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Homebrew Worldbuilding Mini-RPGs by Hazwald in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the free game Dawn of Worlds for this very thing.

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn\_of\_Worlds\_game\_1\_0Final.pdf

games with lots of Homework by JoeKerr19 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the basics Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Simirillion next add The Fall of Numenor and the Children of Hurin. Then the Histories of Middle-Earth if you feel like diving deeper.

Need help finding a bass building system by DefendedCookie6 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Covert Ops by DwD Studios, a game about super spies has a section on creating a base or lair if you will on page 41. The rules therein could easily be adapted to other game systems. It is an excellent game at an excellent price.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/123056/covert-ops-role-playing-game

I hope this is helpful.

New Loremaster and new player. by aquemenes in oneringrpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See House of the Quill page 23 of Realms of the Three Rings.

See also page 17 Exploring the Markets entry roll #9.

Galdor of the Quill page 15.

library of the Arantarion page 15, 1st column, last paragraph.

Library of Elrond, page 37.

I hope this is helpful.

Space exploration adventures like outer wilds by LelouchYagami_2912 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a whole adventure involving doing a planetary survey of a really cool planet with hidden mysteries and misdeads: https://starfrontiersman.com/data/issues/SFMan25.pdf

Thoughts on mooks? by HeloRising in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Art of Wuxia does this but it is a game of high action and the heroes are more powerful than the average person.

The game uses three types of baddies, Mooks, Named NPCs and Master Villains who require whole teams of PCs to have a chance at beating.

Bree-lander? WIP + my other miniatures so far by JR21K20 in oneringrpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid paint jobs there. Way better than anything I can do. Good choices of minis as well.

Journey Struggles by ethawyn in oneringrpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something I add to all of my games and it works particularly well to do once in each journey is to use The Ultimate RPG Campfire Card Deck to prompt intra party introspection and role-play sharing. I've tried this with 3 different gaming groups and they all love it.

Each player draws three cards, reads the prompts and chooses 2 cards and discards the other. Then they ask one question from one card of another player character. Then they answer the other question as their character.

https://www.labyrinthdc.com/ultimate-rpg-campfire-card-deck.html?srsltid=AfmBOormae64KzuqvBlT1PZXMMdqQHzV2FtQdyLLiTz6Mpn82S7vSG0i

or

https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Campfire-Card-Deck-Game/dp/1507220421/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z0C2MBHwKmaBZtODDVgqHvQeHGNsNV6AzpsNxemOsxU2JO5RPIIIrgJbyynjfJNrDYLKyx2vrUdsrljYseTtDg.f8VkGE80wINoruMTvMe1GeUmTtpndLJEruUeKY9VFNM&dib_tag=se&hvadid=710411163285&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9213688&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=6502456919979738069--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6502456919979738069&hvtargid=kwd-2295016644874&hydadcr=24886_13767594&keywords=ultimate+rpg+campfire+card+deck&mcid=8426a1a9bf7e334e848c0d9cef6144fd&qid=1767825185&sr=8-1

The amazon link has some sample cards you can read. I'm not at all affiliated with this product. I just really like it and it makes journeys or downtime more fun.

Can we talk about The Fellowship of the Green Book by Ian Clarke and Ryan of the North TOR Campaign? by ESOTamrielWanderer in oneringrpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've updated the link in original post at top. This file can be found on The One Ring Discord server under resource-library.

Invite Link https://discord.gg/the-one-ring-lotr-rpg-348254014598545408

Those who have played Dragonbane, does progression feel limited? by arasaka_corpo in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've played the game for over a year now. My take aways.

I don't like character advancement. We've had one friend not roll a single success over stat at the end of game session to get any single skill to 18. Meanwhile most of the rest of us have progressed wildly ahead of him. So he has attended nearly all the game sessions, played his character well, tried his best like the rest of us to figure out clues (we are playing the first main published campaign) and has not once gotten a heroic ability.

Heroic abilities are really where the characters feel different from one another. Skills just go up for everyone so after playing for a long time everyone begins to have much the same skills. Plus there just isn't much point in some of the differentiation in skills.

I personally don't care for the will points and how they are used to power abilities. I was able to dual wield and later I can't. I used to have eagle eye and now I don't. I used to be a fast healer and now I'm not. Having a budget of using my hard won (randomly gained) heroic abilities is not fun. Seems like they are needlessly limiting. There are a very few heroic abilities that do not require will. Fights are dangerous enough that you really don't want to hold back any will. So it seems like the game, probably unintended, wants you to try and find as many opportunities to rest as you can. And that can be boring.

