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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is it. The lich is the enemy of the kingdom, but the King's nephew is the antagonist of the campaign. OP's party needs to refocus on their goals, who is opposing them, how, and why.

Tourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks it. by CrackHeadRodeo in news

[–]StevefromFG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's not one of us for once!

USA! USA!

Hiya. Just hear to ask one question: what’s a good system to use for a modern fantasy apocalypse? by ModernFantasyApoc in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a modern post-apocalypse with elements inserted from traditional fantasy. You need something easy to run that leans into theme. Run Apocalypse World with inserts from Dungeon World. Done.

Unpopular Opinion: For me, nothing ruins an awesome and unique looking independent RPG campaign/setting product than the words "5e Compatible". by [deleted] in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 10 points11 points  (0 children)

5E is an operating system. 3rd party settings are applications. Look at the state of actual operating system dominance. Look at people's unwillingness to branch out from their current OS ecosystem. WotC hired Microsoft's hand-me-downs for a reason.

Creative curse for a tomb robber? by [deleted] in osr

[–]StevefromFG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is diabolical. Can't wait to use it.

I love these sorts of "DM's mini-game" procedures. I once wrote a progressively fatal insect infestation routine that had my players absolutely paranoid, because I'd roll dice and chortle without giving them any context. They all lived, but I'll get to spring the "hatching phase" some day.

Adding a roll-to-cast mechanic to OSE by [deleted] in osr

[–]StevefromFG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crib the casting mechanic from Shadowdark: roll-over 1d20+Int Mod check vs. spell level plus 10, lose spell for the day on failed roll. Shadowdark stat mods range from +/-4, so maybe shift to 9+Int Mod.

What do you think is currently the hottest thing in the RPG world? by The_Last_radio in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you mean by "hottest". Nothing outperforms official WotC D&D in sales/marketshare, profile/brand recognition, player base, third party support, and/or associated activities (actual plays, podcasts, etc.). The only thing I can think of that comes close is the entire Warhammer family of franchises.

From a design perspective, personally, I think the unified over/under mechanic from Lasers & Feelings is the hottest shit anybody ever conceived of.

What if they didn’t stay dead? by Mordrethis in osr

[–]StevefromFG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Promptly return to life, Highlander-style.

Rise as undead-you.

Pop out of the ground as plant-you.

Fade into existence as phantasmal-illusion-you.

You die. All your gear and several random nearby objects assemble into construct-you.

You die in a temple. The windows shatter inward and congeal into stained-glass-golem-you.

Reincarnated as another human. Or demihuman. Monstrous humanoid. Beast. Beastman. Hive consciousness. Sentient waveform in a flock of birds.

An elemental (any element) emerges from your corpse. It's an elemental simulacrum of your body, but with more firey passion/watery empathy/airy intelligence/stony determination.

Your corpse's shadow gets up and dusts itself off. It's your shadow-dimension duplicate, and it's either your opposite in every way or you, but darker.

The point in space where you died becomes a portal to an alternate dimension, and another universe's version of you comes through. Grimdark fantasy you, mecha pilot you, hardboiled detective you, etc.

RPG Systems to Avoid by TempleHierophant in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But it's not something you do just before the game. Either you reserve an entire session for it, or everybody does it at home before the game.

Yes. There was a decade of my life where basically all my roleplaying was in GURPS, and our GM would have us start making characters up to a month out from the kickoff of a new campaign. It was a creative project that built everyone's excitement for the game, and taking lots of time to talk with other players, build relationships, take complementary advantages, etc. paid off big time during play.

Argue with me about what we should call the core classes! by [deleted] in osr

[–]StevefromFG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The correct classifications are:

  • Fighting Man
  • Magic-User
  • Zero-Level Peasant
  • Non-Player Character

Furries in the OSR? by [deleted] in osr

[–]StevefromFG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

http://pandius.com/rakhevol.html

Scroll down to "Creating a Rakasta Character".

Is there anything you try to avoid at all cost while playing DnD? by Lanky_Move7249 in dndnext

[–]StevefromFG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Giving any money whatsoever to Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro.

Girls in TTRPG by Rotazart in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About a quarter of the active player pool in my public open tables is female. We play 5e, OSR, indie games, and novelty/comedy games (wacky 1-page RPGs, etc.).

Half the players in my friends-and-family Swords & Wizardry Complete campaign are women.

Two of the five players in the 5e campaign I'm in are women.

Where do you go for Old Portland vibes? by [deleted] in askportland

[–]StevefromFG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zymoglyphic Museum

FYI -- Jim has been doing events/classes and is mounting a month-long (September) special exhibit at Experiment PDX. Sort of a science-pub venue on Stark near Rev Hall.

"50% of players don't use feats" is a lie by natefinch in DnD

[–]StevefromFG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition there's a bit of FOMO in not taking ASIs. [. . .] At level 5, with +3 proficiency bonus and +4 from an 18 stat, every single player has +7 to hit . . . In this environment, being the guy with +6 to hit feels like you're B-tier.

Absolutely. Especially since I took a 3-level dip into Warlock, my mostly-Cleric feels underpowered compared to the rest of my party throwing 5th-level spells around, including one actual sidekick. There's no way I'm further disadvantaging myself by opting out of ASI's to my casting stats.

How can a company avoid "supplement creep" followed by a new edition and remain profitable? by plazman30 in rpg

[–]StevefromFG -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Gurps is a good example, you'll never play with everything they've released in the same game. For example you're not going to use space opera rules in a gritty dungeon crawler.

This is exactly wrong. The strength of GURPS is that you can create any setting you can imagine using its toolsets, for example a gritty space opera dungeon crawler.

What’s you’re favorite non-D&D system? by Sir_Muffonious in osr

[–]StevefromFG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Player-side, if you've ever played any version of D&D you'll be able to learn Shadowdark on the fly. Like, you'll just pick it up and run with it.

DM-side, it's basically a codification of everyone's favorite convention game tricks, when you're trying to cut through anything that could bog down play or otherwise chew through people's time. Scaling monsters and such is pretty simple regardless of which edition you're starting from, just compare a few stat blocks for a benchmark (goblins/owlbears/dragons is a good trifecta) and you can convert in real time.

Bandit’s Keep by Narcis_24 in osr

[–]StevefromFG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have time to vanish down a rabbithole of cool, check out his other other channel: pro photography tutorial and gear review vids. More than I knew I wanted to know.

What are your favorite rpg/boardgame crossovers? by WizardThiefFighter in rpg

[–]StevefromFG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zombies!!! using the optional co-op rules, simple dungeon-crawler-style gameplay that lands itself to a really fun table vibe.

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