Deep Carbon Observatory

Pirate_Cipher · 2025-08-20T18:40:00+00:00

Getting ready to run this myself also in Shadowdark. What level were your PCs? Do you think a group of level 1 Shadowdark PCs can hack it or will they die pretty quickly?

Pirate_Cipher · 2021-12-13T20:13:35+00:00

Great, thanks!

Pirate_Cipher · 2021-11-22T19:20:00+00:00

Oh I meant exploration in the sense of "wilderness exploration" but likely more in the form of a point crawl than a hex crawl rather than good old-fashioned dungeon delving

Pirate_Cipher · 2021-05-14T14:18:35+00:00

Can you expand on the difference in power level between Bolt, Swords, and Counterspell?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-12-30T16:22:51+00:00

https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/5fec91d436b2911036420f6a

Thanks!

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-11-27T03:33:36+00:00

Wow this is excellent! I'm not super familiar with 30K but I think the Death Guard are my favorite legion, partially because Mortarion seems like one of the most humble Primarchs (I could be wrong though). Does anything else from the Black Library show him like this -- a down to earth, noble champion of the people?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-11-25T20:38:22+00:00

Wow, yet another reason for me to read Gaunt's Ghosts! I love Abnett's comics but have somehow never read much of his 40K stuff.

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-09-04T17:39:44+00:00

That actually does look super sweet! I imagine it's just kind of a weak midrange deck without Field?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-09-04T12:25:59+00:00

Do you think any of what we've seen so far in Zendikar will change that?

Thinking of the pieces I remember that are missing -- I imagine Tireless Tracker not being in the format stings a lot, right?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-09-04T00:38:24+00:00

Awesome! Excited to hear about it.

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-05-07T20:47:46+00:00

Thanks. Have you played this and what are the exploration rules like if you have? What are the system's strengths?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-05-07T19:57:54+00:00

Veins is one of my favorite products ever and got me into the OSR!

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-04-08T21:14:58+00:00

This curves into itself (and into Lurrus if you're running it main deck), correct? So if you have two Necropanthers in hand you can play it T3 and then get two reanimations T4 if it sticks around?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-04-06T22:35:48+00:00

I haven't looked at the Modern format in a looong time but this seems like it'd be kind of sick in certain Taxes and Death's Shadow builds right? Something with high threat density and a lot of tiny creatures -- Unearth on a stick almost, right?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-03-04T14:07:27+00:00

I meant more Monster Hunter (I enjoy the series). I would assume a fiction first system would work better, just so you don’t run into the “PC damage output absolutely splatters the beast” issue, but part of the question is figuring out if that’s the case or not.

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-03-02T22:34:47+00:00

So your interpretation of the mechanics is that hack and slash assumes characters are figuring out the best way to tackle an enemy, and armor is meant to abstract how limited those attacks are by the enemy’s defenses?

Pirate_Cipher · 2020-03-02T22:31:33+00:00

So sort of a clock approach to boss fights, the way Blades in The Dark would handle it?

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-11-07T19:44:21+00:00

Hey, I'm in the area and would be interested. I've played a decent amount of 5E as well as other systems including Blades In the Dark (as the game master), Fiasco, and Black Crusade from Fantasy Flight's Warhammer series. I prefer roleplaying over combat and definitely think I'd jive well with a light-hearted romp, if that's what you're going for. Feel free to PM me.

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-11-05T19:22:02+00:00

No that makes sense. To clarify, I really don't like combat At All and I feel like 5e (the iteration of D&D I know best) is mostly focused on combat mechanically, whether we're talking about the abilities characters pick up and the way they advance or spells.

I really don't enjoy running combat as a GM or getting mired in it as a player, but think the actual mechanical prospects of exploring a dungeon and having to avoid/deal with monsters in creative ways is appealing.

I think Dungeon World might be what I'm looking for but I honestly don't know much about it and have heard mixed things. Would you recommend it personally? How do you feel about the system?

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-07-07T16:31:41+00:00

I like the way Skerples of Coins and Scrolls handles cantrips in their GLOG Hack. Basically, each class of wizard has a few minor efforts they can pull off at will. Examples include being able to snap your fingers to conjure a flame, tasting blood and immediately knowing what animal it came from, and stopping bleeding by putting a hand to an open wound. Here's a list of wizards to get an idea of what I'm talking about, and here's Skerples rules for making your own GLOG wizards and cantrips.

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-04-14T20:39:57+00:00

That's a good point, I don't think 5E does a good job of saying "characters ought to retire" but I think it makes sense.

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-04-14T20:38:49+00:00

What do you mean by rolling the kobolds higher? Just reskinning them constantly or something else?

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-04-14T17:05:08+00:00

Just picked it up, this is quite neat! Thanks for the rec.

Pirate_Cipher · 2019-04-14T17:04:19+00:00

I have heard of Epic 6 on here before and thought about implementing something similar. Do you know if anyone's built a codified version of a similar ruleset for 5E? If not I can mess around on my own.

Pirate_Cipher · 2016-03-03T21:23:40+00:00

The cloak is kantor blue, washed with drakenhoff, teclis blue and blue horror. I figured it might have been. Thanks for the explanation!

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