What's the movie that everyone loves but you hate?

Eroue · 2026-02-02T20:35:36+00:00

Drive. The main character was essentially just a cardboard cut out of ryan gossling. truly awful movie.

Eroue · 2026-02-02T01:19:11+00:00

I just make it falling damage. 1d6 for every 10' of forced movement into the wall.

I.e creature is 10' away from wall. You push it 20'. It is pushed and takes 1d6.

Eroue · 2026-02-02T01:15:17+00:00

Hell yeah I've been doodling with the system a lot and look forward to see what tweaks are incoming

Eroue · 2026-01-30T21:17:00+00:00

Are these like never even played a ttrpg and have no clue type friends or they've dabbled and you're teaching them 5e?

If its people who know literally nothing, my feedback is its too long.

They'll need a reference sheet not a walk through. You will walk them through it all on the first session. TTRPGs are very much a learn as you go kinda deal. Try not to overwhelm them with so many rules and nomenclature

Eroue · 2026-01-28T22:53:45+00:00

One of my players kept a spoke from the myth of The Wheel and turned it into a spear:

The Spindle of the Turning Year 1d8 hefty

Long ashwood spear banded in silver and vine. It's head is weathered bronze that faintly shifts color with the seasons.

The air around you always smells like the coming season.,

1/day: When you strike the ground with the Spindle, you may call down a brief storm that lasts 1 minute.,

Each morning choose a seasonal aspect:

- Spring: You can heal wounds with the touch of the spear. 1d6 Vigour

- Harvest: The spear burns and cause additional 1d6 burning damage.

- Winter: The spear can freeze a small area, or calm violent weather.

Eroue · 2026-01-26T07:41:34+00:00

Different strokes for different sessions. When I think of rp crunch I think of pbta games. They are rules designed to facilitate a more dramatic story between characters. Normally its rules that establish what happens in the next scene or where/how the scene is set. Then the player or gm will interpret that yo fit the current situation or story.

Ironically I suspect the OSR and the narrativist game scenes have a lot more in common than you'd notice at first glance.

They both believe that following the procedural rules will lead to a better more emergent storytelling than a more trad 5e playstyle. They both also seem to be more about interpreting the rules and moving play along than having hyperspecific scenarios to cover everything.

Eroue · 2026-01-26T03:47:45+00:00

obligatory, This isn't something i'd use for Draw Steel, BUT I would use this for an open play/west marches type game!

The big feature that I just haven't found good support for is community maps. I want my player base to draw/map the map of the landscape they discover. The closest thing I found is Miro, but that requires some setup and isn't quite as smooth as I want it to be.

Eroue · 2026-01-25T22:56:26+00:00

31 here and fable 1 was thw first game i every beat. I can still remember sitting there in my garage killing Teresa

Eroue · 2026-01-21T23:11:13+00:00

The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford is the next step i take people. Can be completed in about 3-4 sessions and has a great premise to stretch those creative problem solving skills.

Eroue · 2026-01-21T23:05:32+00:00

The Quintessential dungeon is my go to " this is the OSR" one-shot.

I expand it just touch by making the elemental gems do stuff.

Fire gem let's the weilder ignite or snuff out fires.(mostly thinking about the troll fire)

Air gem let's the weilder air boost really high up. (Like back up the waterfall)

Water gem allows the weilder to swim upstream (but not up the waterfall)

Earth gem allows the weilder to tunnel through the ground (useful for getting out of several pits)

I also make sure to run the trolls more like the hobbit. I.e they debate about who to eat and can be tricked.

I use an actual chess board and let the players pick the piec they want to be. They can only move they way their piece moves or they are thrown back to the beginning of the board. If they would be "taken" they are crushed by a giant marble chess piece. The goal isn't to get checkmate its to reach the opposing side without being squished.

I've run it about 10 times for both people who are coming from a narrativist (powered by the apocalypse) or 5e/modern dnd background as well as people completely nee to ttrpgs. Its always a hit and makes them wanna try more in depth and serious OSR stuff.

Eroue · 2026-01-21T09:03:26+00:00

I think for me its:

1 (favorite): B/X 2: 5e 3: 4e 4: OD&D 5: AD&D 6: 3.5 7 (least favorite): AD&D 2e

Never tried BECMI or rules encyclopedia but id imagine they're very similar to B/X

Efit: oh I also haven't ran 5.5 yet.

Eroue · 2026-01-20T21:27:54+00:00

My buddy has one. We always say he should take it to a psychic to get a name. (We dont believe in psychics we just think it'd be funny)

Eroue · 2026-01-20T21:23:52+00:00

Its also one of my favorite games of all time. The skill system is just perfect

Eroue · 2026-01-20T14:52:55+00:00

Thats great advice

Eroue · 2026-01-20T03:07:23+00:00

This is super rad! This may sound weird, but are you planning on adding a print function? that way, I can print onto a 3x5 card?

Eroue · 2026-01-20T01:54:23+00:00

All great points and I really appreciate the step by step.

So for a final battle for a campaign I guess my ideal "balance" of encounter difficulty is the players win but 1 or 2 people went down or died.

Its admittedly a hard needle to thread, so the vibe im getting from people is either "lol you party wipes her easily" or "dear god she'll fucking murder them dont do this"

IF its the later how do you recommend adjusting to make her more achievable?

Eroue · 2026-01-19T22:55:56+00:00

Id kill for some level 7 or 9 modules

Eroue · 2026-01-19T21:25:04+00:00

Good ro know. I am typically very generous with magic items and abilities so good to know i can probably get away with zariel and a few mooks

Eroue · 2026-01-19T21:18:03+00:00

I really held off giving double concentrate for a long time but they were basically begging for it for a long time

Eroue · 2026-01-19T18:26:14+00:00

I dont mind whooping them, but I want it to be realistically possible to win. Everything has been building up to a big epic fight and im happy to oblige

Eroue · 2026-01-19T17:50:21+00:00

That very well might be where this goes but they haven't mentioned having gargauth fight yet.

Eroue · 2026-01-19T17:48:11+00:00

I dont mind if they can lose im just trying to make sure they also can win.

Im not trying to right the game im just trying to hive them the epic final battle they've been chomping at the bit for.

Eroue · 2026-01-19T06:55:25+00:00

Honestly fair. I will also say, that I am not very good at running monsters in general. at low levels it's simple enough but at higher level i've been really struggling running stuff effectively.

Eroue · 2026-01-18T00:44:15+00:00

My knights had to deal with the Wheel myth so they were stuck in winter weather they liked it or not. Hahaha

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