In case you don't follow @TMushmen@dice.camp, the wait page for our sword & sorcery comics (yes, comics) compilation is up. It's going online on Tuesday and it's so. full. of. weird.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xnoo1/xnoo-1
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**Macchiato Monsters 2 playtest report.**
I had spent Friday afternoon designing a one-roll exploration, encounter, and events (or 3E) procedure I was eager to test. I had drawn a map using a non regular polygon grid I wanted to try out. There wasn't enough time to key locations but that was fine: I was going to use *The Perilous Wilds* to discover them at the table. I always enjoy the process and plan to have something similar in MM2.
Here's how sideways it all went:
The party makes preparations for a five-day trip to the abbey of St Abbans. Not even half a day in, as they are approaching the Kryptwood, the 3E roll gives me a discovery. Afcouple d12 rolls later, TPW says it is a planar disturbance. The PCs are sailing down the river on their newly acquired boat so I say it's a whirlpool, making strange wailing noises and sucking in the surrounding mist. Everyone scrambles to escape, and everyone fails their check...
Fortunately I had a plan for TPKs and other accidents: *The Painted Wasteland*. An excellent book that of course I hadn't brought with me to the session. Well, friends, let me tell you one thing: running an adventure you haven't fully read from your phone is exhausting.
We had a great time though. The party made it to the Sorcerer's Market, swindled a merchant into exchanging some now worthless jewellery for ectodollars, and took rooms at the Pastel House. Next time, they can start looking for a way back home.
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I was wondering why there were so many nerd types at Birmingham airport... 😅
Hope peeps have fun at #ukge this weekend!
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Otherwise, great session: the adventurers (only two of them plus a follower) almost got killed on the way back out of a dungeon they'd been mostly quietly exploring for weeks. It was really close but only the NPC failed to escale.
A just discovered magic item helped quite a bit in the chase, and through a succession of (un) turned into a sentient artefact.
Oh, and the whole region around the dungeon was briefly swallowed in magical darkness.
Quiet day at the office I guess.
XNOO is now live on Kickstarter! More than ever, we need your help boosting the signal. It's a three-week campaign in a field we're not known for...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xnoo1/xnoo-1
Despite the fact I didn't get to playtest that exploration procedure on game night, the weekend was fruitful for MM2. I may have cracked that nuanced d20 resolution mechanic I've been chasing for a while.
From 'infinite advantage' to 'boons, banes, and bangs', it is now called 'extra stakes'. I'll have to do some solo testing before I commit it to paper and blog about it (possibly, if I have time when I'm on holidays).
#macchiatomonsters #ttrpg #osr
How is Traveller 5E not an April's fool? I saw the ENWorld story and I clicked through, fully expecting to get rickrolled. But no. And they launched it on April 1st too. What a world, what a world...
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/world-s-largest-rpgs/traveller-5e
Do I know anyone in Tokyo, Osaka, or Kanazawa? I'm travelling to Japan in June and it would be fun to meet some games nerds there!
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@mhd@tilde.zone I've been collecting them for years. This is the first in person fantasy campaign I run in a long time and I'm finally able to use them at the gaming table!
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@phf@tabletop.social They make them with bluetooth as well nowadays 😂
I should really get some rechargeable AAs so I don't have to plug the thing every time we play.
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@FredricT@mastodon.opportunis.me So I've seen! But tbh, I listened to the free audio tunnel and I HATED the voices. After reading all eight books I have an idea of what Carl and Donut talk like and these are too jarring.
An audio reading of a full rue book is a great idea though. Probably a first in the industry.