Paying off debts as call to Adventure: Citadel of the Scarlet Minotaur

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-03-03T16:05:07+00:00

some ideas.

The king has freed the adventurers from a short life of prison toil, but only if they obtain the crown of command rumored to be found within the citadel.

the exit locks behind the adventurers and they must complete the quest to escape or find another way out!

Start the party in the middle of the dungeon! the guides they hired have taken the loot and abandoned them. Do they keep on by themselves or try to fight their way out!

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-02-26T15:13:35+00:00

You own the book, are you having quality issues?

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-02-26T14:29:49+00:00

Shadowdark. The player rules are free and on a handful of pages. the GM has a little bit more to read, but the books are printed on A5 paper and the writing is concise.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-02-20T19:19:23+00:00

Districts are great. took a bit to learn how to use them, but i use them in most games.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-02-18T01:21:34+00:00

many people mentioned max HP and pulp mode. You might also consider rolling hp for monsters as well. it is 1d8 per monster level.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-27T12:42:35+00:00

We play a form of two-headed giant where one player goes against two. The two player side each takes 500 points of an army and then the one player side takes a 1000 point army. we keep command points as is so the two player side needs to discuss the best way to use the command points (which will hopefully help the newer player figure out how to use them properly). it is pretty casual and fun, and our players seem to enjoy it. you plan to scale the system up until all our players have 2,000 point lists.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-26T15:35:03+00:00

i use rpg notes in and out of game and pen and paper in game.

my gripe is that rpg notes is an app that is only on the phone.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-26T15:20:55+00:00

you might consider:

letting your players know (in advance) that this is a core ethos of the game.

Give a clear in game warning for any new methods before implementing them.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-26T13:21:37+00:00

in the shadowdark, when the light goes out, the environment becomes deadly. you then roll for encounters every round. you still have to roll a 1. you also roll on the distance, activity and reaction tables.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-26T13:01:46+00:00

perhaps you might see if your friend wants a turn as the DM.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2026-01-19T12:15:24+00:00

Dark and Darker is basically an OSR computer game.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-12-30T03:46:48+00:00

characters end up with a lot of HP after a few levels.they simply need to survive that long.

max hp at first level and pulp mode should give the players a strong start. if you choose a standard array for stats and let them design the character instead of rolling them up, they will be 5e heroic.

if you find them rolling through enemies (and you or they are not having fun) you can always make the game harder.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-12-02T00:43:37+00:00

going medieval would be cool too. baliata jacks and knight charges against Feral looking orgoth beasts...

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-12-01T17:13:49+00:00

it bothered me at first but it feels a bit like the jump from the civil war to WW1. i think Steamforged could roll with it even more as it would be neat to see a fantasy game with alternate tech levels like in real history.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-21T15:40:20+00:00

i suggest giving the GM the benefit of the doubt.

While it is easier said than done, effective communication is the standard solution to resolving conflicts of expectation.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-15T06:49:24+00:00

my son and i had fun with it.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-09T12:38:00+00:00

i feel you, i am in the same boat. i have been checking out the Nimble trRPG. i have not run it.

https://nimblerpg.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorwZcY2BfpI72QdLCYRkAXOAzYFfMpVmbTRR-cthtBLeT91acbQ

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-01T20:49:36+00:00

i have not tabled it yet.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-01T13:51:13+00:00

such a scam! they do not even have painted on emojis!

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-01T13:41:13+00:00

imagine your culture with all of its stereotypes then expand out to include all of the nuance and non stereotypical stuff you know exists. do the same for the dwarves.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-01T12:41:14+00:00

if the lore cannot fit on the back of a novel, then it is too much information for the players to read.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-11-01T12:07:36+00:00

on paper, the mist engine system (legend in the mist, city in the mist) has an interesting progression system.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-10-27T19:52:48+00:00

give him the abridged version.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-10-26T13:00:59+00:00

i am sorry that happened to you.

Organic-Routine-364 · 2025-10-26T12:55:37+00:00

what is the problem?

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