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GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "PzVIE's Pathfinder Campaign Log: Second Darkness"
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 11:03:46
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 11:03:46
by PzVIE
An item RPG Item: Second Darkness Player's Guide has been added to the geeklist PzVIE's Pathfinder Campaign Log: Second Darkness
Reply: Masks of Nyarlathotep (5th edition):: Sessions:: Re: Masks of Nyarlathotep in MindLabs
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:51:40
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:51:40
That's hard to say. My Curse of Strahd game needed 82 sessions in four years, and my Rime of the Frostmaiden game needed 56 sessions in three-and-a-half years. Masks of Nyarlathotep still needs one session in America. That means that Peru took five sessions and America twelve. There are five chapters left: England, Egypt, Kenya, Australia, and China. England and China are at least as long as America, the other three are shorter, with Australia being about the same length as Peru and the other two a bit longer. So if we play all content of all chapters, we have about 50 more sessions to go.
However, it is not necessary to play all chapters, and there is optional content in several chapters. I am not deciding yet on which chapters to run; I want to leave that to the players, though, of course, I can lead them in different directions. If I want, we can leave out Australia, which is the least important chapter, but that won't save much time. I am now deliberating whether or not to run all that optional content. For instance, England, where they go next, has two pieces of optional content: small side stories that have almost nothing to do with the main plot. I can simply not give the players the leads to those pieces of side content, and they will never see it. However, I think that these side stories are fun and provide a nice variation on the main plot which is all about dealing with cult conspiracies. So, for now I am leaning to keeping the side content in, and I think we have 50 to 60 sessions to go. I hope I am not underestimating that.
However, it is not necessary to play all chapters, and there is optional content in several chapters. I am not deciding yet on which chapters to run; I want to leave that to the players, though, of course, I can lead them in different directions. If I want, we can leave out Australia, which is the least important chapter, but that won't save much time. I am now deliberating whether or not to run all that optional content. For instance, England, where they go next, has two pieces of optional content: small side stories that have almost nothing to do with the main plot. I can simply not give the players the leads to those pieces of side content, and they will never see it. However, I think that these side stories are fun and provide a nice variation on the main plot which is all about dealing with cult conspiracies. So, for now I am leaning to keeping the side content in, and I think we have 50 to 60 sessions to go. I hope I am not underestimating that.
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD JAN 1: What is the first RPG you played this year? What was the first character you made this year? If you use minis, what was the first mini you painted this year for your RPG?
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:24:08
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:24:08
by Boscos
I haven't played anything. I have DM'd D&D 5th edition. I made some pre-generated D&D characters for players to use. I created a character sheet for the NPC apprentice of the Thief for my home game. I haven't painted any minis, but I did glue a D&D mini to it's base.
Reply: NPC Guide:: Reviews:: Re: 7 years later how does this hold up?
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:17:56
My comments still stand up, but there were two others I was wanting to make
1) This is a Core Rulebook only, and the lack of later classes does hurt this book from a usefulness perspective. I also suspect that the CR's are all a bit light in part of this.
2) My god does this explain certain things about James Jacobs
This is his favorite PC. If you've ever wondered 'why' about Desna, Callistra, or the succubus from Wrath of the Righteous - why is there so much similarity? Oh boy is this the answer. They are all thirst traps based off this character.
Finally: I haven't used this book since 2017. I knew I didn't have the hard copy when one came up for sale locally and grabbed it because I am in fact a nutter.
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:17:56
by jodokast
My God! I reviewed this back in 2017! I have since located a hard copy! I thought I'd review it! Ha!My comments still stand up, but there were two others I was wanting to make
1) This is a Core Rulebook only, and the lack of later classes does hurt this book from a usefulness perspective. I also suspect that the CR's are all a bit light in part of this.
2) My god does this explain certain things about James Jacobs
This is his favorite PC. If you've ever wondered 'why' about Desna, Callistra, or the succubus from Wrath of the Righteous - why is there so much similarity? Oh boy is this the answer. They are all thirst traps based off this character.
Finally: I haven't used this book since 2017. I knew I didn't have the hard copy when one came up for sale locally and grabbed it because I am in fact a nutter.
New comment on Item for GeekList "Largest Los Angeles Virtual Flea Market (Expected over 2700 Items) Strategicon OrcCon Feb 13-16 2026 LA Airport Hilton- In Person Exchange"
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:02:34
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 10:02:34
Thread: Mythos World: Horror Roleplaying:: General:: Database entry for German edition
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 09:35:56
The publisher website of the German publisher states:
- Cthulhoid horror “powered by the Apocalypse,” by Russell Brown
- Quickly get into the game with character books and easy rules
- No lengthy preparation; each scenario requires only 3 pages for clues, NPCs, and introductions
- German edition with supplementary game material and commentary, completely reillustrated and redesigned
- 8 scenarios set in the USA and Germany of the 1920s, ready to play right away
- 17 character books, e.g., investigator, psychologist, farmer, or scientist.
Any advice how to best add this book to the database?
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 09:35:56
by gatekeeper86
I was going to add an item version for the German edition of the core rule book, but I'm now unsure if this should be a RPG Item version or a whole new RPG item. The German edition has 348 pages, while the original seems to have under 170 (the Index starts on page 163 according to the uploaded toc). The chapters map pretty well to the German toc though, so the higher page count must be partially additional illustrations, partially layout, and partially expanded content within the individual chapters (for example, there are a couple of additional settings, like a fictional German island in the North Sea). I don't have the English edition, so I can't compare the books in detail.The publisher website of the German publisher states:
- Cthulhoid horror “powered by the Apocalypse,” by Russell Brown
- Quickly get into the game with character books and easy rules
- No lengthy preparation; each scenario requires only 3 pages for clues, NPCs, and introductions
- German edition with supplementary game material and commentary, completely reillustrated and redesigned
- 8 scenarios set in the USA and Germany of the 1920s, ready to play right away
- 17 character books, e.g., investigator, psychologist, farmer, or scientist.
Any advice how to best add this book to the database?
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Largest Los Angeles Virtual Flea Market (Expected over 2700 Items) Strategicon OrcCon Feb 13-16 2026 LA Airport Hilton- In Person Exchange"
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 09:31:12
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 09:31:12
by andre_c
An item RPG Item: Alice is Missing has been added to the geeklist Largest Los Angeles Virtual Flea Market (Expected over 2700 Items) Strategicon OrcCon Feb 13-16 2026 LA Airport Hilton- In Person Exchange
New comment on GeekList Virtual Flea Market (VFM) at TantrumCon 2026 (Charlotte, NC)
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 08:59:31
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 08:59:31
by JokerXL
No way near what people are asking for on there.
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Character Sheet Geeklist - The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall"
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 08:58:54
Posted: Sat, 24 Jan 08:58:54
An item RPG Item:
Storm King's Thunder
has been added to the geeklist
Character Sheet Geeklist - The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall


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