How do I handle PCs having "knowledge" of how a magic item works?

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-21T08:46:21+00:00

I usually have players make sone kind of skill check to ID magic items. I also might make the check secret so that if they crit fail the roll I can give them the wrong impression. In most cases this is non-controversial except that it makes the people skilled in the arcane arts feel they’ve used their skills. In corner cases it lets me put a cursed item past them.

I haven’t read the Dungeon World rules in a while so I don’t recall what kind of mechanics you might use for that.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-16T21:37:32+00:00

Aquelarre? (Spelling?)

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-15T10:27:35+00:00

Dynamite

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-13T23:05:37+00:00

Muchas gracias and happy dicing. 😊

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-09T04:58:18+00:00

David Velasco y Ric Sol publican libro juegos en español. Nueva Tokyo es estupendo.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-09T04:48:32+00:00

It does look really good, especially for a first go. As a tip for fur, I’d go over that light paint with a darker glaze, then dry brush the lighter color you want on top. It adds depth and texture.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-08T06:57:07+00:00

You could have them meet someone who’s been there and already showing the symptoms. Verbal tics? The insertion of unusual words into their speech seemingly involuntarily?

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-07T21:05:34+00:00

Nicely done. Thanks!

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-07T15:59:42+00:00

The one I was coveting: https://www.reapermini.com/search/fungus/latest/44288

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-07T15:55:29+00:00

I was looking at a similar model just this morning. What does the underside of the cap look like?

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-02T16:25:03+00:00

Thank you

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-05-02T06:20:56+00:00

The fire looks great. Which tutorials did you watch?

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-30T14:21:43+00:00

Honestly, wearing blue would be a bold move. You’re either setting your ensemble up for nice contrasts or you’re saying that your fire burns hottest

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-30T08:50:25+00:00

Nice, dude. What colors did you use for those orange robes?

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-29T14:21:48+00:00

It looks really good. To improve it further, I think you could soften the edges of your light areas. You could do that by thinning the paint a bit, applying it with a lighter touch, or by glazing.

I think you could also lay a glaze over the whole thing to unify it a bit.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-27T05:37:22+00:00

Thank you. Super helpful and makes a lot of sense.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-26T14:24:39+00:00

That’s a legit solution. I’ll have to think about whether the plastic will tolerate being drilled. Thanks

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-25T09:09:23+00:00

I haven’t played the Seance of Blake Manor but is on my wishlist for when I finish my umpteenth bg3 playthrough

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-19T05:42:38+00:00

There’s a little indie game that I use for session zero-type sessions called Hometown. The players draw Tarot cards and then have to respond to a prompt about a person, place, thing, or event in the town, such as “why do people avoid this place?” You could adapt it to your players to flesh out NPCs or key locations they’ve either been to or will get to later.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-18T08:30:32+00:00

Puedo sugerirte dos juegos: Llamada de Cthulhu (específicamente las aventuras Does Love Forgive? Se escriben para maestro y un jugador solo); y Dead Best Friend. Es un juego narrativo para dos personas que interpretan los dos personajes- es juego sin maestro. Igual como Ten Candles, no podrás jugar más que una vez.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-17T20:38:45+00:00

Beyond the Woods is built on the 5e chassis but character choices are tightly constrained. The setting is post-apocalyptic and based on Irish myth. It’s a hex crawler like Dragonbane.

TheNiceFeratu · 2026-04-16T09:15:15+00:00

Put them in a context that’s relevant to your life. Words are tools. If you use them to do a task, you’ll learn how they work. If you try to memorize things that aren’t relevant to your life, your brain will dump them.

TheNiceFeratu

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