tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17242545800478479362024-03-19T04:47:55.451-04:00Tenkar's Taverna blog about RPGs, the OSR, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, White Star, Swords & Wizardry, Kickstarters and Kickstarter FailuresTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger9941125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-60513233993381221962024-03-18T18:21:00.008-04:002024-03-18T18:21:56.573-04:00New Release - Tales of the Wolfguard (OSE)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/26835/471450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/26835/471450.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><p>Sandbox setting, adventure hooks, and more in a neat package for 2.99? Impossible you say? Not this time.</p><p><b>Priced at 2.99 in PDF</b> (no print currently planned), <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/471450/tales-of-the-wolfguard?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tales of the Wolfguard</a></b> is priced at Deal of the Day pricing 365 days a year.</p><p>Released in February of this year, Tales of the Wolfguard is already a Gold Best Seller at DTRPG, with a solid 5-star rating.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>LET’S TELL THE TALES OF THE WOLFGUARD!</p><p>Blizzard Vale is the northernmost province of the Empire, conquered with great endeavours centuries ago. It’s a frozen, hostile land with sparse patches of conifers, icy rivers, and lakes. The Wolfguard, an old garrison of soldiers and scouts, watches over the vale and protects the town of Ysvindur from the barbarian Elves and more sinister threats.</p><p>Tales of the Wolfguard is fully compatible with Old-School Essentials and most classic game RPGs.</p><p>Content:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The description and map of the frozen province of Blizzard Vale, its features, settlements, dwellers, factions and many secrets!</li><li>The description and map of the Faraway Den, the Wolfguard’s outpost. Rules to upgrade the den are also provided!</li><li>An introductory adventure to start telling the tales of the Wolfguard.</li><li>Seven encounter-related mini dungeons!</li><li>Legends, rumours, encounters and adventure inspirations for all the areas of the vale.</li><li>A random generator to create your quest plots!</li><li>13 new monsters and extras!</li><li>Six pre-generated 3rd Level characters (each with its own background) to dive straight into the adventure with.</li><li>Original art by Alessandro Paderi.</li><li>An ambient soundtrack, specially composed for the module, to play during your game sessions!</li></ul><p></p><p>Utility</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Interactive hyperlinked index and text.</li><li>Color and printer-friendly versions of the module.</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4gvw94iCus8" width="320" youtube-src-id="4gvw94iCus8"></iframe></div><p><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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A big part of this beginning area revolves around (<i>it's not obvious though</i>) a general store of sorts....and the "of sorts" is the real meat of the setting, but that's what I'm thinking of today.<p></p><p>Now I don't know about your particular band of murderhobos, but I'm used to groups that I'm in or running for liking to take most everything that even looks like it has some value. Murder some armored brigands? Grab that armor and weapons...make sure you check their boots for hidden loot. Wipe out a Kobold nest, make sure to grab those "ok" shortbows and arrows. Wow, the front door of that otherwise ruined hovel looks nice.....toss it on the cart.....</p><p>...you get the picture.</p><p>Of course offloading won/stolen/scavenged loot can be problematic. Not like there's a ready market for "ok" shortbows and a nice front door. Armor and human-made weapons...maybe, but that other stuff...even if you found a buyer, just how much can you get? Who cares...every CP counts.</p><p>When I do this, well I blame computer RPGs. If you will let me take everything and sell it, I will. Usually there is <i>something</i> that doesn't have a carry weight, ammo is a likely candidate in modern/futuristic games, so I'll sell every piece of fruit, silverware, or random piece of crap and store it in the form of ammo (<i>gems, or whatever works</i>). This carries over for me in table-top RPGs, but there it can be hard to find a buyer.</p><p>I don't know what other GMs do, but when I GM'd I'd have a particular buyer available to either purchase all this crap outright, or to help broker sales for bigger stuff, like magic items. The absolute best price the party could get...and this was never advertised...was 49% of the value for their items. What I did was roll a d20 and subtract that, as a percentage, off of 50%. If the players wished to purchase non-magical "gently used" gear from the same merchant I reversed things, so the players could get items for 51% to 70% of "book" value. Often new gear would have a similar percentage added, so 101% to 120% of book value, unless the party wanted to haggle.</p><p>Now, when creating a character straight book-values are used, and usually parties are more than pleased with this setup because it gets them coin for their <strike>crap</strike> stuff quick and easy and there isn't a lot of time spent on "in town" stuff. They always have the option of spending time "shopping around", but they rarely care.</p><p>I once also had a campaign where I advanced the game world like 10,000 years (<i>society had stagnated, for reasons, so still more medieval fantasy</i>) and people generally didn't travel far from home. In that campaign/game world Halflings were basically the merchant class and were the only ones who actually travelled, usually along set routes. They connected communities with trade and information. Because they controlled merchant services outside of the community, they could generally buy/sell anything. If not personally, they could forward things to their extended family, getting that good door or "ok" bows from the party to some buyers.</p><p>Maybe I'm being overly generous, but I like the randomness of the d20 (<i>maybe I should have used a d30?</i>) introducing some price fluctuations and then some relatively easy math because I'd just figure out the total book value of everything and apply the appropriate percentage. I'd rather do that than role-play a crap-ton of sale/bartering interactions. Also, maybe.....just maybe....the party won't be trying to extract every CP of value out of the dungeon...</p><p>....yeah, right.</p><p>I have wondered how other GMs handle shops/shopkeeps in their own campaigns.... </p>Christopher Stogdillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-39537909220771689392024-03-16T22:01:00.003-04:002024-03-16T22:01:41.102-04:00Free OSR - OSRIC Player's Guide<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/10351/462004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/10351/462004.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>OSRIC</b> has been around for over a decade. So how is it that what is old is also something new? Well, as far as I can tell, the <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/462004/osric-player-s-guide?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSRIC Player's Guide</a> </b>has the player-facing content of the <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/111392/osric-pocket-srd-pdf?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSRIC Pocket SRD</a></b>, but the new layout seems a tad cleaner. Kinda reminds me of <b>AD&D 2e</b>, if that makes sense.</p><p>One small quibble - the PDF is long enough to benefit from bookmarks. Not a huge issue, just an observation.</p><p>The price is certainly right ;)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jcqbuTWSe4w" width="320" youtube-src-id="jcqbuTWSe4w"></iframe></div><br /><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Rach was diagnosed with breast cancer this past fall and recently completed her radiation treatment. Cancer doesn't discriminate, it comes for those of all ages, all races, and all economic backgrounds.