Year Zero Worldbuilding creates campaign settings using Free League’s RPGs. This month covers Ruins of Symbaroum’s Call of the Dark which sets up a world that can support a campaign ranging from levels 1 to 10.
Death Saves in D&D kinda suck. When we talk about mechanics in games that sort of rile me a bit, the 5th edition version of ‘dying’ is maybe the most frustrating. I feel like a player is sort of waiting in limbo to either be zapped back to life on the most minimal hit points a caster can afford to give up, or they have several rounds until they die in a very unheroic fashion – face down on the floor, having finally bled out.
What do you do when you are suddenly hit with real-world upsets and want to still try to keep playing because the RPG group’s story isn’t done?
I’ve been inspired by a character called Laura Ernst, first, who’s the spaceship’s doctor. Or, more precisely, she’s the Surgeon-Commander.
Have you ever wanted to understand what Roy Batty felt dying in the rain or roleplay a burnt-out cop like Rick Deckard facing not just your own mortality but also the loss of life replicants are programmed with? Not just as a viewer of passive entertainment but as one of the primary drivers of the action and emotions? Blade Runner the Roleplaying Game, may be just what you need.
Last time, I talked about ideas you could put into your game to help foster an inclusive table that represented all peoples.
I’m a fan of Rivers of London and have read several books, I enjoyed each one but have not read them all.
Year Zero World Building creates campaign settings using Free League’s RPGs. This month covers Into the Odd. This one book RPG contains not only a complete rule set but also an entire campaign, including dungeons, a hex crawl, and a city all between two covers.
In fantasy worlds, there’s no need to assume that people of any stripe have been held back by the oppression of the more powerful or that their culture mirrors Earth.
Pretty much every GM has been in this situation. Whether you are playing in your favorite published setting or in your lovingly crafted homebrew world, the world can seem stale after a few campaigns. Players know the characters, the problems, and the status quo.
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