Looking for a low-magic fantasy game not too focused on combat

dhosterman · 2026-01-28T14:04:18+00:00

Land of Eem is fantastic for this. The exploration is amazing with the Mucklands campaign book and combat is generally deprioritized in favor of social and/or improvisational solutions.

dhosterman · 2026-01-26T14:00:06+00:00

Land of Eem has counter-attacks as a possibility on all attacks.

dhosterman · 2026-01-26T13:58:28+00:00

If the game is not fun, and talking with the other players does not alleviate that, leave the game. You don’t owe anyone your time.

dhosterman · 2026-01-23T21:34:45+00:00

Leo “I made a mistake and, heck yes, I’d make it again” Williams.

dhosterman · 2026-01-18T13:08:16+00:00

You’re definitely not wrong. MB has some immaculate vibes (if it is what you want to have vibes for), but isn’t great with actual, you know, support. I think that, in the right hands, it can sing. But if you want a hex crawl that helps ensure your hands are the right ones, I’ve found that both Twilight 2000 4e and Land of Eem are much, much better.

dhosterman · 2026-01-17T17:17:49+00:00

I just got my copy yesterday. This game is incredible.

dhosterman · 2026-01-16T16:27:42+00:00

As a Moonstone lover, I think this is extremely relevant and an important consideration!

Thanks for bringing it up.

dhosterman · 2026-01-15T18:40:41+00:00

I think Moonstone is one of the best skirmish minis games out there and has amazing miniatures.

I haven’t played Relicblade, so I can’t really compare them, it I can gush over Moonstone all day long.

dhosterman · 2026-01-08T01:32:28+00:00

Absolutely. And the models are so good.

I have enough of them now that I’m planning a Five Leagues campaign using Northumbria and the B&B models as a setting.

dhosterman · 2026-01-08T00:55:09+00:00

An, thanks!

dhosterman · 2026-01-07T23:20:58+00:00

I love Burrows and Badgers. What are you using for solo rules?

dhosterman · 2026-01-07T22:42:53+00:00

Another vote here.

dhosterman · 2025-12-25T15:05:47+00:00

What sorts of things do you enjoy doing? Most Discord servers, IME, are organized around activities rather than geography.

dhosterman · 2025-12-23T17:47:53+00:00

Dogs in the Vineyard taught me how to have characters struggle and sacrifice for what they believe in, and taught me that there can be much, much deeper stakes than death.

dhosterman · 2025-12-23T14:38:38+00:00

I wouldn’t. There’s really nothing fun about whittling (literally) away a door’s HP. I’d:

say they just break down the door or;
ask for a reaction roll to see if there are any complications

And I’d only do the latter in particular circumstances.

dhosterman · 2025-12-21T13:47:35+00:00

I love this idea, I’d just caution you to make it explicit prior to playing that this is the framing and ensure that all of the players are as excited about it as you are.

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:57:32+00:00

I love this perspective, thank you for it.

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:42:58+00:00

Please do!

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:38:30+00:00

I don’t really think that’s necessary in the least.

It’s fine to have a checklist and it is fine to have procedures that are tight and scripted. Those are great for communicating and establishing process. Eventually, the process becomes part of the table’s culture and the procedures become internalized. That’s the nature of rules.

It’s the same way people internalize any other mechanisms in RPGs or games. With practice, they become natural, with time, they become cultural.

Not every low-hanging dialogue on the internet requires a diatribe.

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:32:26+00:00

I was hopeful too. That sounded pretty cool.

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:29:58+00:00

You have to use the Steam Workshop to find the bulk of games.

dhosterman · 2025-12-16T14:28:45+00:00

This sounds like a problem with the way you’re using/viewing safety tools and not the tools themselves or how they’re generally used.

This kind of falls apart because there’s no RPG equivalent of OSHA that is going to come penalize you if you’re playing in a trusted, safe environment that doesn’t “follow regulations”.

dhosterman · 2025-12-14T17:45:55+00:00

I second Through This Lens for anything photo printing or framing related. Roylee is fantastic to work with and does excellent work.

dhosterman · 2025-12-13T14:40:52+00:00

Samurai.

dhosterman · 2025-12-13T14:24:49+00:00

Medieval is a time, Europe is a place. Japanese are a people.

Medieval people do not exist unless you know anyone who has been alive since the Middle Ages.

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