</i></p><p><i>If there's anything that you can use in the linked bundle below, I ask you to consider purchasing it to support Owen in this time of need - Tenkar</i></p><p>Owen KC Stephens is currently undergoing radiotherapy for cancer that went undetected for a decade. In the USA, this is really expensive. We want to help him.</p><p>If you’ve played an RPG in the last little while (as in ‘in the last twenty years or so’), odds are quite good you’ve seen, read, and enjoyed something Owen has worked on. As this bundle is up at DriveThruRPG, the odds are even higher. A brief bit taken from his resume:</p><p>"Hi, I’m Owen K.C. Stephens. I’m a tabletop RPG writer, developer, consultant, and publisher. I’ve worked on official products for four editions of Dungeons & Dragons, two editions of Pathfinder, and also the tabletop RPGs: The Black Company, Call of Cthulhu, d20Modern, Dragon Age, EverQuest, Fantasy AGE, Gamma World, Everyday Heroes, The Song of Ice and Fire, Thieves World, and Wheel of Time. I’m also the co-creator of the Starfinder and Star Wars Saga Edition RPGs, and founder of Rogue Genius Games."</p><p>Owen is a good friend to many creators and publishers across the industry (look at the list below!). We want to help him, but there’s a limit to what we can do medically (nobody’s the right class and level to cast remove disease). Surgery is inadvisable, chemotherapy didn’t do the job, and now we’re down to radioactive lasers shooting him in places no one wishes to be shot.</p><p><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473197/owen-kc-stephens-is-rad-bundle?fbclid=IwAR3ku4IF31mQ1e5UzhgtnXuMxRLqvm3kTsXnDo9LoRrPq_wX5M9eV8BrFls?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instead, this bundle aims to help relieve his financial burden. Not only have the publishers below contributed to this bundle, DriveThruRPG is taking only a 10% cut: 90% of all proceeds — $27 per bundle sold — goes to Owen</a>.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2 Kings Games, LLC</li><li>AAW Games</li><li>Ad Infinitum Adventures</li><li>Applied Vectors</li><li>Catacombs & Comedians</li><li>Darrin Drader Designs</li><li>Echelon Game Design</li><li>Evil Robot Games</li><li>Fainting Goat Games</li><li>Fat Goblin Games</li><li>Legendary Games</li><li>McNabb Games</li><li>Monster Mage Games</li><li>Nerdburger Games</li><li>Production Platform 3</li><li>Random Wyvern Publishing</li><li>Rogue Genius Games</li><li>Rusted Iron Games</li><li>Schwalb Entertainment</li><li>Tabletop Adventures, LLC</li><li>Wandering Star LLC</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YbK4m1J8jQ0" width="320" youtube-src-id="YbK4m1J8jQ0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><p></p><div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-976740287630087089" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 740px;"><div><p><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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I ran an amazing <b>Enemy Within Campaign</b> back in the late 80s. Sure, it ended with a near TPK at the start of <b>Death in the Reik</b>, but it was probably the most fun anyone in my gaming group, including me, had up to then, and perhaps after. </p><p>I own all of the <b>Enemy Within Campaign</b> installments for <b>WFRP 4e </b>in print, but I'm snagging the <b>Humble Bundle</b> for the convenience of digital copies to read on my iPad. </p><p><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay-enemy-within-more-cubicle7-books?partner=tenkar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>For 25</b> bucks, you can snag <b>Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core Rules</b></a>,<b> WFRP Starter Set</b>, all <b>5 installments of the Enemy Within Campaign</b> (and <b>5 companions</b>), and <b>6 other WFRP Adventures</b>. Phew! If you're not sure, you can grab the <b>WFRP Starter Set</b>, the <b>first part of the Enemy Within Campaign, and a stand-alone adventure for a single buck</b>. All purchases get a 20% coupon to the Cubicle 7 web store.</p><p></p><blockquote>Bring the stirring legacy and grim, neverending conflict of the Old World to your table with this jam-packed library, and treat your players to the Director's Cut of The Enemy Within, the revered five-part campaign that inspired a generation of gamers. On top of the core rulebook and starter set, you'll get everything you need to get into the beloved Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system. 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Create a shared story with your adventuring party, and shape your world through rich, long-term campaign play.</p><p>This free download contains all the current materials for the public Daggerheart Open Beta Playtest, with the full game expected to release in 2025. As this is a playtest, future changes are coming and will be updated in this product. The current version is 1.2, released March 12, 2024.</p><p>After your play sessions, please head to daggerheart.com to bring us your feedback using the official surveys!</p><p>ABOUT DAGGERHEART:</p><p>When it's time for the game mechanics to control fate, players roll one HOPE die and one FEAR die (both 12-sided dice), which will ultimately impact the outcome for your characters. This duality between the forces of hope and fear on every hero drives the unique character-focused narratives in Daggerheart.</p><p>In addition to dice, Daggerheart’s card system makes it easy to get started and satisfying to grow your abilities by bringing your characters’ background and capabilities to your fingertips. Ancestry and Community cards describe where you come from and how your experience shapes your customs and values. Meanwhile, your Subclass and Domain cards grant your character plenty of tantalizing abilities to choose from as your character evolves. Craft your unique character through the cards you choose and the story you tell, and become the hero you want to be!</p><p>This download contains PDFs of:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A Quickstart Adventure, plus 5 pregenerated characters</li><li>The full draft core rules</li><li>Print-ready card sheets for your character options (Ancestry, Community, and Subclass) as well as your abilities (Domain Cards)</li><li>Character sheets for each class: Bard, Druid, Guardian, Ranger, Rogue, Seraph, Sorcerer, Warrior, Wizard</li><li>Player and game master references</li><li>And more!</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Vl1Yyovtag" width="320" youtube-src-id="8Vl1Yyovtag"></iframe><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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I own the <b>Sandbox Generator</b> in Print. It is literally that good. As a <b>Deal of the Day</b>, it is a <b>Don't Miss</b>!</p><p>Normally 12 bucks in PDF, the <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/430675/sandbox-generator?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandbox Generator is on sale for 7.20 in PDF</a> </b>until tomorrow morning.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>The Sandbox Generator is a simple but powerful tool for DMs. It allows you to easily create a world from scratch when you prepare your next campaign. It will provide you with all the necessary information about your world: from the biomes map, to a lord’s coat of arms and the menu of the local tavern! It is also convenient for solo players and DMs who want to generate their world during the game session.</p><p>This book aims to create a pseudo-feudal fantasy world and is meant to be used with your favorite OSR ruleset and bestiary.</p><p>New worlds await: they are only a few rolls away…</p><p>This product includes procedures, generators, tables and examples for:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hex maps (biomes, features, content, factions, encounters),</li><li>Landmarks (natural, artificial and magical),</li><li>Settlements (names, hamlets, villages, cities, castles, towers and abbeys),</li><li>Monsters lairs,</li><li>Dungeons and megadungeons,</li><li>Coats of arms,</li><li>Criminal organizations,</li><li>Dragons,</li><li>Guilds,</li><li>Houses,</li><li>NPCs,</li><li>Taverns (including menus and signs),</li><li>Wizards,</li><li>Sea adventures.</li></ul><p></p><p>This book is black and white, is in A5 format and contains more than 80 hand drawn (vectorized) illustrations. The PDF version is bookmarked.