker #TunnelsandTrolls (officially: #monstersmonsters). #TnT was the second #ttrpg ever. The essence always remained the same - also in #TLOFLE. The comprehensive volume combines the quite easy #rules and #setting (incl. monsters). No variant has ever explained the stunt system better. #Superhero #Fantasy

#rpgaday2023 31) FAVOURITE RPG of all time

Out of competition - my all-time heartbreaker: #TunnelsAndTrolls / #SchwerterandDämonen.

Otherwise:
#Cyberpunk2013 (20) (#scifi )
#InNomineSatanis / #MagnaVeritas (#Horror / #Satire)

#ttrpg #TnT

#RPGADAy 24) COMPLEX / SIMPLE RPG you play

Basically, I play every game once, or at least I try to.

I come from #TunnelsandTrolls whose creator was not fully convinced by #DnD, so he developed something more rules-light & narrative. #FightingFantasy is also quite simple. On the other hand, we had a lot of fun with #Rolemaster / #Spacemaster & #Cyberpunk2020. #DnD4 plays almost intuitively in contrast to #DND5. Experience shows that complex systems lead to "boring" rules research/discussions.

#rpgaday2023 20) Will still play in TWENTY years time

Survival of the fittest? Still alive?

#TunnelsandTrolls was my first #ttrpg love and will be my last?

Maybe some right-wing #OSR apologists have overtaken the #ttrpg hobby?

Seriously, I don't know.

#RPGaDay2023 18) Favourite game SYSTEM
What an outrageous question, I can't decide - aka it depends.
Unrivalled:
- #TunnelsandTrolls, lots of #d6 and #explodingdice

- #InNomineSatanis / #MagnaVeritas, #d666🤘
- Old #L5RRPG, #d10 and #explodingdice
- #DustDevils, #Poker with a twist
- #Cyberpunk2013..., #Interlock (#d10 + #d6)
- #PbtA (#tremulus, #Stonetop!), very storytelling engines
...
The next cool thing that isn't #DnD and/or a clone/ripoff.

#Systemmatters:As mentioned before, I'm not a fan of the hackneyed #Murderhobo adventure playstyle. #TheLairoftheLeopardEmpresses allows this style of play, but places a lot of emphasis on context building. To get "everything" out of your characters, there is hardly any way around joining a cult, guild or other organisation.
There were reasons for the developments in the late 80s, early 90s - even if some revisionists would like to turn back the clock.
#monstersmonsters #tunnelsAndTrolls #ttrpg

THE LAIR OF THE LEOPARD EMPRESSES!
I did it and got me a copy. I was, no, I am a #TunnelsandTrolls fanboy! Exclamation mark!
Frankly, I didn‘t expect what #Mindjammer did to the system. This is a love letter to #TnT!
Beware : #TnT‘s combat is probably one of the most brutal on the market. Without creativity / ideas you will get killed by stronger antagonists / monsters! This book comtains the best explanation of the Stunt System I‘ve seen so far. Wow.
I‘m stunned. #ttrpg #monstersmonsters

#rpgaday2023 12) Old game you STILL play
Hm, another question where many people will be putting some variant of #DnD in the foreground.
I still play #WFRP sometimes, but the current edition.
Frankly, I would play nearly all old games again. #Traveller #TunnelsandTrolls #Cyberpunk2013 #cyberpunk2020 #vtm #fightingfantasy #runequest #rolemaster #earthdawn
No #ttrpg with #THACO for me again. I always disliked this stupid concept a lot.

#RPGaDay2023 11) WEIRDEST game you've played
For tactical #dieheart #DnD / #d20 boys and gals is #TunnelsandTrolls probably weird.
I vote for #Parsely! "Relive the glory days of floppy disks, dot-matrix printers and 128K RAM with this collection of party games inspired by the text-adventures of the 1980s."
GO NORTH, LIGHT LAMP & GET SWORD!
The excellent #horror #ttrpg #UnknownArmies can get also really weird.
#DustDevils with shared narrative rights may create weird twists, just like #Fiasco.