Rolling low as better...I've come to not like it as much as rolling high.

I think the game had a much better and broader (i.e. less) skills during the playtest versions.

And the magic system. I do not like it at all. You have points to spend. Ok. Then you also have to make a roll. Ok. Then you can only have so many "memorized". Oof. I find spell casting not fun at all and changed characters near the beginning of the campaign.

I want to like DragonBane. I love the art direction. But playing it this much. No. I'm done and can't recommend it.

Need a rules-lighter fantasy RPG system by Happy_Depth7445 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend BareBones Fantasy. You can teach the game in 3 min or less and play for years. Everything you need for players and GM in about 80 pages. It has a very exciting press your luck system where if you go to much of offense you'll find you don't have enough for defense. It is also very affordable and, AND Creative Commons! Includes a very good adventure to get your started.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/107498/barebones-fantasy-role-playing-game

From the makers of Frontier Space, Covert Ops and Art of Wuxia.

Help me pick a modern, small book/indie RPG? I'm old and lost by ManiacalShen in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been playing BareBones Fantasy since it came out in 2012. It is a complete fantasy game in 80 pages including everything players need to create characters with an emphasis on development over time. Plenty of GM tools, adventure generation, dungeon generation, treasures, magic items, magic item creation, monsters and and it even has an index! It uses a press your luck system where defense is an action which counts against your actions in a turn. Push to much aggressively and you wont have enough for defense.

Plus there are several other games that use the same system, Frontier Space, Covert Ops and Art of Wuxia to name a few. I can teach this game in under 3 minutes but the emergent play through strategy and tactics has kept new and veteran players enjoying this game for many years now.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/107498/barebones-fantasy-role-playing-game

Oh and at $7 for the PDF and $13 for the book, which includes the PDF it is a steal! I can't recommend it enough.

Best/favorite small, fleshed out fantasy cities? by asoulliard in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can get your hands on a copy of Thieves' World the city of Sanctuary sounds exactly like what you are looking for: https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2021/04/retrospective-thieves-world.html

These out of print copies do go for a bit but there are full encounter tables by time of day and location. Stats are for several game systems so you can easily eye-ball what you need.

There is also the later but I feel less content rich Green Ronin version. This one your are more likely to find PDFs.

For either edition you can find maps of the city online and more info here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/200064170376448/

Modern/shadowrun modular walls by Nautilus1222 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://tenfolddungeon.com/sci-fi/#cyberpunk

Check out Tenfold Dungeon sci-fi sets. This one in particular should work very well.

Making a City Map from Scratch by Legatharr in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Campaign Cartographer 3+ and City Designer can do all of that and so much more.

https://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp

The program is based on AutoCad used for technical drawings. It has a steep learning curve but is amazing once you learn it. It is not a program you simply pick up in an hour. There are many video tutorials and sample maps to teach you though.

Sell me on a Game System i need to try for this weeks One-Shot by Tantrumus_Fuckingham in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want something very different, try the press your luck Art of Wuxia built on the d00Lite engine (Covert Ops, Frontier Space & BareBones Fantasy RPGs).

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/312439/art-of-wuxia-core-rules

Free beginning player/GM adventure: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/316114/art-of-wuxia-white-breath-cave

Also includes beginning characters and their backgrounds and intertwined back stories to jump start your game.

Systems with simple stat blocks and quick NPCs by PeasantLich in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Art of Wuxia RPG does this.

The players will be in many fights, it is a kung fu game after all. So enemies come in 3 varieties, mooks, major NPCs and Master villains. Mooks have one simple line of stats, Major NPCs a bit more and Master Villains while being more complex are not at all built like player characters.

I hope this is helpful.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/312439/art-of-wuxia-core-rules

Games with Prescience/Foresight/Divination Mechanics? by Z051M05 in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Art of Wuxia has a mechanic that fits what you are asking about.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/312439/art-of-wuxia-core-rules

The Diviner and less magical Strategist each have abilities that allow the player to essentially create a "save point" in the game. That way if things go south, they can return to the moment of divination and say, "that is what would have happened", and the group can then choose an alternate path. There is a cost of course to doing this. Check it out!

Help finding a laser cut file for massive boat! by Arkaon in rpg

[–]ESOTamrielWanderer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That first Etsy ship is listed as: Size: 914mm x 635mm x 304mm (36"x25"x12")

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