</p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IyPHAR0Ao3M" width="320" youtube-src-id="IyPHAR0Ao3M"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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As a GM who likes to improvise, finding systemless adventures that are well-written and cleanly presented is a boon. This describes <b>Trilemma Adventures Compendium Volume I</b> to a "T".</p><p>Until tomorrow morning, <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/286792/trilemma-adventures-compendium-volume-i?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trilemma Adventures Compendium Volume I</a> </b>is DTRPG's Deal of the Day. Normally 15.00, until tomorrow morning <b>it is on sale for 6 bucks in PDF</b>. </p><p>I'd be all over this, but I already own it ;)</p><p></p><blockquote><p>This book brings together the award-winning Trilemma Adventures: 48 one- and two-page adventure locations for fantasy role-playing games. 2020 ENnie Award winner for Best Adventure (silver) and Best Cartography (gold)!</p><p>Each location is written to be usable separately, perfect for one-shot sessions, side quests, or to help populate your home grown campaign setting.</p><p>All have been lavishly illustrated and laid out to make them easy to run, straight from the book.</p><p>This book is packed with caverns, castles, underworld cities, labyrinths, mansions, flying tombs, hidden temples, and fallen shrines.</p><p>Also inside is more than 60 pages of new material:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>an illustrated bestiary</li><li>an appendix of magical items</li><li>ten solid pages of hooks, rumors and secret lore</li><li>six regional gazetteers tying the adventure locations into a ready-to-use campaign setting</li><li>a full-color regional map, in GM and player versions</li><li>a complete index</li><li>a bonus location, set in the aftermath of the Kickstarter invasion scenario</li></ul><p></p><p>This compendium is an essential part of your GM kit!</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ipEZMFxIzJ0" width="320" youtube-src-id="ipEZMFxIzJ0"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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While I'm not a huge AI fan, I have played around with it some and I liked the idea of a tool that could conceivably be used to help create an adventure quickly.<p></p><p>I know all too well that sometimes it takes a metric shit-ton of effort to create a good effort. Actually just creating an adventure can take a lot of time.....one that is good(?).....can take freaking <i>forever</i>. While I don't expect a ton of quality from an AI generator, I figure it could be good at getting some of the grunt-work done so I could edit the generated adventure. Editing/Tweaking can take a lot less time, at least in my experience.</p><p>So I created an account at <a href="https://www.roleplayrev.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roleplay Rev</a> and started out with three credits. My initial thought was, "<span style="font-family: courier;"><i>Oh so it's kind of free...great</i></span>" It costs a credit to generate an adventure and while it didn't state it upfront, you get a credit per day you log in. Pretty much up front is that if you want some of the cooler/finer tools it costs $5 a month (<i>normally $10?</i>). After the fact I can see $5 a month being worth it, but that's probably something that would be covered in a summary paragraph.</p><p>Anyway, I started with this prompt: "<span style="font-family: courier;">The world is dominated by Man and organized into distinct countries. A valuable mountain range has been taken over by the ruling country and the party consists of dwarves that have to organize a resistance to retake their ancestral homeland from the army of men.</span>" Now I'm not sure that was worded well for an AI prompt since I haven't used AI stuff very much but I was pleased to find that the generator re-worded my prompt, that I could then tweak if needed and it even gave the damn thing a title: </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The Battle for the Mountain</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">The dwarves must organize a resistance to retake their ancestral homeland, a valuable mountain range, from the army of men who have taken it over.</p></blockquote><p>Nice, I can work with that.....I was led through a few options for potential plot hooks and I settled on my favorite:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">The players start the adventure in the depths of the mountain range, where they witness the men's army setting up mining operations to extract valuable resources. The dwarves are outraged at the desecration of their ancestral home and feel compelled to take action to reclaim it.</p></blockquote><p>Then the AI generated some lore/background and I got this:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p>The players receive a distress call from a group of dwarven miners who managed to escape the army's occupation. They describe the devastation brought upon their once-thriving community and plead for the players' help in organizing a resistance to retake their homeland.</p><p>The players witness a fierce battle between the dwarven resistance and the army of men, where the dwarves are outnumbered and struggling to defend their territory. Witnessing the bravery and determination of their kin, the players feel a deep sense of duty to join the resistance and fight for their people's freedom.</p><p>The central conflict stems from the ruling country's desire to exploit the valuable resources within the dwarven ancestral mountain range. The ruler of the country, King Thorian, seeks to strengthen his kingdom's economy and military power by gaining control of the rich mines and strategic location of the mountains. To achieve this, he has dispatched a formidable army led by General Rendak to forcibly occupy the dwarven territories, displacing the native inhabitants and suppressing any resistance.</p><p>King Thorian's ultimate plan is to establish permanent control over the mountain range, leveraging the resources to enrich his kingdom and solidify his rule. The dwarves, however, refuse to relinquish their ancestral lands and are determined to fight back. The villainous General Rendak is tasked with not only subduing the dwarven resistance but also ensuring that the mountain range remains under the control of the ruling country. His cruel methods and ruthless tactics have further fueled the dwarves' resolve to reclaim their homeland and drive out the oppressive army.</p></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Honestly, for free, I'd have been good with what I got so far, but some actual encounters would help...and then it gave me three potential encounters. Thing was I didn't<i> just</i> get three potential encounters. No, I got three types of encounters to choose from and it defaulted to one skill encounter, one social encounter, and one combat encounter. If I wanted three combat encounters I could've done that. It's important to note that I got to establish the general "feel" for the campaign, the size of the party, and the level, which was all factored in. For the record, I went with "realistic", 6 party members, and 1st level.</div><div><br /></div><div>So the thing spit out the three encounters, gave me some NPCs and saved everything. The $5 paid content would go so far as to let me generate battle maps (IIRC they don't actually generate battlemaps but they have a large stockpile of ready-made maps that the AI chooses from) and generate PCs. There is also, and I think this is free, a way to basically play a solo adventure through the adventure you just made as well. I started messing with that but didn't even start the adventure portion.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pretty much everything is tweakable and while it looks like it's set up for maybe 5th Edition D&D, I don't know it's definitely not OSR, there's a LOT of meat on those bones. You can not only create adventures but also campaigns and worlds as well, all with AI assistance. I do not think it would be difficult to take a few minutes to create an adventure and basically tweak on the fly. Combined with your own map collection and your own bestiary......this could be a great help.