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New comment on GeekList Q&D III - 2026.
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:56:47
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:56:47
by D4A9
To be fair, I was not available to tally the Consolation Cup result on Monday afternoon and Monday evening (local time) due to work commitment. I did tally Consolation Cup result on Tuesday afternoon (local time).
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD APR 14: For GMs: Are fully-fleshed out player characters preferred, with backgrounds, motivations, and a cool portrait, or are just the basics and let the characters develop over the campaign?
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:16:50
NPCs now, as people have brought this into the QotD, ... if I feel I've got the time on my hands, I give them this:
a) what they want (to happen)
b) what they don't want (to happen)
c) what they can actually do
(Probably a Patrick Stuart thing or somesuch.)
(e.g., Doffel the Watch Captain: wants to keep his pension, doesn't want people to pester the mayor, and can forge any local document as he has a copy of the mayoral seal. Booom.)
What really adds something at the table is to scribble a silly portrait on an index card. Immediately helps the PCs connect to the NPCs better.
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:16:50
by Againsto
Yeah no. PCs ought to have the basics, and the rest we find out in play. (So largely in agreement with - as usual - Lux Bux, Andy, Sean, Bill and the dear Princess.)NPCs now, as people have brought this into the QotD, ... if I feel I've got the time on my hands, I give them this:
a) what they want (to happen)
b) what they don't want (to happen)
c) what they can actually do
(Probably a Patrick Stuart thing or somesuch.)
(e.g., Doffel the Watch Captain: wants to keep his pension, doesn't want people to pester the mayor, and can forge any local document as he has a copy of the mayoral seal. Booom.)
What really adds something at the table is to scribble a silly portrait on an index card. Immediately helps the PCs connect to the NPCs better.
New comment on Item for GeekList "The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction 2026 (CLOSED)"
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:00:08
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 08:00:08
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD APR 11: Is there a system, setting, or campaign that you came back to after a long time away, it had changed or your perception of it had changed? What changed and was it positive or negative?
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 07:11:40
On a similar note, I really like Symbaroum's The Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns, but I am not at all convinced by the combat-heavy focus of Symbaroum's mechanics. I am half-tempted to see if it's possible to adapt it to Basic Role-Playing (BRP) with which my group is very familiar, but it would take so much work to integrate all the various elements.
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 07:11:40
by mistonwater
chuckdee68 wrote:
7th Sea. I was able to overlook the system in the old one- it had its problems but the setting more than made up for it. With the new one, I had to take the setting elsewhere because I just couldn't with the system.
On a similar note, I really like Symbaroum's The Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns, but I am not at all convinced by the combat-heavy focus of Symbaroum's mechanics. I am half-tempted to see if it's possible to adapt it to Basic Role-Playing (BRP) with which my group is very familiar, but it would take so much work to integrate all the various elements.
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Characters - The Trouble with Dragons"
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 06:39:29
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 06:39:29
by secretfool
An item RPG Item: Will of the People - Conversion for 3.5 has been added to the geeklist Characters - The Trouble with Dragons
Reply: RPGGeek News:: Re: RPGGeek of the Week 499: NormandyWept (Andy Pymont)
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:18:33
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:18:33
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New comment on Item for GeekList "Top 50 Role Playing Games I'd like to Play"
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:16:24
👀 Since you've played it before Michael, how do you feel it would adapt to PbF?
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:16:24
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Charming thrme!👀 Since you've played it before Michael, how do you feel it would adapt to PbF?
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList " 2026 Annual Geek Session Report Challenge "
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:11:31
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:11:31
by Serpentine_C
An item RPG Item: Report 22:01:08 has been added to the geeklist 2026 Annual Geek Session Report Challenge
Spiders And How To Care For Them (Tiny Dungeon 2e)
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:44
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:44
A new episode has been added to the database:
Spiders And How To Care For Them (Tiny Dungeon 2e)
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Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:44
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:44
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The Dice Cabinet: Sandbox of our Hearts
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:43
Posted: Wed, 15 Apr 05:10:43
A new episode has been added to the database:
The Dice Cabinet: Sandbox of our Hearts
