by Derang3d

jmcampbell wrote:

Who wants to be lucky natural 20?

Can I join twice?

by MOTHDevil

Does anyone know if 5E is current and available in Japan? We have a Japanese exchange student that I was considering introducing to the game, but her English is very limited. I was hoping that if it was something she was interested in, she could pick up a Japanese copy when she gets back home.

*Yes, I realize there are more popular fantasy RPGs in Japan, but I don't have time to acquire and learn a new game right now, so d&d it is...

by KWDragon

Somehow, I still manage to get promotional emails from Petersen Games but they can't seem to find my email address for updates on the outstanding Kickstarters I backed forever ago (Dinosaur 1944 & Return to Planet Apocalypse board game). I still see them at events (like ChaosiumCon) where Sandy is treated with this wild reverence by others that I cannot and will not provide him. Every time I have pinned Arthur down at one of these (which is twice), he says that he is very sorry that they can't provide refunds, as that money is already spent. There is never any word about possible fulfillment, not that I really expect it at this point.

So my two questions to the community are this: Have you heard anything about these failed projects on some super secret communication line I am not privy to? Is there anything we can do (in terms of KS) about this?

I'm pretty sure the answers are "no" and "give up" but I am hoping there might be another answer out there somewhere. This genuinely feels like business fraud at this point. They took in thousands of dollars and apparently never had any intention of fulfilling their obligations.

by SteamCraft

Sandbox. I am not a fan of one-shots out of it being an introduction to a system/game.

by Pigsel

An item RPG Item: Bard has been added to the geeklist Hoard of the Dragon Queen OOC - Playtest [2024 NPI]Edit

by AZBarbarian

I'd say I prefer curated, with the illusion of a sandbox. A skilled GM can pull this off.

by BG05

I REALLY think Kal-Arath will work for you. You can get his 3 zines together in one book on Lulu.com for under $30. There’s a ton of content in there. Gladiator fighting, jungles, temples……

by BG05

From Castle Grief:
Kal-Arath (Sword and Sorcery)
Arathi Sector (Sword, Sorcery, Spaceships, and Lasers)

Both are awesome games that are built for solo but can be played in a group as well. Tons of tables that can provide endless outcomes. There are lots of videos on Kal-Arath and I would highly recommend it. I just got Arathi Sector yesterday and haven’t broken into it yet.

Your “downward spiral” comment made me think of Shiver. It’s a horror RPG that has a clock and bad rolls accelerate the clock. Every 15 minutes worth of bad roll accumulation results in a consequence which will ultimately lead to a finale. They have a supplement called Shiver: Blockbuster that will allow for more adventure type games.

I also thought of the Outgunned line. It has simple dice rolls (Match symbols) and a fail forward mechanic.

by wildthayne

Kaffedrake wrote:

Exaggerify the embossiment?

Since the requesting party wanted the letters on a red background, I already quadruple de-embossed them to make them clearer. I can try stepping them back a bit now that they have cowered.

by jerome2229

What news for the release of the fourth trilogy?

by Professor X

Based in part upon these replies, I pulled the trigger and ordered the over hill / under hill starter kit.
Thanks again. I am looking forward to trying this out.

by Dolphinandrew

All else being equal, I probably most prefer open ended one-shots (which I guess was not an option). I've probably hand most running success as a GM with limited, carefully crafted longer term games, like some of the classic CoC published adventures, for instance (again, also not an option).

But I generally pick the structure for the game. Some things need more length and/or more structure or the opposite, depending on what the group is going for.