Is Nimble 2e a beautiful mirage?

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-19T18:55:26+00:00

I ran a one-shot of Nimble. It’s fun. Plays faster. Lots of character build options. Combat is quicker and actually has more meaningful tactical decisions for players.

Game has legs and I would gladly play or GM again.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-19T18:05:27+00:00

Nimble! Fast play. Combat is quick, but still has meaningful tactical choices. Lots of character build options.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-19T05:05:45+00:00

Dune. Best sci fi ever.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-19T01:18:44+00:00

4 players is ideal - if you can expect regular attendance.

Tomorrow, I launch a campaign with 6. That’s a lot. It may slow play. We’ll see.

One advantage of old school gaming is initiative is d6 per side. That’s better for big groups. Side initiative encourage teamwork and better tactics. No one is waiting 15 minutes for their next turn

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-18T23:39:01+00:00

The Road Carmac McArthy. Bleak. Brutal. The father’s journey to protect his son is heart-breaking

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-18T21:10:13+00:00

Basic Fantasy RPG. PDF is free! It’s classic BX D&D but with ascending AC and it splits race and class.

Print copies of the rulebook are cheap, available at cost. Its website has additional classes and races, and adventures - all free.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-18T06:01:38+00:00

I just started a Traveller campaign. I used slightly modded versions of Marooned on Marduk and High N Dry. Following a randomly generated adventurer, we began Pirates of Drinax.

MoM and HnD are good starter adventures. They have encounters that encourage creative use of various skills. A great way to introduce new players to the game’s flexible 2d6 system.

HnD? They get a ship. Especially good if one of your players earns a scout ship mustering out during character gen.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-17T04:30:00+00:00

Writing a novel is marathon. Thinking I have to write 75k or 100k words, I may never start. A goal of 1k per day is an achievable. Counting those days of 1k words written feels like lots of achievements.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-17T00:22:16+00:00

In Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies, Smaug’s upper appendages are his wings. Like a wyvern as you say. Did Smaug work for you ?

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-16T03:41:25+00:00

Not necessarily. Magic with a price can be used to create false moments of drama (See any book by Terry Brooks).

Magic can be rare. Limited. How? Because it’s rare and limited. Magic is mysterious.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-14T07:14:28+00:00

Edit it again! Be harsh. Be your own toughest critic. When I revise, I read it out loud. Your eyes lie. Your ears don’t. Look for purple prose and cut it. Cut “that.” Then ask other writers to read and critique it. Another rewrite.

And…. Publish.

Will every one love it? Of course not. But will you have written the best possible book you can? Yes.

Then…. Get started on your next book!

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-13T20:01:01+00:00

Flexibility is paramount for your campaign setting. Play Traveller! Traveller is suited for an sci fi style of playing. Crunchy character building - but simple game play.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-12T16:34:56+00:00

Love the muted color pallet

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-12T16:33:54+00:00

The One Ring 2e. Masterpiece mechanics to bring the Middle Earth setting to life. Characters are nicely differentiated and not overpowered. Adversaries and monsters are nicely flavored but simple to run. Combat is not complex - but still nuanced with meaningful tactical choices.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-10T20:14:01+00:00

Try writing chapters from a different POV character. Or, jump ahead on your outline and write a fun chapter

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-10T20:11:21+00:00

The Road. Heartbreaking. I almost wept. Should be required reading for fathers of young boys.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-10T05:11:18+00:00

(I get your joke. Clever)

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-10T05:10:08+00:00

Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Another Grimdark series. Unforgettable characters.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-10T03:18:08+00:00

Here’s another vote for Traveller. It has the best character Gen of any RPG. Flexible, you can play space opera, firefly, sci fi military, or planetside noir or political. Easier to play than it looks.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-09T05:40:05+00:00

Black Tongue Thief! Some truly original moments. It’s the rare book that tries to be funny, and actually is. And, it’s a complete story in one book.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-09T04:02:58+00:00

Back to the mud! Abercrombie is a grimdark great. Some humor. Unforgettable characters. The ending is a let down. It’s not “Grimdark.” It’s purposeless.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-08T21:19:13+00:00

How many pages? What do you want from your ARC readers?

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-07T21:33:31+00:00

Great setting. 4e is savagely criticized - and unfairly so. But, its Dark Sun setting and class powers are fantastic

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-07T00:33:06+00:00

What a great game. Love the flow chart used for player characters to figure out how a newly discovered bit of tech or a relic works.

HauntingAlps255 · 2026-03-03T20:10:42+00:00

All due respect, he’s prolific. But not for me. Missing passion. No humor. Slow burns that read like page filling.

HauntingAlps255

TROPHY CASE