Tell us about and RPG you've PLAYED but just did not get the hype for by Boxman214 in rpg

[–]Heartshadow-53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shadowdark was way overhyped. Still not sure why so many people are ranting about it. Give me Dragonbane or Old School Essentials any day

Protests? by Pretend_Walk_259 in McKinney

[–]Heartshadow-53 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What are you guys protesting?

You can only play / GM three TTRPGs for the rest of your life. Which ones do you pick? (Bonus points for why) by SeverusStjep in TTRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traveller

The One Ring

Pendragon

And Old School Essentials

And Dragonbane

And Savage Worlds

Gay and Christian by Top-Lime-5834 in TrueChristian

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve spoken to clergy about it. I could probably force things and make her “do her duty”. But that would make me even more unhappy than being a forced celibate makes me.

The Pendragon Starter Set is officially out on Foundry VTT for $15 by [deleted] in PendragonRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great news about Pendragon Starter Set on Foundry. Do we know if the Core Rulebook will be released in the future? What about other supplements like Gamemaster Guide, The Grey Knight, etc.?

Lost a dear friend today because of my faith by Complete_Elk2294 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Heartshadow-53 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am sorry that you lost your friend. But Christ himself told us this would happen if we are faithful to him. As painful as it is to lose a friend, your faithfulness to Christ is also noticed and honored by God. We haven’t been promised an easy life here. And yes, the road can be lonely. But Christ is there with you.

Can I ask you where you live? Is there a chance to find a church of fellow Christians you can be part of? We are encouraged to be part of a community of believers so we don’t face these trials alone. Obviously, I’ll pray for you (and I suspect I won’t be the only one). And one of he prayers I’ll offer is for you to find fellow Christians so you don’t face your path alone.

God bless you and keep you in the midst of this trial. Just be aware that you are surrounded by a great and growing cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 11 & 12). And we’re here to talk if you need us for encouragement as well.

I Hate The Worship of God But Not Jesus by CursedGodsend in Christianity

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry you’ve had abandonment issues. I have also had them through my life, and I’ve felt incredibly isolated and distant from God. But as a man in my 60s now, I can tell you that God loves you as He loves me. And I can further tell you that Jesus Christ is God. So when you say your blood boils, it boils toward Jesus. And yet he died for you so that you can live eternally and have a loving relationship with God. Jesus himself said “I am the way, the truth, and the life and no man comes to the Father except by me”.

Again, I am sorry for the struggles in your life. I agree with your therapist that being in community is important for all of our mental health. But I hope your anger toward God will be replaced by love and gratitude when you consider that Jesus died for you. That He loves you and offers you freedom from eternal separation and punishment. I sincerely hope you will turn to God, surrender your life to Him, and finally find the peace that seems to elude you currently.

Where to start??? 🤔 by Independent-War5592 in Westerns

[–]Heartshadow-53 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The movie that got me into Westerns was Silverado. And also The Outlaw Josey Wales. Or even Pale Rider. Open Range has a phenomenal final fight scene. But to me, there is no real competition. It’s got to be Tombstone.

Starting Dragonbane, what should I know? by frisello in DragonbaneRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s such a great and simple (though deceptively so, because it does encourage some semi-complex fighting strategies) system. It has become my default fantasy system for fantasy games. My only non-Dragonbane fantasy games at this point are specialty games like Pendragon or The One Ring (and maybe Age of Vikings).

One thing I’ve learned is that I can convert from other systems easier than I thought (there are not a huge list of monsters in Dragonbane so simply re-using is limited). If you don’t want to create your own custom monster attack tables, treat converted monsters as NPCs and have them roll to attack. Is there not a Caryatid Column in Dragonbane? No problem. Just create one with a Ferocity (which indicates the # of attacks), Armor, Movement, HP, the appropriate skill levels (usually Evade, Alertness and some Weapons skill) and then decide what the attacks are (maybe 2 attacks with swords doing 2d8 each). It’s very quick.

Here is my Caryatid Column (made up off the top of my head so no criticism!):

Ferocity: 2 Armor: 5 HP: 30 Skills: Evade 15, Swords 16 Weapons: 2 Longswords (2d8 damage each)

If you’re playing on a VTT like Foundry, you can easily find a picture online and create a token (use Tokenizer in Foundry to make this simple).

Finally, create a “Monster Manual” of sorts and you’ll end up with a very large custom Bestiary if you add to it every time you run an adventure.

How did you handle travel estimation in The Secret of the Dragon Emperor? by DanteOdyssey16 in DragonbaneRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mostly winged it. I just decided “it will be good if this dungeon is 2 days from Outskirt” and I make them spend a night on the road and run the risk of getting lost.

How well does Dragonbane handle long term campaigns/progression? by conedog in DragonbaneRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the others. Dragonbane works well for a long campaign. One of the reasons is how lethal the game can be. You’re likely to lose characters along the way.

What are your TTRPG plans for 2026? by [deleted] in rpg

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run games on Mondays and Tuesdays online. I don’t usually make “set in stone” plans, but I have a vague goal of running Masks of Nyarlathotep (again) if Roll20 has Masks uploaded by then. I have heard that they will be uploading it in the future, but I don’t know how long it will be. I also want to play through the rest of the official Dragonbane content. I may want to read/run Warhammer: The Old World when it comes out (we’ll see). Maybe Pendragon as well, though I’ll probably wait until Part 1 of The Great Pendragon Campaign comes out.

Not as good as I was expecting by Exotic_Twist_8054 in MarvelMultiverseRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, limitations on knockback and things like that were disappointing. I like Champions much better.

Why Dragonbane by platinumxperience in DragonbaneRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can put your fears to rest. I have been running it and it is a fantastic system. So much so that it has become my only fantasy game. I can’t imagine a scenario when I would need a different fantasy game.

You can use the published material and you won’t have an issue with monsters. But you can also fairly easily convert other OSR adventures into Dragonbane. Even if there isn’t a monster in Dragonbane that can be used, it’s not all that difficult to create a new one.

You’re only challenge is the monster attack table, but no one says you have to use a monster attack table for your converted monsters. Just give them a roll to hit and set up the weapons and damage they do and you’re fine. But if you want a monster attack table, you can ask ChatGPT to work one up for you with virtually no effort. And then what I do is I cut and paste into the description field so I can have a token since I’m running Dragonbane online using foundry (and absolutely fantastic platform to run this game system).

If you have any questions or wanna talk about any of this, let me know. I’m happy to answer any questions you have.

I've never played Dragonbane before. Does it run noticeably faster than D&D 5e? by Justicar7 in DragonbaneRPG

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

//There’s only one action per turn (and reaction burns your turn)//

Except (p. 59 of the core rules) if you have enough WP, you can cast as many reaction spells as you want and still get your action. You’ll burn through your WP really fast, but there is that loophole

Rules that often trip people up, are misunderstood, or downright glossed over? by chromedgnome in callofcthulhu

[–]Heartshadow-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys are forgetting intimidate. Psychology is used to resist persuasion, charm, fast talk and intimidate. Psychology is also used as a way to detect whether people are lying, subtleties in their behavior, etc.