05) OLDEST game you've played?
#RPGaDay2023, pardon?!
#Chess? Strange question. #Checkers?

Oldest #ttrpg?

Most people will answer #DnD. Without information about the edition or variant, it is probably not very informative. Wasn't the #OSR darling #OSE a ripoff/clone of #BX #DnD? #BECMi?
I must have played one of these old versions once. Don't care much.
I answer #TunnelsandTrolls (5e?, end of the 70s? ). BTW: In my opinion, the core of #TnT didn't change much over the decades/editions...

Out of line now question 02 of the #rpgaday2023.

First #ttrpg #GameMaster / #GM?
Ian Livingstone, Steve Jackson and
Russ Nicholson (#FightingFantasy) or a school friend or myself.

In my memory #FightingFantasy was my gateway drug, I soon followed as a #TunnelsandTrolls #GM, possibly I'm confusing something after about 4 decades.

@Heimdayl I love #TunnelsAndTrolls! I bought the deluxe edition years ago and tons of the solo modules.

I can't wait to see what's next since they got bought out. It sounds like they might possibly be doing a relaunch of everything.

@HeyeBodo Friends of mine, #Pathfinder2e players, are using cards for critical damage and they like it a lot. I like also crits but, as you mentioned, they often slow down the game. I think the card concept is at least worth considering, especially if everything relevant is then on the cards. I‘m a huge fan of #TunnelsandTrolls, which is usually ultra brutal. The group needs ideas to overcome stronger adversaries. In theory I like attack and defense actions, in practice they end up dull.

So... I had a dream last night that someone found a long forgotten vintage pirate themed #TunnelsAndTrolls adventure module written by SEGA (Yes. That SEGA)

It looked awesome as I flipped through the pages. But to be honest it was a real missed opportunity as they failed to work in any of their classic franchises and characters.

Dreams are wierd...
#ttrpg #BoardGames

By the way: #FantasyAge 2nd Edition has been released by #GreenRonin. Back then we played some #DragonAge #ttrpg which was a variant of the first edition of the #Age system. We liked it quite a bit…

As a fan of #TunnelsandTrolls I like, no, I prefer d6-based rules.

Hopefully, Green Ronin will do a #FreePort #FantasyAge conversion.

Good thing I kept all my Tunnels & Trolls books.

#D&D #Wotc #RPGs #TunnelsAndTrolls

@Chaosium #Interview: Running epic #campaigns for years.

Nice.

My longest campaign was about 10-12 years long. Back then, we used a heavily hacked /#houseruled #TunnelsandTrolls. #Runequest was too brutal for us. :)(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

Any long running #ttrpg campaigns still active? Friends of mine ended their about 20 years (?) long #Earthdawn c. before the pandemic.

How long is #Pendragon‘s #GreatCampaign (really)? #ttrpg more than #DnD / #OSR

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mIOfk_bZrHA&feature=share

@Chaosium #Interview: Running epic #campaigns for years.

Nice.

My longest campaign was about 10-12 years long. Back then, we used a heavily hacked /#houseruled #TunnelsandTrolls. #Runequest was too brutal for us. :)(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

Any long running #ttrpg campaigns still active? Friends of mine ended their about 20 years (?) long #Earthdawn c. before the pandemic.

How long is #Pendragon‘s #GreatCampaign (really)?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mIOfk_bZrHA&feature=share

While watching #GangsofLondon Season 2, a series that certainly offers the most ruthless and nasty fights in history of #TVSeries, I ask myself which #ttrpg offers the fastest and meanest combat system. I used to play #TunnelsandTrolls - definitely overly brutal, but fast? #Cyberpunk2013 / #cyberpunk2020 can also be very dirty, but fast is something else.
#UnknownArmies?

I think #DND / #OSR with a handful of HP doesn’t count, on higher levels it rather goes in the direction of attrition.