Many Dice Were Rolled
Random TTRPG Thoughts 75
It’s Memorial Day in the US, I’ve had multiple events going on the past couple of days, and I’ve not been sleeping great. Between feeling drowsy and the full schedule I’m rather grumpy, but I have coffee and so my brain is waking up anyway. These are random TTRPG thoughts.
- DM Scotty, the creator of EZD6, is creating a new horror play set for the system with two different modes of play. I got to play one of these on Saturday night, where we played survivors. My character didn’t survive, but the system is so much fun!
- I got to run a session of Land of Eem last week. It’s an interesting system with a lot of flavor. I need to get more skilled with adding the different twists, and it works better if you have a table of folks who will engage with the NPCs. And, yes, I’ll run it again.
- My review of Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme is written! Now I just need to find time to record and edit it for my channel. Can’t wait to run this one!
- I’ve got two slots open for my Sentinel Comics RPG session at CRIT. Anyone want to play? June 25, starting at 8:30 PM Eastern.
- Last week I met some folks who had zero interest in playing anything other than 5e. It seems odd to me, but since there were four 5e tables they could jump in on I suppose there was little reason to play anything else. I ended up with four players for my Into the Odd adventure and had a good time. There was a character named Gary.
- I haven’t had as many entries for my 4000 subscriber give-away as I was expecting. Go watch the video to find out how to enter!
- Tales of Argosa has an exploit mechanic which flavors combat quite a bit. As I was playing I couldn’t help but think how its free-form setup is what bonus actions should have been in 5e. I can see how the exploits could bog down if you get a person dithering over their sheet for what they’re “allowed” to do, but we ended up being pretty fast. I love how you can set up the next person to take their turn by stunning or distracting an opponent. It’s a game worth checking out.
- I’m almost finished reading Theology, Religion, and Dungeons & Dragons. It’s a pricey academic book, but rather engaging. A couple of the essays didn’t resonate, and there one whose premise with which I just plain disagree, but it’s a nice read to complete before my sabbatical begins.
- Jacob, from Avenue Studios, has been my GM for two different horror games. My character almost got to the end in both…almost. Also, I had an absolute blast in both and horror is not my typical jam.
- I need to set up a time for the next Open Adventure session at Brewery Thirty-Three!
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