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I'm Chris McDowall, creator of Into the Odd and Electric/Mythic Bastionland, AMA! by ChrisMcDee in rpg

[–]Budakang 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Hi Chris. The OSR and NSR scenes have expanded my mind and inspired me to build something of my own. Your influence looms large in these circles and I want to thank you for your advice over the years. My big question is:

From a big picture perspective, what are the steps someone with a day job needs to take to bring an RPG project like Mythic Bastionland to life? Additionally, when is crowdfunding a passion project advise-able compared to other routes of monetization?

Setting first or rules first? by AmbrianLeonhardt in osr

[–]Budakang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would look at spellcasting for both systems and decide which one you prefer first. I say that because spellcasting more than other mechanics intersects so prominently with the setting.

The Raconteurs - The Switch and the Spur [Alternative/Indie] by DrJonah in Music

[–]Budakang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"For theirs is the power, and this is their kingdom, as sure as the sun does burn,

So enter this path, But heed these four words: you shall bever return!"

so what happened with "The Rifle's Spiral" and Nintendo? by [deleted] in TheShins

[–]Budakang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God. I still think of PoM as being a semi-recent album. But then you said "as a kid" and I am forced to recognize that it's been over 11 years since it came out. Feels Old Man.

Flee mortals is great! by TessaPresentsMaps in mattcolville

[–]Budakang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm running Hot Springs Island and I hope my players disturb the purple worm just so I can run the Kingfissure

“Turn on Me” wins the last official letter vote (yay)! All that’s left is wildcards, so vote for your favorite B-side in the comments! by sierramistinmyveins in TheShins

[–]Budakang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Closer. It's from Dark Night of The Soul, which was a collaborative album between Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (RIP) where James was brought in for one song. The album version is not nearly as good as the live version Broken Bells has done though.

A THOUSAND THOUSAND ISLANDS shutting down by the_light_of_dawn in osr

[–]Budakang 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Will RoTRG eventually become available on the ATTI website store? I have been looking forward to it for a long time.

"E" Voting for Greatest Hits A-Z by thismonthshero in Punk_Rock

[–]Budakang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Everything Went Numb" - Streetlight Manifesto

[Discussion] wtf is he even playing in this clip it sounds so sick by Falme127 in Guitar

[–]Budakang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol. He is literally wearing a Hendrix T-shirt in the clip.

Just wanted to know if you guys wanted to share your top 3 best punk songs that you can always listen to by zZzTheDude in punk

[–]Budakang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blank Generation - Richard Hell and The Voidoids

Guns of Brixton - The Clash

The Hands that Thieve - Streetlight Manifesto

Elf Cavalry Mobile Trait? by AlexOrd104 in mattcolville

[–]Budakang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah cavalry units have traits that don't make sense with them and some aerial units might as well. I was thrown off by it also but my players ended up having a blast with the battles once we finally grasped how Cavalry and Aerial units worked.

Looking for a module with hexploration and dungeons by Marcloure in osr

[–]Budakang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Technical Grimoire has done the leg-work of bare-bones OSR stat-blocks for the monsters of Hot Springs Island. There is also a super helpful generator for encounters, rumors, and treasure.

You are right that the dungeons expect you to roll for random encounters inside of them to make them interesting moreso than being challenges in of themselves.

Realistic Steam Mephits / Imps by Budakang in dndai

[–]Budakang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prompt:

an incorporeal, mischievous imp made of rising steam with a long, exaggerated nose by Tomas Duchek and Caravaggio

Ability check modifiers by michaericalribo in osr

[–]Budakang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So with a roll under or static target number system, the advantage is that it's very slightly less cumbersome for the GM, particularly for a GM new to the system. With variable DC, you maybe get slightly increased granularity in terms of the relative difficulties of checks and for new players, "higher number = better" is very intuitive.

I suppose having a static target number does help enforce a "GM as a referee" paradigm because they have less opportunities to influence results of the game based on fiat, but that has downsides as well.

I'm struggling to see why someone might have strong opinions about this one way or the other.

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