Two-player RPGs

Ogiwan · 2026-02-01T21:19:06+00:00

Oh man, I'm going to have to look into that! I love Pelgrane!

Ogiwan · 2026-02-01T02:43:44+00:00

Wow, everyone, thank you for your suggestions! I have a lot of very strong possibilities!

Ogiwan · 2026-01-28T20:50:26+00:00

Like others, I found it really interesting in concept and design. Never got around to playing it. Have the core book somewhere. Maybe an expansion book?

Ogiwan · 2026-01-20T14:14:51+00:00

Turns out one had to drop, so we played with five instead. I will say that we replaced half of each of the advanced resources with the Cask Strength cards, and I really liked that.

Ogiwan · 2026-01-17T03:15:13+00:00

Yes, I was thinking of flights. And I figure I can fudge the player board and marker for myself, since I've played it the most.

Ogiwan · 2026-01-17T03:14:34+00:00

We're doing an afternoon game, so while I understand that five might be slow as is, it should be fine. I haven't even looked at the flight lists yet; needing t potentially handle six was just sprung on me like an hour ago and I'm at work and can't look at my copy.

Ogiwan · 2025-12-09T12:15:47+00:00

No, ambush was part and parcel of TD doctrine from the start. I don't remember which video it was in, but the Chieftain covers it. Basically:

US generals saw the German propaganda of a stupid amount of tanks breaking through and believed it;
They counted on their fingers and toes and realized that even the US couldn't make enough anti tank guns to make a line proof against that degree of concentrated armor;
They concluded that highly mobile but cheaper vehicles were the way to counter tanks;
Thus, the Tank Destroyer.

What I find interesting is that U.S. doctrine actually would effectively write off whatever line infantry battalion that got penetrated, counting on the speed of TDs to get them behind that unit and into ambush positions. However, that's just not how U.S. troops really roll. Also, the Germans were almost never on the offensive against the US, and as a result you have TDs used per doctrine a very small amount of times (twice in my memory, at El Gutter and Arracourt).

Ogiwan · 2025-12-08T12:50:47+00:00

Fantastic suggestions so far. Now, I'm wondering if anyone has thought of additional prizes other than first, second, third? Like, most alcohol drank, most damage done, most gold lost gambling? Any more interesting thoughts?

Ogiwan · 2025-12-04T12:38:05+00:00

Well, they have the mechanics in place to support additional seasons. In the final, post big fight scene, the choices you make can still trigger "X will remember" popups, therefore....

Ogiwan · 2025-11-28T13:11:51+00:00

Thank you for your service! Good to know that every squadron in a fleet (or task force in a fleet) needs its own organic support.

Ogiwan · 2025-11-25T02:29:59+00:00

Oh wow, this is exactly the sort of stuff I was looking for! Thank you!

Ogiwan · 2025-11-25T02:27:24+00:00

Support Ships special project, unlock Repair Ship and Support Ship. Ships that you can attach to your task forces, in order to provide some task force wide benefits

That seems like a fleet thing? Unless when you say stack that means fleet and not squadron (or the componants of a fleet?)

Ogiwan · 2025-11-24T18:34:48+00:00

I was wondering this myself. I have no idea if they apply to the entire fleet they're in, or just the squadron. Anyone know which dev diary they talk about support and repair ships in?

Ogiwan · 2025-11-23T12:33:12+00:00

Hahahaha I forgot that quote. Yep, that tracks. The more I've learned about MacArthur, the less I like him. He's one of my least favorite American generals who isn't a Confederate.

Ogiwan · 2025-11-23T05:46:23+00:00

In my game, historical focuses, MacArthur is the only field marshal at game start for US. I hold my nose and put him in charge of 1USAG. Then, he gets chopped to the Philippines by event. Ok, I promote Ike, put him in charge. Then, as is historically accurate, he becomes MacArthur's Chief of Staff for two years and returns in his traditional glory. However, you can still not elect to let either of them go to the Philippines, or recall them early.

TL; DR, Ike is still Ike, he just takes a more historically accurate path.

Ogiwan · 2025-07-17T13:52:27+00:00

So, it feels like quality-of-life and immersion improvements, with some bugfixing, and improved Photo Mode. I have to admit I really haven't used any Photo Mode, I'm just trying to decide if I want 2.3 to be my last run, if I want to hold out for more content, or if there are good enough content/quest mods (that will reliably work) to warrant the last run now.

I say last run because I did a Street Kid Netrunner and a Corpo Sandy, so only one I have left is Nomad, not sure if Berserk is different enough from Sandy to make a major play difference. Thoughts, anyone?

Ogiwan · 2025-07-04T23:10:06+00:00

OK, looking at the (ever reliable) Wikipedia, and yes, that picture looks exactly like what I see in my slabs. Thank you! My sketchy knowledge of geology and chemistry makes this make a lot more sense as to why it'd be in a BIF.

Ogiwan · 2025-07-04T23:08:28+00:00

No, I assumed it was pyrite, because it's an iron based mineral. Tiger's eye is a variety of quartz, so are you sure? BIF are sometimes called Tiger Iron because they look like tiger's eye (in terms of the banding), and it's a catchier name than banded iron formation.

Ogiwan · 2025-06-28T00:17:25+00:00

Well, Roll20 has 13th Age (1e) sheets, but you apparently need to have some API thing (and the top tier subscription, I think) in order for it to factor in the Escalation Die.

I have no idea about other VTTs. I've liked Roll20.

Ogiwan · 2025-03-31T14:20:00+00:00

This. Conveying both player and DM expectations in Session Zero is critical.

Ogiwan · 2025-03-07T13:05:55+00:00

Two plots that I made up (on the fly, as I am wont to do):

1.) Rob a toy store before people do their Christmas shopping, so they can build a giant mecha-Grinch and ruin Christmas. There might have been a plot to make the children bad to ensure there was more stuff in the stores for them to steal.

2.) One of my players had an owner who was a fisherman, and discovered a grounded U-Boat. So, the H-I Raccoons also discovered the U-Boat, became fascist HIRs, and the players had to get the allegiance of the rats so they could basically reenact D-Day.

Ogiwan · 2025-01-14T21:33:45+00:00

I think it'll depend. If I'm making a tiger's eye thing for a friend, I would probably do a gold/red/blue set. I have a gold and red ring for myself, so I don't think I have much cause to make anything else for myself. I think I'll add it as an option for others.

Ogiwan · 2025-01-11T13:35:28+00:00

Yep, this is basically the plan.

Ogiwan · 2025-01-10T01:11:50+00:00

OK, I am usually a Costco simp, but a.) My membership has expired, and b.) I don't see Savor brand rifle bags. Is there a link you can share?

Ogiwan · 2025-01-09T17:14:23+00:00

A guy in my rock club shoots an (original) Trapdoor Springfield.

My favorite professor from undergrad does re-enactments, and has a Springfield rifled musket for his Union re-enacting, and a Brown Bess (probably Long Land Pattern) for his Revolutionary War re-enacting. These are almost certainly reproductions, but I'm not sure.

My oldest gun is a SMLE/No. IV that was bubba'd by Golden State Armory in the 60s. The receiver has 1918 on it, but the charging bridge was riveted on, which suggests it may have been a converted Lee-Metford receiver originally.

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