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Mothership: Krebslieder 02
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 18:08:53
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Dungeons And Dragons – Descent Into Avernus – Chapter 1 – Session 4
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 18:05:19
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686 DnD I'm Calmly Raging
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 18:04:03
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686 DnD I'm Calmly Raging
Review: D100 Forest Hooks:: The Short Version? D100 Forest Hooks is a great source for interesting encounters.
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 16:27:49
Presentation
This product is available in both PDF and print versions. The print version is A5 with a heavy-stock color cover. The interior pages are black & white on matte paper. There is no table of contents or index, but the format of the book makes that moot.
Content
This is what it sounds like: 100 different encounters which might take place in a forested area. The layout of the book is fairly standard for books of this type: it's a big table with a number in the left column and a description of the encounter in the right; the alternating columns are highlighted to make it easier to use. The encounters run the gamut from an elderly bard who can't seem to leave the area to a wheelbarrow leaning against a tree. There's also the pun-filled horror of the frogmen in entry 26 to a skeletal corpse hanging from a tree.
In addition to 100 encounter ideas, there is a second table of 100 forest-based rumors. They layout is the same as the encounters, but the entries are shorter; they don't address the veracity or implications of the claims; that's left for the GM. The rumors range from a secret trail which cuts days off travel times, but passes by a troll cave to stories of roaming villains, ants building a new home, and even a story that the god of forests has died.
Evaluation
This is a fun and useful product. There are a lot of encounters and rumors here and they run the gamut from easily handled or dismissed to things that could lead to a story are of several adventures. The encounters, while short, are evocative and reflect more than just finding two orcs near a stream -- this is a thinking person's selection of wandering encounters or it could be the basis for something bigger. Even entry 26, with its terrible puns, would make one of my players extremely happy.
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 16:27:49
by sdonohue
D100 Forest Hooks is a 2023 release from Philip Reed Games and is intended for use with any fantasy setting. It was written by Philip Reed and the interior art is licensed from a variety of sources.Presentation
This product is available in both PDF and print versions. The print version is A5 with a heavy-stock color cover. The interior pages are black & white on matte paper. There is no table of contents or index, but the format of the book makes that moot.
Content
This is what it sounds like: 100 different encounters which might take place in a forested area. The layout of the book is fairly standard for books of this type: it's a big table with a number in the left column and a description of the encounter in the right; the alternating columns are highlighted to make it easier to use. The encounters run the gamut from an elderly bard who can't seem to leave the area to a wheelbarrow leaning against a tree. There's also the pun-filled horror of the frogmen in entry 26 to a skeletal corpse hanging from a tree.
In addition to 100 encounter ideas, there is a second table of 100 forest-based rumors. They layout is the same as the encounters, but the entries are shorter; they don't address the veracity or implications of the claims; that's left for the GM. The rumors range from a secret trail which cuts days off travel times, but passes by a troll cave to stories of roaming villains, ants building a new home, and even a story that the god of forests has died.
Evaluation
This is a fun and useful product. There are a lot of encounters and rumors here and they run the gamut from easily handled or dismissed to things that could lead to a story are of several adventures. The encounters, while short, are evocative and reflect more than just finding two orcs near a stream -- this is a thinking person's selection of wandering encounters or it could be the basis for something bigger. Even entry 26, with its terrible puns, would make one of my players extremely happy.
192: Making a Sandbox Campaign, Part 4 (Gear & Commerce)
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:09:45
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:09:45
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192: Making a Sandbox Campaign, Part 4 (Gear & Commerce)
Infinite Collision - Ep. 06: Firing On All Cylinders
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:09:39
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:09:39
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Infinite Collision - Ep. 06: Firing On All Cylinders
Shadowrun Reloaded - Episode 1.09 - "HelloKitty Nunchucks" Actual play - Campaign #1 from our early actual play Shadowrun RPG campaign
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:08:40
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:08:40
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Shadowrun Reloaded - Episode 1.09 - "HelloKitty Nunchucks" Actual play - Campaign #1 from our early actual play Shadowrun RPG campaign
Shadowrun Reloaded - Episode 1.08 - "Grenades FTW" Actual play - Campaign #1 from our early actual play Shadowrun RPG campaign
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:08:40
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:08:40
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Shadowrun Reloaded - Episode 1.08 - "Grenades FTW" Actual play - Campaign #1 from our early actual play Shadowrun RPG campaign
Drift Delvers - Episode 69: I Never Meant to Squirt You
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:07:29
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:07:29
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Drift Delvers - Episode 69: I Never Meant to Squirt You
World of Darkness: Twin Cities by Night "Lament" Episode 2: “The Carrot on the Stick”
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:07:08
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:07:08
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World of Darkness: Twin Cities by Night "Lament" Episode 2: “The Carrot on the Stick”
Dice Funk S12: Part 51 - Cymbeline's Mod
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:05:08
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:05:08
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This Week in Geek History January 18 - 24
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:00:01
January 18
January 19
January 20
January 21
January 22
January 23
January 24
I'm sure this list is incomplete. Feel free to offer suggestions for this and upcoming weeks. If you want your birthday included just add it to this geeklist: RPG Geek Birthday List2
Posted: Sun, 18 Jan 06:00:01
by Steve
January 18
1778- English explorer Capt. James Cook "discovers" Sandwich Islands [microbadge=1121]
1882- English author A.A. Milne [microbadge=1680]
1904- English actor Cary Grant [microbadge=13166]
January 19
1736- Scottish inventor James Watt [microbadge=17196]
1809- American short story writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe [microbadge=4264]
1839- French artist Paul Cézanne [microbadge=8259]
2013- Calcium deposits are discovered on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover [microbadge=7778]
????- Kwakkie
January 20
1894- Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie creator) [microbadge=7327]
1920- American actor DeForest Kelley [microbadge=29741]
1920- Italian director Federico Fellini [microbadge=4631]
1926- American actress Patricia Neal (Day The Earth Stood Still, Hud, etc. Also wife of Roald Dahl) [microbadge=27565]
1934- Doctor Who actor Tom Baker [microbadge=6697]
1946- American director David Lynch [microbadge=1546]
January 21
1884- Roger Nash Baldwin (Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union )
1908- "Sullivan Ordinance" is passed in NYC, making it illegal for a woman to smoke in public places. Vetoed 2 weeks later by the mayor. [microbadge=1586]
2008- 'Black Monday' slams stock markets worldwide, leading to the Great Recession [microbadge=7937]
January 22
1788- English Romantic poet Lord Byron [microbadge=9594]
1934- American actor Bill Bixby [microbadge=4916]
1940- English actor John Hurt [microbadge=3125]
January 23
1897- The Greenbrier Ghost: Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Resulting murder trial of her husband perhaps only case in US history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction. [microbadge=3513]
1977- Haley's Roots premieres on ABC [microbadge=10059]
January 24
41- Caligula murdered, Uncle Claudius succeeds as Emperor [microbadge=22115]
1935- Beer 1st offered in a can by Krueger Brewing (with love for USP45) [microbadge=10924]
1972- Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. [microbadge=19312]
1984- Apple debuts the Macintosh [microbadge=27864]
I'm sure this list is incomplete. Feel free to offer suggestions for this and upcoming weeks. If you want your birthday included just add it to this geeklist: RPG Geek Birthday List2


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