</div><div><br /></div><div>For $5 a month I think the organization factor (world, campaign, adventures) alone might be worth it, especially if I can get some AI assistance and prompts to help fill in gaps. For the price of free, definitely worth checking out <a href="https://www.roleplayrev.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roleplay Rev</a>.</div><div><br /></div>Christopher Stogdillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-39224892469743101332024-03-09T23:45:00.005-05:002024-03-09T23:45:42.024-05:00GM's Day Sale Wraps up at DTRPG Monday Morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/images/site_resources/GMsDay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="2048" height="79" src="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/images/site_resources/GMsDay.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>In about 34 hours from this post going live, the <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?promo=31817&affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DTRPG GM's Day Sale</a></b> wraps up. 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Maybe it's the default wackiness of the system, but I've run <b>DCC RPG</b> adventures with <b>Swords & Wizardry</b> rules, and the results were awesome.</p><p>The<b> <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dungeon-crawl-classics-mutant-crawl-classics-megabundle-2-books?partner=tenkar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DCC & MCC RPGs</a></b><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dungeon-crawl-classics-mutant-crawl-classics-megabundle-2-books?partner=tenkar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hit <b>Humble Bundle</b></a> earlier today. <b>For as little as a buck, you can get the DCC RPG Core Rulebook</b>, two adventures, and a coupon to use at the <b>Goodman Games </b>website. <i>25 bucks gives you the <b>DCC</b> and <b>MCC</b> rulebooks, plus 77 adventures and supplements for the two systems</i>. That's about 35 cents a book. 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It just never appealed to me. That being said, the first of the recent Dune movies was amazing, and I may even catch the new one in the theatre ;)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dune-adventures-tabletop-rpg-modiphius-books?partner=tenkar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dune RPG from Modiphius is currently on Humble Bundle</a></b>. While 18 bucks gets you everything, a single buck will get you the Dune Starter Box Set, the Quickstart, and a 50% discount on select physical Dune RPG products. If you are on the fence, just drop the buck.</p><p></p><blockquote>Get ready for endless TTRP adventure in Frank Herbert’s visionary sci-fi world with Dune – Adventures in the Imperium! This bundle includes digital editions of everything you need to bring the mystery and intrigue of this beloved world to your gaming table. On top of the core rulebook, you’ll get the Dune: Agents of Dune Deluxe Starter Set, designed to get your group in the game with zero prep. You’ll also get sourcebooks full of lore and crunch, like Power And Pawns: The Emperors Court, full of setting info and game options covering some of Dune most powerful factions. 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It presented a historical view of Western society, without feeling like a textbook. Over the years I've failed to follow up on later releases, but the <b>A Magical Society Bundle </b>should allow me to catch up instantly ;)</p><p>The <b><a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MagicalSociety" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magical Society Bundle is 19.95</a></b>, and includes the following titles:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe 3E</li><li>A Magical Society: Ecology and Culture</li><li>A Magical Society: Silk Road</li><li>A Magical Society: Beast Builder</li><li>The Undead Leviathan</li><li>The Slaver Fungus</li><li>A Magical Medieval Society: On Place Names</li></ul><div><blockquote>Adventurer! This new bundle, A Magical Society, presents historical sourcebooks and "Aggressive Ecologies" from Expeditious Retreat Press. These system-neutral tabletop roleplaying game supplements, full of ready-to-run systems, generators, gameable nuts-and-bolts details about the High Middle Ages, let you create terrain, cultures, kingdoms, landholdings, economies, and trade routes that help make every fantasy campaign setting more authentic and believable.</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mmfgQAXABz8" width="320" youtube-src-id="mmfgQAXABz8"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Quite simply an amazing value, this starter set should be in everyone's collection, whether physical or digital (or both). This is the starter set for the latest edition of <b>Call of Cthulhu</b>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/2/370454.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/2/370454.jpg" width="157" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/370454/runequest-starter-set" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RuneQuest Starter Set</a></b> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Normally 14.99, <b>currently on sale for 8.99. </b>Another amazing value from <b>Chaosium</b>, I own this in Print and digital. It is a very approachable way to get acquainted with <b>RuneQuest</b>. This starter set is for the latest edition of the <b>RuneQuest </b>Rules.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/458930/dragonbane-core-set-roll20-vtt-pdf-bundle?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragonbane Core Set | Roll20 VTT + PDF [BUNDLE]</a></b> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/11437/458930.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/11437/458930.png" width="155" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Normally 54.98 in digital for the two, <b>currently the bundle is on sale for 10.99</b>. The Dragonsbane Core Set rules are usually 24.99 on their own. if you use Roll20, this could be a no-brainer. I was a backer of <b>Dragonbane</b> from Kickstarter, and it is an impressive box of content. <br /></span></p><p><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/441804/complete-flextale-hexcrawl-bundle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Complete FlexTale Hexcrawl [BUNDLE]</span></a></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/9638/441804.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/9638/441804.png" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Normally 27.95 for the <b>Complete FlexTale Hexcrawl</b> [BUNDLE] in PDF, <b>currently the bundle is on sale for 8.39</b>. I own the core <b>FlexTale Hexcrawl</b> book in Print & PDF, so my cost for the remaining bundle is 5.39. I'm tempted to see if I can run an improvised campaign using <b>FlexTale</b> and the maps in the bundle. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y00L1J9fyHM" width="320" youtube-src-id="y00L1J9fyHM"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Another beautiful weekend that wasn't too hot meant I really needed to get some outside work done. Unfortunately for me, a HUGE portion of the work I did last weekend needed to be ripped out and re-done because I didn't account for something important and the resulting build was effectively worthless. I'm relatively happy with the 2nd end result and my own little "maker space" will soon start to be productive....<p></p><p>Anyway I also had some relatively mindless "grunt work" to get done and while I was working on it, my mind wandered, as it does.</p><p>I bring up (<i>probably far too</i>) often my fondness of HackMaster and while I'm not really wanting to talk specifically about that game, it came up in my thoughts, and I'll circle round back to that.....just mentioning it now so the haters can <strike>just go fuck off</strike> not waste anymore of their precious time reading the rest of this post.