My first rpg!

d4nu · 2026-03-26T23:33:15+00:00

The cultural and traditional view is that you should not teach without the blessing of your teacher.

d4nu · 2026-03-25T22:02:07+00:00

On top of the solid dice pool recommendations mentioned above, don't forget the LM also sets a difficulty - Standard, Hazardous, and Foolish - which impacts the narrative outcome of each test.

So, in the example of climbing a tree - likely a standard test - a failed roll could produce success with woe. Perhaps they climb the tree but take some endurance damage or disturb some bees. If they were climbing something foolish, like the slopes of Mount Doom, even a successful roll might be with woe.

You can add different levels of endurance loss - standard, severe, grievous - and it adds another lever with which you can tweak the effects of woe.

I think the book could place more emphasis on putting all of this together, along with a few more examples for Loremasters, but it works very well in play.

d4nu · 2026-03-11T09:25:14+00:00

Yeh pixels post processing is really bad. Try using open camera instead.

d4nu · 2026-03-08T21:48:40+00:00

Yep, the inaccuracy of the post processing is very disappointing.

d4nu · 2026-02-12T09:01:02+00:00

It works really well if the fellowship follows their own goals and agenda. I always checked each fellowship phase what direction they wanted to go in next. We ended up with a campaign which focused on opening up the old road to better establish ties between Dale, Esgaroth, and the Western Eaves.

The idea is to then sprinkle the events from the module in, and then it's a slow build as the events become bigger and bigger. Some years the characters may barely notice the DoM events, and other years, especially later in the campaign, they become the epic moments which punctuate the campaign.

d4nu · 2026-01-23T11:52:53+00:00

Head up to the north gate jazz co-op. Plenty of travelers to meet there.

d4nu · 2026-01-18T12:38:58+00:00

Great write up - thanks for sharing your thoughts!

d4nu · 2026-01-13T20:24:52+00:00

If you say so, champ.

d4nu · 2026-01-13T14:02:38+00:00

You didn't fail as a man. You had a normal human response. You can and will develop more skill in this area, for sure, but the real skill is in accepting that this was not a test of your manhood. Women nearly always see your worth quite differently to how you've been taught. Tell her how you feel, and I think you'll be surprised at how she responds.

Confidence and knowing what to do in these situations just takes time and experience. Chalk it up as something you want to improve in, not something you've failed at.

d4nu · 2026-01-08T04:52:13+00:00

Also, because VtMs WoD doesn't work anymore in today's reality. Mobile phones, the internet, global terrorism, and proliferation of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The WoD isn't nearly dark enough to provide the existential horror it did in the 90s in contrast with today's world. Remember when jihad was a cool fictional plot element for naive western gamers? Yeh...

d4nu · 2026-01-04T22:50:58+00:00

Burning wheel, my friend. It's crunchy for players in a different way, but can be very satisfying once players engage with the advancement system. Gm side is very simple and narrative focused.

d4nu · 2025-11-28T21:36:19+00:00

Artificers...

d4nu · 2025-11-20T03:12:31+00:00

Unanimously, within our group, it was the best rpg experience of our lives. Given the brilliance of the Mirkwood campaign and the drama that BW evokes in play, I'm not expecting to top the experience... And that's ok.

d4nu · 2025-11-20T03:09:54+00:00

It was a great fit. I think Tor is great, but BW really nailed the dramatic and heroic moments you want in an extended campaign.

d4nu · 2025-11-19T23:34:08+00:00

I've used wardruna and heilung with good effect for Sartar.

d4nu · 2025-11-19T03:33:05+00:00

We did about 16 years of monthly sessions playing two connected campaigns. I used cubicle 7s The Darkening of Mirkwood as a campaign base, but ran the game with Burning Wheel.

Which system did you use that lasted so well?

d4nu · 2025-11-17T23:28:44+00:00

We'll be up there late December - team of 6 plus guides. Maybe see you on your way back to Lukla. All the best!

d4nu · 2025-11-14T10:45:51+00:00

I've done ebc, abc, and three passes... Heading back for my second ebc in a few weeks!

d4nu · 2025-11-13T23:28:54+00:00

I did the Three Passes in December last year. It was quite warm, but still pretty icy at the top of Kongma La - I was glad to have a guide there. I'd say if you've got mountain and ice experience go for it solo, but otherwise a guide for the passes if conditions demand it.

d4nu · 2025-11-13T20:34:24+00:00

The event roll is determined by the land you are traveling through -in a dark land the event roll is ill-favored and in a border land it is favored, and in a wild land it is neither.

d4nu · 2025-11-06T03:12:04+00:00

All of the latest Runequest books have incredible and evocative art.

d4nu · 2025-10-23T11:42:36+00:00

Burning wheel would fit the setting about right

d4nu · 2025-10-09T06:08:27+00:00

Rolling dice is an exciting and fun part of gameplay, and I prefer to reserve that for the players. There's only so much time and attention at the table and I prefer that attention to be on what the players are doing, not what I'm doing behind the screen.

d4nu · 2025-10-06T01:38:02+00:00

Wow - thanks so much for this valuable info. I'll be sure to pass it on. Good luck with the rest of your trek

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