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Blog postBack on January 11, 2014, I posted Are Magic-Users Too Weak? about the persistent notion that, by the book, Magic-User characters are too weak because they get just one spell per day. I thought my post had dispelled that notion, but evidently not, as it has come up several times on our Facebook page.
I honestly don’t understand it. I explained all the same things to those folks that I explained in the blog post, and they still said things to the effect that the magic-user -
Blog postI’m frequently asked about why there is no “Companion” rulebook collecting races, classes, items, spells, and other rules that are presently supplements. Sometimes the questioner asks for an “Advanced” game combining the current Core Rules with those same supplementary rulesets. I’ve answered this question many times, but yet it still crops up regularly, so I’m writing this blog post as a permanent answer to the question.
In the 2E era of the “world’s most popular role-pla -
Blog postToday a snippet of a blog post showed up multiple times on my Facebook wall, posted by several of my friends. A little Google-fu allowed me to find the actual post, which is here:
https://housesarepeople.netlify.com/post/skills/
Go read it, and then come back.
OKAY, so, I’m mainly commenting on the part after the subheading “The Problem with Skill Dice” (which you probably guessed given the title of this post). Michael’s opinion of the “n in d6” mechanic is -
Blog postThe Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game Core Rules were first released on this website in 2006, after much preliminary work on the Dragonsfoot forum. Since then, they’ve been edited many times. In addition, a wealth of supplementary material has grown up around the Core Rules. It’s an open source project, and the owner, Chris Gonnerman (or, ‘Solomoriah’), has encouraged many others to participate in the creation of new material for the game.
When you are planning your first Basic Fantasy -
Blog postProbably close to two months ago (in real time) I was needing a game-time-filling side quest for some of my player’s characters. So an NPC told them a story about Thaumerion Daelant, a wizard dead for almost two hundred years; his tower, they were told, had been raided repeatedly by adventurers over the years, but no one ever found the wizard’s personal treasures. Besides his spell books, a thing always worth having, the stories told that Thaumerion had been the owner of a Staff o
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Blog postOver at Angry Hamster Publishing, Liz wrote about her love-hate relationship with read-aloud text (what we call “Boxed Text” in Basic Fantasy adventures). I tried to post commentary on her blog about the subject, but it thinks I’m a robot. (Can you imagine?) So first, visit Angry Hamster for her perspective on the situation:
Read Aloud Woes
And next, you can read mine:
For adventures distributed by the Basic Fantasy Project, I always require what we c -
Blog postThis is an answer to a question I get a lot, and I’ve answered a lot… and saying the same thing over and over is inefficient. So from now on, when I get the question, I’ll point the questioner here.
One of the secrets of the success of Basic Fantasy RPG is the fact that I had a clear vision of what the game needed to be. Four classes, four races, brief equipment list, manageable spell list, enough monsters to keep you busy without getting too weird, and so on. I had -
Blog postEpisode 108 of the Save or Die! podcast focused on the Basic Fantasy RPG, and I joined the hosts to discuss all aspects of the game. Click on the banner to jump straight to the podcast!
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Blog postNote: this review is for the iOS version; there is an older version for Android
Note 2: I was given a promo for this app in exchange for writing a review
There are numerous RPG-related apps for rules reference, character development and management, etc. available, although most seem to be for Pathfinder and the like, rather than OSR-focused games. The only OSR-focused one I’ve used until now is Purple Sorcerer’s Crawler’s Companion, a very useful as well as well-maintained and u -
Blog postI honestly don’t remember how I ended up reading Smiorgan’s post on the Department V blog, but no sooner was I reading it than I felt compelled to reply. At first I planned to post a comment there, but those who know me, know that brevity is not my strong suit.
So here I am.
First of all, let me say that it is an interesting post. One of the first things that stood out to me was this quote by Ron Edwards:
I suggest that the systemic differences among many O -
Blog post70sscifiart:
Flash Gordon, 1980
Now THAT was an awesome movie! (As long as you don’t try to take it seriously…)
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Blog post"Why Batman Can't Be Black": dresdencodak:
“Why Batman Can’t Be Black” - a great article dismantling many of the arguments people make against increasing diversity in superhero casting. I highly recommend reading it! Here’s an excerpt.
