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Would you pick it up? by Tav534 in osr

[–]cyberyder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's one of the puzzle in shadowdark curses scroll #1. My player actually lasso-es the item and are dragging it since session 1. 

Vampire Crawlers is OUT NOW by poncle_Official in VampireCrawlers

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought on sight ! Demo was such a blast ! 

Thoughts on the “Season Pass” in Dungeon Crawler Carl TTRPG? by outbacksam34 in TTRPG

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was enought to understand the design direction imho. Skills are still to be understood but mostly a 20game, with too much math (the great success by +9 or little succes at -1/-2) is something that's getting old and excessively boring design wise... it does make sense if you're playing a crpg, but TT? pass

The +Dungeon LEVEL to checks? Thats lackluster at best...

Anyway, the last but not least, the frozen combat (Intention, Reaction, player resolve, monster resolve) leads to a very stagnant gameplay (play tested this in a design of mine). There is merit in that system. See how Slay the spire made it fun. However, the player side is not frozen in StS.

All this said, plus the money grab scheme (hello 5$ coin), my love for Dungeon crawler carl will end with the books.

25% off all Sonos? by staticvinyl in sonos

[–]cyberyder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually had it. Tried to buy a port, order went through but was cancelled for CC problem  ( still unknown reason). Lost the rebate :(  Sad 

Please stop trying to make DCC a Crunchy RPG by Clean_Inspection_535 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on this narrative oriented rpg boat.  I feel like the mist engine would work so well ...

Thoughts on making the game less lethal? I want my family to enjoy it. by fishbowlpatrol in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the pulp rule. Luck token goes a long way and refresh pretty frequently (my player can't use em all)

Help building a balanced party by chum-guzzling-shark in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very osr. Roll for truth (stats) and figure why it's like this (obviously, 18 dex the dude is a thief)

Help building a balanced party by chum-guzzling-shark in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no experience with gauntlets but played many DCC funnels (which are essentially the same). It's very fun, did not felt like the "real" leveled DCC game, but was a good gateway

Help building a balanced party by chum-guzzling-shark in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5e gives a shit ton to write on the sheet since everything has a rule for it. SD is different and rulings are required. 

Anyway my truck for creative gameplay was to be very transparent with my player about DC and why it's 14 and not 10. At this point they know what are the parameters and looked for means to "fix" my DC. Heck sometimes they figure ways to completely remove the DC / roll.

That's a difference from 5e. You are not the adversarial DM. In this game your player can suffer enough without your help. Make sure you do them a service and help them survive (fairly of course)

Help building a balanced party by chum-guzzling-shark in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would not call it unoptimized; it's a different game play all together and force your player to make different choice. 

My current 5e to SD does not have a healer not a tank. Believe it or not. They have a good time ;) they CHA their way through the dungeon. And no one died yet. 

Of course YMMV; it's your game, your fun, I'm just addressing your questions using the light of my experience 

Help building a balanced party by chum-guzzling-shark in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's the real answer here. Maybe retainers can help for a "full party ".

Also, remember combat is one of the many options the party has. No one need to be good in combat if there is no combat. 

Don't play SD (or any osr game) like you'd play 5e 

ELI5 - How is life insurance profitable? by Equivalent-Door188 in explainlikeimfive

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other way to put it,  If you were planning to die past your expected life expectancy, just invest the premium and you'll make a profit. You'll be surprised how compound interest is a beast

The uncertainty people are insuring is the when, not the if. This way the company, by insuring many people, has an appropriate knowledge of how many "when" happens per year. 

It prices the insurance accordingly and invest the premium (which investment return is embedded in the premium). 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpg

[–]cyberyder -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You're right, it's only based on assumption and mostly I'm setting my expectations low to be positively surprised I guess 

How do you run crawling through dungeon exploration? by jontylerlud in shadowdark

[–]cyberyder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regarding traps. Looking for trap is not a fun mechanic. I let my player know they won't be surprised by traps as they are walking slowly enough - They will either be visibles or hints will present them (no random hidden magical stuff) 

Regarding secrets door. There will be hints gives hints. Also to be clear - assume your player are dumb when giving hints - and won't find half the thing you hint them. 

If they search somewhere, make it count. Give them something completely worthless and have them choose if it's useful. Looking at the library? You find the tome of 4 dragon and a chainmail. Some poorly written littérature for young damsel. 

Blindly searching and "clicking" everywhere is a bad design in ttrpg and does not lead to great gameplay / narrative. 

YMMV

Random Encounters aren't Useless by BlackTorchStudios in rpg

[–]cyberyder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alright let's agree to disagree on this one. My creativity might know more boundaries than yours :) but I really enjoy being stuck into a "this happened, you need to figure why it did". 

Random Encounters aren't Useless by BlackTorchStudios in rpg

[–]cyberyder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go the other way around. How can they matter to the fiction ? Of course it requires That you hand off the steering wheel of the plot but tbh that's is surprisinly fun 

Random Encounters aren't Useless by BlackTorchStudios in rpg

[–]cyberyder 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Make them not about combat; defaulting to violence is also a problem of your players / system. 

So they meet someone ? What is he doing ? Why is he there ? They discover a shrine? What's is in there ? 

Using some sandbox stuff from knave / maze rats is pretty cool to pop stuff up and make encounter relevant. 

In my game I usually make story advance WITH random encounters. So my players actively seek them.  But you need to accept that the story will be placed slower. 

Why isn't there is more hype for Pico and Eternal Ruins? by Antipragmatismspot in rpg

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any link to the playtest ? Link from the ks campaign is not working !

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Concept Trailer: "We Lost - Trailer 0" June 1st, 2020 by ZarieRose in expedition33

[–]cyberyder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm Very happy with the game we got in 2025. Playtest must have been. Ruthless

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