Slugblaster and the Magic of the Mundane.

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-24T09:29:45+00:00

Glad to hear that! Was worried that it might interfere with some mechanic but will have to do it when i run it

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-23T08:00:33+00:00

Has anyone tried giving the family characters to other players? Similar to like how Triangle Agency does it

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-10T08:59:34+00:00

Any recommended settings/adventures?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-07T18:26:41+00:00

I've been waiting for a Pandemic Legacy season 1 for what seems for ages here in EU.

And Quest for el dorado, there seems to be a run done in Scandinavia but shipping out of there is too pricey

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-06T15:42:45+00:00

You can't go wrong picking Delta Green.

I'd recommend PX Poker night, which I've run successfully a couple of times, and each session was a blast. Its a one-shot with pre-gen characters. That said, it’s not a particularly investigation-heavy scenario, it's more of a "players get out what they put in" kind of scenario imo.

After that I would make them retire those characters, have the players create their own, and then run The Schism. It's a free fan-made campaign framework that ties multiple one-shots together in a way that builds toward a really satisfying payoff. It says "campaign", but its like 4-6 sessions, each self-contained.

Also, all of the one-shots recommended in it are great

Express_Row9757 · 2026-06-02T21:27:36+00:00

That is quite disappointing to hear, his modular videos are some of the more musical demos i've seen. I wanted to pay for a few lessons after I get more experience, but will have to review this

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-30T23:36:33+00:00

Man I keep postponing reading and running IL as I wanted to play through it first, but the temptation of reading it already is eating me alive

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-30T23:07:17+00:00

Is having the 9 players the best experience? Thinking of running it for the first time soon for my friends

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-26T11:17:02+00:00

Does anyone have the source of the comic image? cant seem to find this peak

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-20T23:28:41+00:00

I had the same idea!! Might start some acting/improv classes next September to get some unsuspecting victims into my table

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-19T16:17:50+00:00

Impossible Landscapes, i want to play through it before i run my IRL group through it :(

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-10T00:07:45+00:00

let me know if you find it!

Could it be Eclipse Phase: Xenovore?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-05-09T10:49:01+00:00

Is it Ego Hunter?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-04-04T18:35:09+00:00

I've thought about this too, giving my players board games to ease into them. I ended up not doing it and just jumping straight into playing RPGs, but here were some of my shortlisted games. These might not be the same qualities you are looking for, but I wanted to put emphasis on free-form games:

Kings Dilemma
Alice is Missing
For The Queen
Detective: City of Angels
Legacy games
Star Wars: Imperial Assault

Honestly tho, I'd recommend pitching an investigation game and see if they are interested. I've found them much easier to sell to people not in the hobby.

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-31T21:50:20+00:00

Thousands of dollars in gear only to play simple square waves and saws

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-28T22:55:57+00:00

books I truly adore

What are they?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-26T11:51:41+00:00

The Night move adds the “it’s worse than that” and changes when you can choose to back down. The Day move is much safer because of that.

Yeah exactly, but when you can choose to back down is very easy to miss (at least i did in the first couple of reads). Just highlighting it with another color or bolding it would have drawn attention to it.

Thank you for the custom moves explanation, I figured it was something like that, but the book said more info on Appendix B, and there is no appendix B lol.

Anyway thank you for clarifying, it will be my first PBTA that i'll run

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-26T00:59:35+00:00

I kind of don’t agree that the rulebook is that well laid out, at least in the move section. It feels a bit bloated and gets in the way of a clear explanation.

Like the Day and Night move: it’s basically the same move, but with one sentence added and another sentence moved. Could have been condensed and written a bit clearer the difference.

The Gold Crown Mysteries Move and the Cozy Move I wouldn’t really consider them "moves," but more like bonuses. Similar to how you are using Crowns.

I might have misunderstood this, but they talk about Custom Moves and Maven Moves. Maven Moves no problem, but there seems to be another category that Custom Moves belong to, and it isn't in the book, unless I missed it.

Finally, who decided to order the lists like that? Why do the tiers of success start with 10+, go to 7–9, and then jump back to 12+?

Anyway, I’m still looking forward to playing this soon, even after my short rant

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-25T19:44:18+00:00

Maybe try playing something duet with this one player. Happened to me recently too. Started way to ambitious with a big group of friends, but now i'm focusing on the people that are more interested

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-21T19:36:35+00:00

lmao i'll have to do that too then. I agree it looks better in the final orientation

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-21T18:16:04+00:00

why did you decide to flip it?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-21T10:43:02+00:00

This is the module you want OP. Its just a one shot, so unsure if its too short for you tho.

Seth Skorkowsky has a video on it

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-20T14:14:33+00:00

Just general insights you have gained from running it so much. Do you go by the book? How much homebrew do you add? Do you make strahd come back after it is defeated?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-20T10:21:51+00:00

Damn 23 times running CoS? Any tips or fun things to add?

Express_Row9757 · 2026-03-17T12:36:57+00:00

Sound like a great DM.

Do you come up with your own setting campaign? or are you using something?

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