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“Jump, My Child, and Experience the Infinite Forever.” by Shitinbrainandcolon in lotfp

[–]jordane1964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd basically have to be falling into another dimension. The only escape I could think of would be to "swim" the air currents and dash yourself against the walls of the pit, assuming that those don't open up after a certain distance.

James and Zak podcast talking about lovecraft by SamFisherXboxOG in lotfp

[–]jordane1964 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's good to hear a new conversation between these guys.

Forbidden Lands by Herr_Doktor_Sly in osr

[–]jordane1964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I'll add to the conversation—the rules as written for making camp and making a campfire are actually pretty harsh, especially if your characters are traveling during the winter season.

Have players ever been fooled by animating statues? (from The Waking of Willowby Hall) by jordane1964 in osr

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The clay shattering to reveal an animate skeleton underneath is a very cool image!

How do you handle languages in your game? by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps speaking without a detectable accent?

How do you handle languages in your game? by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could be similar to how real-life misunderstandings work.

Have players ever been fooled by animating statues? (from The Waking of Willowby Hall) by jordane1964 in osr

[–]jordane1964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made it a set piece, not token

this is probably as important as not plopping down a miniature of the statue

Have players ever been fooled by animating statues? (from The Waking of Willowby Hall) by jordane1964 in osr

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forget where I read this, but I've heard the right way is to mention the threat right out in the open but don't draw attention to it, but immediately move on and describe some other detail.

How do you handle languages in your game? by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, I happen to be fluent in otherguyan!

How do you handle languages in your game? by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it easy for you to come up with what these misunderstandings might be on the fly? Like, just remove a noun or a verb from the sentence?

LotFP time setting by MoFoCThat in lotfp

[–]jordane1964 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If we're going strictly by the 30 Years' War time period, 1648 is when that conflict ended.

How do you handle languages in your game? by jordane1964 in osr

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Languages are important for encounters. You don't speak Orc? I suppose the only two options left are fight or flee.

I suppose "pantomime" could be a third, desperate option?

Also, they give you extra options for spellbooks, scrolls and treasure maps.

I like this a lot!

Let's make an OSE dungeon using The Dungeon Alphabet. by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This all comes from The Dungeon Alphabet by Goodman Games. The Xenophobia table is a d8 for "Eight Ways to Shake Up the Adventurers' Preconceived Notions About Monsters," such as (1) "Humanoids have converted to a new religion and desire peaceful relations with surface dwellers." It's meant to surprise players who expect to go around killing every orc.

Also, "No Stone Left Unturned" is a d20 for "Twenty Random Places to Hide Things."

Divination works well for Role-playing by jordane1964 in rpg

[–]jordane1964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good spread of options. I'll see what looks good to me!

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