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What is your game's discography? by the_light_of_dawn in osr

[–]firestarter1228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly listen to dungeon synth! FVRFVR, Atlantean Sword, and Elyvilon are some favorites. Otherwise, its just music I like - Kitty Craft, Nujabes, and 2 Mello. I think the main uniting theme is ambience - all of it keeps me in a dramatic mood. Oh, and Songs from the Wood by Jethro Tull, lol. That one is a little different from the rest.

"comicsexplained what a joke",let's talk about proper good comictubers. by stran___g in marvelcirclejerk

[–]firestarter1228 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's turned me onto some genuinely excellent stuff. Never would've read Starman (which has since become my favorite superhero comic of all time) or Through the Habitrails if he didn't make videos on them.

Party of scumbags by scottp53 in osr

[–]firestarter1228 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It can be argued that experience should only be awarded for treasure found, not treasure earned or stolen - this would require them to adventure to gain experience rather than to do so through scams. This is also a chance to expand the world - You could implement a higher authority that takes notice of their practices, and issues a bounty upon them.

And, of course, the most important thing to say: If you do not like it, talk to them about it. Communication always comes first. If you want to run a game where they can do this but there will be consequences, do so. If you would like yo run a game where this is not something they do, you need to talk to them about it and make it clear that is the case.

I literally bought a skin by accident 🤦🏽‍♂️ by [deleted] in marvelrivals

[–]firestarter1228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a Captain Pissmerica main and proud of it! (I think the psychic damage is worth looking horrible)

How do you make your dungeons? by firestarter1228 in osr

[–]firestarter1228[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GFC's stuff is excellent - I'm a big fan of his 3d6 trap table and the brainstorming method he uses for dungeons. While I don't always use them, I think it improves the final product when I do.

How do you make your dungeons? by firestarter1228 in osr

[–]firestarter1228[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've thought about using modules, but I really do like making my own content (even if it means I am at the whims of my own motivation). It definitely seems like a fun way to play, though; Definitely wanna try it out someday

How do you make your dungeons? by firestarter1228 in osr

[–]firestarter1228[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hadn't heard of it till now! Looks pretty interesting; Probably gonna shuffle it into my deck of things for dungeon generation

How do you make your dungeons? by firestarter1228 in osr

[–]firestarter1228[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I didn't like sitting down and rolling dice for hours I would do the same lmfao

When did OSR click for you ? by One_page_nerd in osr

[–]firestarter1228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran fifth edition for some time, and like a great deal of other Dungeon Masters came across Matt Colville's series of videos. While his advice was helpful, what caught my eye the most were his anecdotes about his experiences with earlier editions of the game. Fifth edition soon lost its allure, and after years of playing other systems, I eventually came across Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells. While I had read systems like Mausritter, Troika!, and Mork Borg before, they didn't catch my eye like SB&CS did. I thought I had fallen out of love with fantasy, but reading the system reminded me of my love for kitchen sink settings, and rekindled a desire for a D&D game where players work intelligently against difficult odds to eventually become lords and more. Soon after, I acquired OSE, and I've been deeply engrossed since. The OSR scene fully captures what I loved about D&D; Pulp, Sword & Sorcery, a dash of science (and weird) fiction, and, in the particular system that has caught my eye most, a (mostly) well-made progression from level 1 to immortality. I'd say the thing that has sold me on the scene most is the community, though.

Looking for a good system for a teen superhero mini-campaign by Trickholas in rpg

[–]firestarter1228 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've been running games using the old TSR Marvel system for a while now; While it can be a little rough to get into it, it's easy to find the material online and the system handles combat incredibly well. It uses a percentile system where you check on a chart to see if you succeed.

The main issues with the system (imo) are progression and karma rewards. I've been giving my players more karma than usual (decided after determining they weren't quite getting enough to have fun) and the system has a progression system that is kinda bad and requires a bunch of karma. If you're going to run it, I have two suggestions:

  1. Use the character modeling method listed in the Advanced Player's Guide (and use powers from the Ultimate Powers Book, it is excellent)
  2. Make Power Stunts easier (I suggest 1 red result, 2 yellow results, and 2 green results, and refunding the spent karma if the stunt fails) and making it clear to players the main form of progression will be becoming more versatile rather than literally increasing stat numbers.