</p><p>I was thinking about OSR OC creation and how, and I'm making a gross generalization here, nobody likes playing "bad" PCs, and by "bad" I mean ones with low stats...at least stats with negative adjustments. I know there seems to be a upward trend in increasing stat scores over the evolution of D&D, and in earlier editions it didn't necessarily seem like a big deal if you had the odd negative modifier here or there. I mean nobody wants a PC with a 3 STR and that lovely -3 to hit/damage, or a 4-5 DEX with the corresponding -2 to hit and +2 to AC, but at our core we're <i><b>role-players</b></i>.</p><p>Odds are, at best, most PCs would likely have more plusses than minuses and statistically speaking and "dings" are likely to be a -1 to something.</p><p>My thoughts were that maybe, just maybe, instead of "just" having a penalty to some stats we instead basically create a "floor" for stats, in the case of Moldvay B/X, 9. Your PC, not counting racial adjustments, won't have stats below 9. Stats are still rolled normally, but if you get a low score that would give you a -2, for example, the score gets recorded as a 9 BUT you have to take a couple rolls on a special table that gives your PC some deformity, birth defect, mental condition, etc., that gives you the appropriate -1 on things that stat controls.</p><p>For example instead of getting a 5 CON your PC gets a 9 CON and two rolls on the CON chart. The results could be hemophilia and asthma. The end result is a combined -2 to hit point rolls, but the player (and GM) now has some extra material to work with. I can imagine if we had some good low STR results and the PC gets a hold of some <b>Gauntlets of Ogre Power</b>, that PC would get the benefit of 18 STR, but since they have some physical ailments gained from the STR chart they'd still have some physical issues, just not the in-game -1/-2/-3 from the low STR score.</p><p>Now I'm not trying to make light of people with actual mental or physical limitations, and obviously, if the idea was offensive to anyone then I wouldn't recommend it.....and I'm sure any given thing I could conceive of would be offensive to someone somewhere......the larger the audience the more likely for this to happen. </p><p>Anyway just a thought......but to circle back around to HackMaster, that game (both editions) have quirks & flaws and I thought they could probably be mined easily to create charts for each stat.</p><p>Adding a little variety and one could argue diversity to the game can't be all bad....can it?</p>Christopher Stogdillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-56003291478646023502024-03-02T21:18:00.004-05:002024-03-02T21:18:46.024-05:00Crowdfunding - HEROIC the Role Playing Game (FASERIP Clone)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HP1tyXh_VqZt0w6s_E8VbJnaVJ8bPgNZiw8EnpZaAhV0yqnZjC535zKf9aF-MG1hsP5_bPHUKLtTDiAtjqpfV1WJEZRl8s5Rt8yzBalf1-ShTfHqbE_ikv7-BWK4wuPH42nehcoEVx04fVaeB9eQJA1UrD6YVz5hYiwbhdP6smCWjV4GFifAFslitGN1/s2038/Screenshot%202024-03-02%20at%209.17.17%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="2038" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HP1tyXh_VqZt0w6s_E8VbJnaVJ8bPgNZiw8EnpZaAhV0yqnZjC535zKf9aF-MG1hsP5_bPHUKLtTDiAtjqpfV1WJEZRl8s5Rt8yzBalf1-ShTfHqbE_ikv7-BWK4wuPH42nehcoEVx04fVaeB9eQJA1UrD6YVz5hYiwbhdP6smCWjV4GFifAFslitGN1/w640-h358/Screenshot%202024-03-02%20at%209.17.17%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I'm finding it really interesting to see the number of projects going straight to Backerkit for funding )and totally bypassing Kickstarter). All I've heard from creators using Backerkit is simply how much better the service is.</p><p><a href="https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/zeg-media/heroic-the-role-playing-game?fbclid=IwAR2NRyQHe6f9SER7mXntpq2gb18KQ9sx10iKLEsXJaCbotbujZVpEIg9PqA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HEROIC</a> is a clone - of sorts - of the old Marvel SuperHeroes RPG from TSR. Famous for its color-coded charts, my experience with the system was the Conan RPG, and it worked well.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>HEROIC is a Neo Clone of the old-school MSH Advanced game by TSR that combines aspects of modernization as well as parts of the Astonishing Super Heroes RPG by Tim Bannock.</p><p>In its final form it will be a 200 page full colour game book, available as PDF, as well as softcover and hardcover POD (Print on Demand) by DTRPG (Drivethrurpg). Everything you need to play will be in the book, including an introductory adventure and characters from the Zenith Comics Universe.</p></blockquote><p>There are essentially three tiers for backing <b><a href="https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/zeg-media/heroic-the-role-playing-game?fbclid=IwAR2NRyQHe6f9SER7mXntpq2gb18KQ9sx10iKLEsXJaCbotbujZVpEIg9PqA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HEROIC</a></b> - PDF at $25 - Softcover print plus PDF at $50, and hardcover plus PDF at $70, shipping not included.</p><p>I must say, I really appreciate the highlighted art, as it reminds me of the later days of the silver age of comics in the late 70s and 80s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TCp8suqppJI" width="320" youtube-src-id="TCp8suqppJI"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Can you really have too many? I find that I love reading new settings, and liberally steal, or borrow, depending on your point of view, from different settings to make my own setting complete. Urban settings have their own, special appeal, as they are easier to drop into a different setting more or less whole.</p><p><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/410256/ravensrook-a-grimdark-urban-fantasy-setting?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ravensrook: A Grimdark Urban Fantasy Setting</a></b> is a setting suitable for both the OSR and 5e rulesets. Normally 10 bucks in PDF, <b>Ravensrook is on sale for a mere 5 bucks until tomorrow morning, </b>March 1st.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>The Lands of the Free Lords is a patchwork of petty kingdoms, bandit lords, and misfit war camps sandwiched between evil empires, do-gooder nations, and religious zealots. While regional warlords rose and fell over the ages, there was one constant within this chaotic land - the famed city of Ravensrook. The Black-Winged City of Bandits and Brigands. The only proper city within the Lands of the Free Lords.</p><p>This supplement is fully compatible with 5th edition as well as the OSR.</p><p>Includes:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A history of Ravensrook and its region, the Lands of the Free Lords.</li><li>A full overview of the city’s government; Guilded-law, the Members of the Council of Lords, and the new Governor.</li><li>A full breakdown of the four tiers of the city, along with the prominent businesses and Guilds to be found in each one.</li><li>A full city map showing the locations of all the important businesses, Guild Halls, and governmental buildings.</li><li>Information on 14 different factions within the city that are vying for power and control.</li><li>Entries on the top 16 Guilds of the city.</li><li>23 entries for the most important NPCs to be found within the city along with role-playing notes.</li><li>A listing of all the Gods worshiped within Ravensrook along with monsters specific to the city and their statblocks.</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xvpf4GkWiKU" width="320" youtube-src-id="Xvpf4GkWiKU"></iframe></div><br /><p> </p><p> <i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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We've butted heads in the past, at times quite vocally, but one thing that is consistent with V is the quality of the work he does. Love him or hate him, if you like gonzo in your OSR, few compare to V and his releases.</p><p><a href="https://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2024/02/leap-day-biggest-chaalt-sale.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Venger is running a sale today for his Cha'alt setting</a>. Physical books are 20 bucks plus 5 bucks shipping:</p><p></p><blockquote><p>For one unbelievable day... February 29th, Leap Day, I'm selling the gorgeous, professionally printed, signed and numbered Cha'alt hardcover book for only $20 + $5 shipping/handling.