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Reply: RPGGeek Suggestions:: Re: This Week In Geek History - Discussion
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:16:10
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:16:10
by sdonohue
This week's cut list April 12 - 18April 12
1877- Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game [microbadge=126]
1904- French opera singer/actress Lily Pons [microbadge=9813]
1940- American jazz/funk pianist Herbie Hancock [microbadge=18978]
1955- Salk announces polio vaccine [microbadge=5143]
April 13
1598- Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, granting French Protestant Hugeunots substantial rights [microbadge=11197]
1743- Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States [microbadge=13699]
1906- Irish author/playwright Samuel Beckett [microbadge=4314]
1946- American soul singer Al Green [microbadge=31764]
1951- E Street drummer Max Weinberg [microbadge=8129][microbadge=19006]
April 14
1629- Dutch physicist & astronomer Christiaan Huygens, founder of the wave theory of light [microbadge=10870][microbadge=7769]
1865- President Lincoln shot at Ford's Theater [microbadge=14010]
1932- Country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn [microbadge=1346]
1935- 'Black Sunday,' sandstorm ravages the US Midwest, creating the Dust Bowl [microbadge=36551]
1941- Former Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose [microbadge=6444]
1945- Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore [microbadge=6053]
April 15
1894- Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev [microbadge=11530]
1912- Titanic ends maiden/only/final voyage [microbadge=13586]
1933- Country singer Roy Clark [microbadge=1346]
1947- Jackie Robinson became first person of color in Major League Baseball [microbadge=35377]
1997- MLB honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams [microbadge=27613]
April 16
1786- English Admiral & Artic Explorer Sir John Franklin [microbadge=8088]
1908- Natural Bridges National Monument created (Lake Powell, Utah) [microbadge=44299]
1922- Annie Oakley sequentially shoots 100 clay targets [microbadge=39062]
1924- American composer-conductor Henry Mancini [microbadge=4551]
1947- Basketball player and hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [microbadge=1343]
April 17
1875- Bored, English officer Neville Chamberlain invents Snooker [microbadge=2024]
1937- Daffy Duck debuts in 'Porky's Duck Hunt' [microbadge=3257]
1961- Cuban missile crisis [microbadge=40275]
April 18
1775- Paul Revere and William Dawes take their famous revolutionary ride [microbadge=4147]
1783- Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, 8 years to the day from when it began [microbadge=34787]
1864- American journalist/author Richard Harding Davis [microbadge=4687]
1906- San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city [microbadge=45706][microbadge=14737]
Reply: Press Releases:: Re: Fallout American Blood
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:09:36
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:09:36
by Dutys_Fist
And thank you for sharing this of course!
Reply: Press Releases:: Re: Fallout American Blood
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:09:05
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:09:05
by Dutys_Fist
Right, absolutely, and interesting indeed, but I surmise that if you call something an RPG vs an adventure, different people will look at it seeking different things, but as always YMMV.
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Character sheets for The First Step (2026 NPI)"
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:07:16
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:07:16
by SiriusAsh
An item RPG: Cosmere Roleplaying Game has been added to the geeklist Character sheets for The First Step (2026 NPI)
Reply: Press Releases:: Re: The New World
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:07:13
No worries, the layout is confusing for sure, so post where you think makes sense, and hopefully me or another mod will then move it to the correct spot - that's why I'm here after all!
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:07:13
by Dutys_Fist
JohnDevlin wrote:
I'm still learning how things work on this site if i've put it in the wrong place i appologise
No worries, the layout is confusing for sure, so post where you think makes sense, and hopefully me or another mod will then move it to the correct spot - that's why I'm here after all!
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Gathering of Friends 2026 Auction"
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:05:58
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 15:05:58
by spielboy
An item RPG Designer: Matt Leacock has been added to the geeklist Gathering of Friends 2026 Auction
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "April 2026 US Math Trade"
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:56:12
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:56:12
by Greyson
An item RPG Item: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes has been added to the geeklist April 2026 US Math Trade
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD July 24: Do you have campaign/adventure ideas that you've been keeping in your back pocket? Do share?