“But why do you have to force racial diversity on readers by changing an established hero’s race?…
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Blog postswordandsorcerytales:
Alfonso Azpiri.
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Blog postA post without pictures: Hang in there, Tom. Been reading Gunnerkrigg long enough that I feel like I know you, but I know I don’t. I’ve been a long way down too… trust me, there’s light at the end of that tunnel.
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Blog postAmazon.com: One Night in Slateholm (Swordsman & Sorceress) eBook: Chris Gonnerman: Kindle Store: One Night in Slateholm is finally released! Head over to the Kindle Store and take a look.
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Blog postwonderful-strange:
Supergirl by Adam Hughes, 2007.
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Blog postwonderful-strange:
grafmason:
MARK SCHULTZ
Wow, I like this one. Sexy, confident, even happy, but ready for anything.
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Blog postEh. Just a passing comment, actually. I have written stories with protagonists of both genders; in fact, I have a largely abandoned story featuring an unusual superhero character who’s female. Didn’t get as much attention as I expected/wanted (either positive or negative) so after 44 (!) chapters I let it slide.
The story was the answer to a weird little question I had running through my mind. What would happen if someone with a non-traditional career became a -
Blog post“ You want to say Hi to the cute girl on the subway. How will she react? Fortunately, I can tell you with some certainty, because she’s already sending messages to you. Looking out the window, reading a book, working on a computer, arms folded across chest, body away from you = do not disturb. So, y’know, don’t disturb her. Really. Even to say that you like her hair, shoes, or book. A compliment is not always a reason for women to smile and say thank you. You are a threat, remember? You are S
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Blog postWhat if I switch back and forth? Does it still count?
(between two characters, not with one character changing genders… that’d be weird.)
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Blog postboomerstarkiller67:
The Silver Surfer by Jack Kirby
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Blog postNever thought about a mermaid with stripes before. Excellent picture, too… makes me want to write about it.
http://fav.me/d4m7a0k
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Blog posttranslucentmind:
Jupiter Station // Frank Kelly Freas
Awesome cool.
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Blog postKay - The Half-Elf Ranger by DLDigital on deviantART: Still finding inspiration.
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Blog postTyra and Marthin - Commission by SteveSketches on deviantART: I was recently commissioned by to illustrate their characters Tyra and Marthin. I thought it would be a great project, and I tried to create an interest… Another nice one.
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Blog postThe Love of Gilbert by SteveSketches on deviantART: The Lady Daria, princess of Dyon Srath. The knight Sir Gilbert falls in love with her, and vows to be her champion. Artwork owned by Stephen Nickel © 20… I just love Steve’s work.
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Blog postFhaonna - Half Elf Ranger - Commission by SteveSketches on deviantART: This was done for my sister’s very first D&D character, Fhaonna Dawntracker. She’s a half elf ranger that specializes in hunting down vampires! I’m … Another inspirational piece. Nice to see artwork of a woman warrior in reasonable armor.
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Blog post- Spree - by Anathematixs on deviantART: The first painting for Shu'alu, Volume 2: “Changing Your Forever” is of Spreelavelyore Gonzeru (Spree for short…and stiff-tongued humans). Don’t let h… Saw this on Art for Adult’s page, could NOT figure out how to reblog it, tracked it back to Deviantart and got it there.
Change her hair to black and her eyes to green and you’d be pretty close to the appearance of the half-elf girl from my upcoming One Night in Slateholm book, Eldritch. -
Blog postGunbus 410 - World's Biggest Motorcycle: A Texas-sized hog made in southwest Germany. Leonhardt Manufacturing’s Gunbus 410 owns the current title of World’s Biggest (Running) Motorcycle. That means you can really own and operate the steel-and-aluminum behemoth, whose meticulously handmade bo What a monster.
Too big to be much fun to ride… but having a motorcycle that could tow a truck might be fun sometimes.
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