</p><p>What is Cha'alt (in case you were sent here by a friend of a friend)? It's my eldritch, gonzo, science-fantasy, post-apocalypse, humor, sleaze, pop-culture, exploitation grindhouse campaign setting. It's a system-neutral OSR and 5e compatible tome of lore, factions, new races, adventures, locations, monsters, magic items, high tech, and features The Black Pyramid, a darkly weird megadungeon funhouse that's like nothing you've ever seen.</p><p>Check out the reviews, testimonials, vlogs, word of mouth, and hushed whispers of lurid illumination, unutterable chanting, and that foul piping music interspersed with foreboding drums! According to the RPG Pundit, Cha'alt is a masterpiece of stupid gonzo fantasy!</p><p>After the last sale and Kickstarter, I only have about 300 left to sell. Want your book by this time next week? Paypal me the $25 [USA only; foreign shipping is $60 for book + shipping] at...</p><p>Venger.Satanis@yahoo.com</p></blockquote><p>But maybe you want to see what you are getting first. Or maybe you don't want to pay at all. In that case, <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/284600/cha-alt?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">V is offering Cha'alt for FREE today in PDF</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vf6e8bwU5GI" width="320" youtube-src-id="vf6e8bwU5GI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-3317398590330442902024-02-28T13:08:00.002-05:002024-02-28T13:08:13.591-05:00Deal of the Day - FlexTale Solo Image Oracle Omnibus (system-neutral) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/9638/463669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="800" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/9638/463669.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><p>Solo gaming intrigues me, more so as a way to learn a new system - or learn a known system better. It also gives me ideas I can use in a traditional campaign, and the ideas are - somewhat - playtested.</p><p><b>Today's Deal of the Day is FlexTale Solo Image Oracle Omnibus</b> (system-neutral). Normally 19.99 in PDF, but until tomorrow <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463669/flextale-solo-image-oracle-omnibus-system-neutral?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FlexTale Solo Image Oracle Omnibus is on sale for 8 bucks</a></b>.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>The FlexTale Solo Image Oracle is an innovative creative tool for solo adventurers to generate dynamic, intriguing answers to questions about your campaign and the adventures that take place within it.</p><p>A simple roll of 3d6 is all you need to generate over 5,400 answers and pieces of creative content for any campaign setting, any situation, and any level of skill as a G/DM.</p><p>Omnibus</p><p>This book is the Omnibus edition of the Solo Image Oracle. It assembles the contents of the previously-published six individual volumes. Each of those Volumes contains 36 images; this Omnibus contains all 216 images.</p><p>Free Sample Edition</p><p>Unsure, but curious? Grab the FREE Sample Edition. It contains 16 images instead of 216, and lacks the section on rules system harmonization, but is otherwise exactly the same content and massive utility as this full version.</p><p>Digital Resource Companion</p><p>You also get a Microsoft Excel file containing all 5,400 creative elements for all 216 images. This is the same content that's presented in the book, just in a format that some might enjoy using more than a PDF. You are welcome to extend, amend, or otherwise use this tool for your own personal gaming experience.</p><p>Immediately Useful</p><p>Download this book, open it up to a random page, and pick any part of that page. This book was designed so that whatever you end up pointing at, you should be able to use it in your campaign, whether you're a veteran DM of 30+ years running a published campaign for a dozen players or a brand-new player giving solo play a try.</p><p>What is This Thing?</p><p>An Oracle is a tool to provide an answer. Usually, this is in the context of a solo adventure, where you as the adventurer need to rely upon some external source of truth to keep things unpredictable and interesting. Solo Oracle tools abound, and are quite popular--it's probably safe to say that nearly every single solo adventurer uses at least one Oracle tool.</p><p>The Solo Image Oracle takes this a step further. (It wouldn't be a FlexTale book if it didn't take things an order of magnitude further!)</p><p>Three dice is all it takes: Roll one six-sided die to pick which image palette you use. Then, roll 2d6, and pick an image randomly from that grid of 36 abstract icons. You can use that simple image as a point of inspiration on its own; this approach is very similar to Rory's Story Cubes, another popular resource for solo gamers.</p><p>A Step Further in Creative Inspiration</p><p>But the FlexTale difference amplifies the utility and power of this book as an Oracle: each of those images gets its own full page.</p><p>Each of those 216 images gets over 25 different elements: specific answers to questions, creative directions, entire quest snippets, magic items, random encounters, and much, much more.</p><p>All in all, two simple dice can drive over 5,400 dynamic and creative sources of inspiration for any campaign setting.</p><p>System-Neutral, Zero-Prep</p><p>This is a common objective in FlexTale books, and I'm thrilled to say that this book was designed from the start to satisfy these as requirements, even moreso than any other book before it in the FlexTale line.</p><p>The Solo Image Oracle provides visual and text inspiration. As a result, it's system neutral, and can be easily used in any tabletop roleplaying game, though the particular answers in many cases are fantasy-oriented. For those who use 5E, Pathfinder, Pathfinder Second Edition, OSR, or DCC systems, there is an extensive 9-page description of how to use specific rules language across those systems.</p><p>The whole point of this book is that it requires no preparation to use. You can, quite literally, flip to a page completely at random, point to a place on that page, and derive inspiration for your solo adventure content.</p><p>Any Gaming Table</p><p>Although the Solo Image Oracle was designed from the ground up to be a tool to empower solo gamers, it's also an immensely powerful tool for a traditional gaming table. A time-pressed or creatively stymied G/DM can use this book exactly like a solo gamer would, and find creative drivers just as naturally and quickly.</p><p>What's Included</p><p>The Solo Image Oracle features:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>216 abstract image silhouettes</li><li>5,400 total creative elements</li><li>216 unique items and Rewards for PCs who complete quests</li><li>216 creative Penalties for PCs who fail quests :)</li><li>216 random encounters and drivers</li><li>216 interesting NPC behaviors, backgrounds, or characteristics</li><li>216 Quest snippets, ready to use immediately, or flesh out and make your own</li><li>216 twists and spins on enemy behavior to make every combat memorable and interesting</li></ul><p></p><p>Full and easy integration with other FlexTale books, in particular the FlexAI Guidebook, the Solo Adventuring Toolkit, and the Hexcrawl Toolkit</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p>Creative Elements</p><p>Each of the 216 images gets a full page's worth of content, with 25 creative Elements to help drive game content and decisions. These include the following, color-coded for ease and speed of reference:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>General</li><li>Noun</li><li>Verb</li><li>Adjective</li><li>Adverb</li><li>Question</li><li>Detailed Answer</li><li>Social</li><li>NPC Description</li><li>Role</li><li>Context</li><li>Choice</li><li>Result</li><li>Combat</li><li>Combat Description</li><li>Random Encounter</li><li>Action Outcome</li><li>Enemy Targeting</li><li>Combat Role</li><li>Combat Role Size</li><li>Combat Stance</li><li>Quest & Encounter</li><li>New Quest Snippet</li><li>Quest Development</li><li>Reward</li><li>Penalty</li><li>Quest Archetype</li><li>Quest Sub-Archetype</li><li>Origins & Development</li></ul><p></p><p>The author is a veteran DM who cut his teeth on the BECMI boxes back in middle school. The approach taken with this book was pretty simple, but drives from decades of experience and talent: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pick an image.