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:56:02
The Thing With Rings...
A nobles wife contacts PCs to rescue her abducted husband. PCs should rescue him.
OPTIONAL BIT: His signet ring is missing and needs to be found. But it might be better skipped if you know PCs are likely to find this ring in loot and sell it to a nearby merchant. At which point, noble definitely notices the ring has gone missing and needs to be found, which might lead the PCs to need to recover the ring, especially if it's known they got their hands on the thing.
All is well. But a month or so later, a man comes with a suspicious document claiming that the noble owes the man his castle, sealed with the noble's seal. The noble accuses the man of being involved in the kidnapping attempt, and claims that the document must have been sealed when the ring was out of his possession. Intrigue abounds, and PCs are asked to either pressure the religious authorities believe the noble, investigate and prove the noble's claims, or perhaps might makes right the whole situation away.
Go full politics too, and have the religious authorities tasked with settling the matter have grievances against the noble, but perhaps the Duke likes his friend and may be tempted to intervene to ensure this one doesn't go through. But the Duke's enemies....
THE TWIST: The contract is legitimate. The noble orchestrated the kidnapping as a ruse to be able to declare the contract illegitimate when it surfaces. But perhaps it's because the noble was coerced into signing it in the first place, maybe at daggerpoint.
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:56:02
by Dutys_Fist
This one came to me after discussing signet rings in this QotD.The Thing With Rings...
A nobles wife contacts PCs to rescue her abducted husband. PCs should rescue him.
OPTIONAL BIT: His signet ring is missing and needs to be found. But it might be better skipped if you know PCs are likely to find this ring in loot and sell it to a nearby merchant. At which point, noble definitely notices the ring has gone missing and needs to be found, which might lead the PCs to need to recover the ring, especially if it's known they got their hands on the thing.
All is well. But a month or so later, a man comes with a suspicious document claiming that the noble owes the man his castle, sealed with the noble's seal. The noble accuses the man of being involved in the kidnapping attempt, and claims that the document must have been sealed when the ring was out of his possession. Intrigue abounds, and PCs are asked to either pressure the religious authorities believe the noble, investigate and prove the noble's claims, or perhaps might makes right the whole situation away.
Go full politics too, and have the religious authorities tasked with settling the matter have grievances against the noble, but perhaps the Duke likes his friend and may be tempted to intervene to ensure this one doesn't go through. But the Duke's enemies....
THE TWIST: The contract is legitimate. The noble orchestrated the kidnapping as a ruse to be able to declare the contract illegitimate when it surfaces. But perhaps it's because the noble was coerced into signing it in the first place, maybe at daggerpoint.
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "2026 Annual Geek Review Challenge"
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:52:09
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:52:09
by sdonohue
An item RPG Item: The Return of the Prodigal Son has been added to the geeklist 2026 Annual Geek Review Challenge
Reply: The Tavern:: Re: What have you been listening to lately?
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:51:01
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:51:01
by fatandy
Lalo Schifrin - Man On A Swing OST Lp
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD APR 9: What was your favorite GM screen that you ever had? Do you use the same screen for multiple games or go for an official screen for the game it was made for? Do you not use one? Why not?
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:44:55
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:44:55
I don't have much use for screens - I don't like the barrier or the bulk - by my favourite was a scrappy home-made one I designed back in the late 90s from cereal box card, some sun-yellowed printer paper, and glue. It was two panels with copies of the tables I used most pasted inside, and the outside designed to look like a book with reinforced corners and a raised title frame that could slide the scenarious name in on a scrap of paper.
It was very low quality, but did the job, and doubled as a wallet to keep my notes in. I think I threw it away a few years ago, when it got too battered and worn to use.
It was very low quality, but did the job, and doubled as a wallet to keep my notes in. I think I threw it away a few years ago, when it got too battered and worn to use.
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "April 2026 US Math Trade"
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:39:58
Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 14:39:58
by Greyson
An item RPG Item: Player's Handbook (D&D 5e) has been added to the geeklist April 2026 US Math Trade
