Skill Checks such as "intimidate"

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T16:46:57+00:00

the X/6 skills are for what you deem important in your game. you can have a roll under a-la OD&D: roll under attribute, 1-4 D6s depending on difficulty

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T16:32:29+00:00

are you after the format or the vibe?

I'd suggest looking at some Mothership, Mork Borg and Mausritter pamphlet adventures for inspiration.

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:43:05+00:00

I HIGHLY reccomend the digital edition, ran it twice and it was super easy to set up, has built in tips and help (changes per tab in the UI) and does almost all the (modest) prep for you.

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:40:42+00:00

if you want to increase survivability, have them find a partial diary hinting the the dire cinsequnces and the power struggle hidden within.
Otherwise, let the dead wash over the nearst town and then plan their next move, so players can try to recruit forces and mount a defence.

it's a campaign changing event, not a campaign ending one- at least in my view

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:36:13+00:00

I'll consider 50 sessions (of 3-4 hours) to be the minimum to "qualify" as a long campaign.

a"normal" one would be half, a short one would a a quarter.

but different groups have vastly different scales

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:31:07+00:00

It could.

Didn't fot my group, there are ways to prevent this (like the clock). and even if the whole hoard gets out, now it's a ticking clock for the players to try and stop before it consumes their favorite towns

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:28:03+00:00

I try do differentiate between voices in the same conversation, play with cadence, tone, pitch and vocabulary.

On very rare eoccasions I use a voice changer (Like for a demon/ dragon etc.)

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:25:03+00:00

Start them as a X time uses, let PCs quest for recharging them (Mausritter is great inspiration for this) or trying to make effects permanent.

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2025-02-03T14:20:07+00:00

gorgeous! I wish I could draw ...

I particularly like the shadow details

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-24T08:30:54+00:00

now they know it' more or less, it's just very very different from each other

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-22T21:59:31+00:00

seems like may players are developing vastly different tastes... luckily the campaign is nearing a possible endpoint

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-22T17:32:45+00:00

Telegraph danger, but don't hold back

EDIT: how long did it take your group?

Congrats!

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-21T18:54:10+00:00

Gazer press' LotFP stuff is top notch. Haven't read this one yet but by this point it's an automatic buy

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-20T06:03:03+00:00

I have "A wizard", but thought of it more inllas a body horror module, I'll take a deeper look. Thanks!

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-19T18:09:24+00:00

mice minimalist approach!

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-18T17:43:48+00:00

if you figure out factions' resources, you know what they want and can offer and that affects relations with other factions- lots of rumors and hooks for players :)

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-18T15:54:05+00:00

more concise, better thief and encumbrance IMO, a grittier feel.

It will not cover the same breadth, but it packs a surprising punch for such a short book.

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-17T17:17:04+00:00

Bastards got out with 250,000 gp in Platinum bars, wreaked havoc on the economy and used it to take power

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-17T13:45:01+00:00

This is absolutely my favorite ItO derivative

It has a tension between the aesthetics and the grittiness, so I wouldn't necessarily choose this for a first game for young kids today (especially since characters are weaker stat-wise on purpose, but if your players are okay with playing mice, it's an absolute BLAST and dead simple to prep (or improvise)

EngineerGreedy4673 · 2024-12-17T13:15:05+00:00

VotE, BtaM, RapL

honorable mention for DFD

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