</li><li>Consider that image in the context of each of the 25 creative elements defined.</li><li>Create adventure content inspired by that combination (of image + element) and write it down.</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li></li></ul><p></p>Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-80604162122321933152024-02-27T19:07:00.006-05:002024-02-27T19:07:37.091-05:00Bundle of Holding - Chivalry and Rising Sun (Chivalry & Sorcery)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NabhjBn1t5_SMR7mZB9hgyGYkJxmoOxyKE8oGz9OuhZdRqFvTBwWXAW3wClyyyymkM9g_n27m3AUb-Nu6kXO28ZfoIKbilVheeZ9sTrqWgQIu5YokTPktTehCr61y9KLHIBycusOrhtLeEam4XMkYTH852sh5X9C27bv4xTsqRoUGwBlaW4bs_5JDI71/s1288/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%206.55.33%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1288" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NabhjBn1t5_SMR7mZB9hgyGYkJxmoOxyKE8oGz9OuhZdRqFvTBwWXAW3wClyyyymkM9g_n27m3AUb-Nu6kXO28ZfoIKbilVheeZ9sTrqWgQIu5YokTPktTehCr61y9KLHIBycusOrhtLeEam4XMkYTH852sh5X9C27bv4xTsqRoUGwBlaW4bs_5JDI71/w640-h502/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%206.55.33%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I remember back in 2009 or 2010, I finally found a copy of <b>Chivalry & Sorcery 1st Edition</b> on eBay. I had heard so much about <b>C&S</b> in my early days of gaming that it was something I had had my eye on for a while. Sadly, the font size made it nigh unreadable to my aging eyes.</p><p><a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/RisingSun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Chivalry & Sorcery</b> is currently available at <b>Bundle of Holding</b></a>. It offers the latest version of <b>Chivalry & Sorcery (2020) </b>as well as <b>Land of the Rising Sun (2021)</b>. <b>14.95 gets you the C&S Collection</b>, and just short of <b>26 bucks adds in the Rising Sun Collection. </b></p><p></p><blockquote><p>Adventurer! This new Chivalry and Rising Sun Bundle presents the Chivalry and Sorcery tabletop roleplaying game of medieval fantasy adventure from Brittannia Game Designs, along with the new 2021 version of its Land of the Rising Sun campaign setting. Among the oldest FRPGs still published, Chivalry and Sorcery depicts an authentic feudal Europe with nobles, knights, Christian priests, and medieval doctrines. The game focuses not on dungeon crawls but on the feudal system, court intrigue, tournaments and jousts, and a comprehensive catalogue of ordinary life. Want to foil an assassination plot at a royal wedding – clear a pack of bandits from Creag Hill in Somerset – or find a missing priest and recover his tithes from a haunted keep? Chivalry and Sorcery helps you tell all these stories with authority and conviction. And Land of the Rising Sun, newly expanded by Lee Gold (designer of the 1980 First Edition), brings the same historical focus to Japan's Feudal period (850-1500 CE), updated to the C&S Fifth Edition rules.</p><p>[Note: This offer's version of Land of the Rising Sun is Lee Gold's 2021 campaign supplement for Chivalry and Sorcery, not her vintage 1980 standalone game (based on C&S 1E) from Fantasy Games Unlimited. And the "Fifth Edition" of Chivalry and Sorcery refers to the fifth version (2020) of the original 1977 game, not D&D Fifth Edition.]</p><p>For just US$14.95 you get all nine titles in our Chivalry Collection (retail value $78.50) as DRM-free ebooks, including the complete Chivalry and Sorcery Fifth Edition corebook (along with the C&S Basic Rules and the Character Generator Excel spreadsheet); Goblins, Orcs, & Trolls; theEuropean Folklore Bestiary; three recent C&S adventures – Curse of the Casket, Facets of Fire, and The Welsh Connection; the sourcebook Castles of Britain; and the GM Screen.</p><p></p><p>And if you pay more than the threshold price of $25.72, you'll level up and also get our entire Rising Sun Collection with four more C&S supplements worth an additional $55, including the 2021 Land of the Rising Sun campaign setting and its Rising Sun Folklore Bestiary, Map Pack, and Adventure Book.</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6TBpbMhG6d4" width="320" youtube-src-id="6TBpbMhG6d4"></iframe></div><p> </p><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Simply put, if Gabor Lux is on the tin, you can safely assume the product will be far above average to great.</p><p><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/426926/the-forest-of-gornate?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Forest of Gornate</a></b> by Gabor Lux is today's <b>Deal of the Day at DTRPG</b>. Normally 6.50 in PDF, until tomorrow morning <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/426926/the-forest-of-gornate?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Forest of Gornate is on sale for 3.25</a></b>.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>“South of the dark walls of Mur, an overgrown forest lies between two mountain ranges. Its namesake, the immortal beast Gornate, noted for his thirty-six eyes and a peculiar taste for collecting human spinal columns, has made no sign of his presence in many years. Even so, the woodlands hide numerous dangers. Robber bands, man-eating beasts, abandoned manor houses and mysterious ruins dot a land divided by rivers and mountain ridges. The people of the city rarely venture into the forest, but recently, three notabilities have expressed an interest in sponsoring a hazardous, but lucrative expedition. While serving three masters may be too much for a single adventure, a resourceful and lucky company could return rich from… The Forest of Gornate!”</p><p>A 32-page module for 3rd to 5th level characters, The Forest of Gornate offers a complex, open-ended wilderness pointcrawl set in the Forest of Gornate, a place of fallen civilisations, strange denizens, and natural wonders. Seek the treasures of a mysterious villa, the secrets of a reclusive bandit leader, win the patronage of the ancient and sinister Guild of Judges, or strike out on your own to seek fame and fortune in the forests, and the lands beyond. Inspired by the gamebook classic, Scorpion Swamp, this is a module offering 42+39 keyed areas, adventure hooks, rumours, and random encounters offering numerous possibilities for open-ended exploration and player-driven adventure. It is also a companion to In the Shadow of the City-God, but enjoyable on its own terms. The adventure features illustrations by Denis McCarthy (who also did the cover), Stefan Poag, Jerry Boucher, as well as the Dead Victorians.</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RcA7eHXAHh4" width="320" youtube-src-id="RcA7eHXAHh4"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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That show is called <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_in_Dungeon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Delicious in Dungeon</a></b> and it's a Japanese Manga that has been animated. There's not a lot to spoil, but it's about a party feeding themselves by eating the various monsters they come across. <p></p><p>Most games don't address the edibility of various monsters in their system, but HackMaster does so I'm used to seeing that information.</p><p><br />Clearly, I found this inspiring, so I decided to come up with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/472090/&affiliate_id=166251&src=FM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a new d30 table</a> for those times the party decides to try some new "food". It's a relatively simple edibility chart/table, but it had been "stuck" in the back of my head for a while now and I'm thankful I got it out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/472090/&affiliate_id=166251&src=FM" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="d30 Monster Edibility Table" border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXSGrcL9uEmsQJ6u0K8QwuWSQOjZJzBVQjA7B_QC-PvW0OHdHl_eWda9SdqW2UgZq3SL8Ay_W0rw3rI734lkBiTN9Rqt_5Xfr2juRCeOJSyF_br4UfyqiN6Kg9jOsx8e0U-_EC2PQ1qRaG36n96jn6MasazEZiWZG3RNROebofCPZxwA3avFuoqmJhV1B/w154-h200/FGM37t.png" title="d30 Monster Edibility Table" width="154" /></a></div>I also mentioned last week about some issues with my Adobe InDesign that I used to do the layout for projects like this. I did end up going with Affinity Publisher 2 because that was the only program that seemed to be able to open my InDesign files. It's relatively user-friendly and the only actual problem I've had so far is that I cannot print to PDF like I'm used to doing. I can export to PDF, which is just fine.<p></p><div>I'm mentioning Affinity Publisher 2 mostly because it's on sale right now where the bundle of Publisher 2, Photo 2 (<i>Adobe Photoshop alternative</i>), and Design 2 (<i>Adobe Illustrator alternative</i>) are on sale for 20% off, which comes to around $130. Compared to having a monthly subscription to any of these Adobe programs.....well, just Adobe InDesign is $240 a year pre-paid. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you use these type of programs for your own products......I can recommend <a href="https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Affinity</a> (not a sponsor or anything) and IIRC the coupon code was "USE20", but there is also a free 1 month trial period for all three programs.</div>Christopher Stogdillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831712020518883173noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-73716952930025282592024-02-24T12:17:00.004-05:002024-02-24T12:17:31.147-05:00Deal of the Day - The Oneiric Hinterlands (OSR Setting/Campaign)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/14304/418017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="565" height="800" src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/14304/418017.png" width="565" /></a></div><p>I truly enjoy picking up new settings and campaigns. Even if I never run them, they are flush with new ideas and fresh takes.</p><p><b>The Oneiric Hinterlands</b> is both setting and campaign and should take the party from 1st level to about level 7, which is where many campaigns peter out in my experience. While not for all groups, I suspect there is much one can borrow or steal for their own campaign.</p><p>Normally 10 bucks in PDF, <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/418017/the-oneiric-hinterlands?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Oneiric Hinterlands</a></b> is the current <b>Deal of the Day</b>, and until tomorrow morning, <b>it is on sale for 4 bucks</b>.</p><blockquote><p>The Oneiric Hinterlands is a sandbox campaign inspired by fairytales and folklore and set in an enchanted woodland.</p><p>Deep in a hollow hill in the ancient Woldwood lies the Dream Gate: a beachhead for a war against reality that never came to pass. Its custodian, Lord Nuada, has disappeared, and now the oneiric energies have begun to warp the very fabric of the world.</p><p>Nuada's subjects - the sapient animals called the Danu - are too distracted to care. Following his disappearance, a civil war ended in a magical catastrophe, and the ascension of cruel predator overlords.</p><p>Meanwhile, the 'Goblin King', deposed by Nuada, has returned from Underland. Sending his fungal minions into Nuada's abandoned hill palace, he seeks to retake his throne.</p><p>Nearby the dwindling human colonies are still dealing with the aftermath of their war with the giants two decades earlier. Rumors circulate that the leader of the giants may have returned from death, and now treasure hunters arrive to disturb things best left buried.</p><p>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</p><p>Requires Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy, or similar old school rules. </p><p>The Oneiric Hinterlands features a 21 location wilderness (the mythic forest of Woldwood), a 34 room dungeon (the Temple of Typhon), and a 118 room dungeon (Nuada's abandoned palace below a hill).</p><p>The Oneiric Hinterlands provides a campaign to take 4-6 characters from 1st to 7th level.</p><p>VTT support: 74 battlemaps and 16 unlabelled maps included!</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yW0xtdxL2po" width="320" youtube-src-id="yW0xtdxL2po"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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Phil has become the master of the Old School RPG Kickstarter :)</p><p><b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/321049/the-book-of-dungeon-encounters?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Today's Deal of the Day is The Book of Encounters</a> </b>by Phil Reed. While systemless, it certainly hues to the old-school sensibilities many of us are used to. Normally 9.99 in PDF, but <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/321049/the-book-of-dungeon-encounters?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">until tomorrow morning, The Book of Encounters is on sale for 5.97</a></b>.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>Welcome to the dungeon, gamemaster. More so than any other location, the dungeon is the heart of adventure for many a fantasy roleplaying game.</p><p>On the pages of this book, you will find 100 different dungeon encounter ideas drawn from five different imaginations. This time I am joined by four other co-authors who have brought their own experiences and concepts to the book, making it far more entertaining than it would have been without them.</p><p>Over half of the book has been written by my co-authors, making my own contribution to this work little more than the act of dreaming up the project, coordinating the</p><p>efforts of the creators, and handling the task of managing the Kickstarter campaign as well as the final design and layout of the book. My co-authors deserve the real credit for how very fun this book has turned out.</p><p>The Book of Dungeon Encounters is for those gamemasters who are stuck for an idea. Simply turn to this book and roll (or select!) an encounter. I hope that you enjoy the work as much as I have.</p><p>– Philip Reed</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IXsHSBETo0Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="IXsHSBETo0Y"></iframe></div><br /><p> </p><p><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b></b></i></p><p><i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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With short articles that pack a punch, value for money is usually pretty high for zines in general, and <b>Carcass Crawler</b> proves the point.</p><p>The current Deal of the Day at DTRPG is <b><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/398472/carcass-crawler-issue-three?affiliate_id=1446" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carcass Crawler: Issue Three</a> for Old School Essentials</b>. Normally 7.50 for 32 pages in PDF, but until tomorrow morning it is on sale for 3 bucks.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>The third issue of Carcass Crawler — the official Old-School Essentials zine! Each issue is packed with new material for your games, including new character classes and races, new spells and magic items, new monsters, optional and expanded rules, referee advice, previews of in-development products, short adventures, and more!</p><p>In This Issue:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New classes: Five new character classes. The beast master, the dragonborn, the mutoid, the mycelian, and the tiefling.</li><li>New races: Four new character races for Advanced Fantasy games. The dragonborn, the mutoid, the mycelian, and the tiefling.</li><li>Expanded equipment: More adventuring gear, weapons, and armour, to increase adventuring options and character customisation.</li><li>Woodland monsters: 8 brand new monsters that lurk in the deep, shadowed glades and sacred groves of ancient forests beyond the reach of civilisation.</li><li>Creating monsters: Referee guidelines for creating new monsters for Old-School Essentials games. Keep the game fresh (and players on their toes) by devising your own new horrors and foes.</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IXsHSBETo0Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="IXsHSBETo0Y"></iframe></div><br /><p> </p><p> <i style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><b>The Tavern</b> is supported by readers like you. 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