OK - It's not either of those things. But I make a lot of character sheets, and have occasionally been asked about my process. This isn't in any sense a complete guide, just some notes and ideas I've had while designing sheets that some might find useful. This is generally intended to create print PDFs, … Continue reading The universally complete and infallibly correct guide to creating your own custom RPG character sheet.
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Conan RPG: Changing my mind about crunch
Like a lot of people, I've been gradually moving towards more rules-light #ttrpg systems over the years. My last few one shots were using things like Cairn, Knave, and the Cepheus Engine. However, I just ran Modiphius' Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of (which ain't rules-light at all), and I'm starting to reconsider this … Continue reading Conan RPG: Changing my mind about crunch
Denizens: Some initial thoughts on a Megadungeon
I've never been a huge megadungeon guy. Spending an entire campaign just clearing rooms and collecting treasure wasn't something I was particularly interested in. (No judgement on people who enjoy it) But the itch.io Megadungeon Jam has got me reconsidering the megadungeon, and how I might run one. It's a one-year jam to encourage people … Continue reading Denizens: Some initial thoughts on a Megadungeon
Further Thoughts on Omega 99
I've always been fascinated with Michael Brown's Cepheus Engine setting Omega 99. It's heavily based on the old ITV show Space 1999. Honestly, I didn't think the original TV show was particularly good, but the fun 1970s style of it, and Brown's very interesting gameable take on the source material continue to intrigue me. Here's … Continue reading Further Thoughts on Omega 99
The World Is Doomed: Why Mörk Borg and the Mechanoid Invasion are basically the same game
I recently ran a one-shot of the RPGs Mörk Borg and The Mechanoid Invasion. Both games were fun, but I found myself thinking about the strange similarity between them, and how I could steal stuff from one to use in the other. Mörk Borg is the new Swedish hotness, a ENnie-award winning OSR fantasy game … Continue reading The World Is Doomed: Why Mörk Borg and the Mechanoid Invasion are basically the same game
It’s All Happening at the Zoo – A Tiny Living Dead scenario with Pregens
I recently ran a one-shot of Tiny Living Dead, the Tiny D6 RPG from Gallant Knight Games. Half the party died.Here are the pregens I used, created with my custom TLD character sheet: tinylivingdead_pregensDownload A cheat sheet of the basic Tiny D6 rules for each player: tinylivingdead_cheatsheetDownload Here's the scenario I used - it's a … Continue reading It’s All Happening at the Zoo – A Tiny Living Dead scenario with Pregens
Sword of Cepheus: The Janissary Career
I've been working on the Dispute, my own homebrew fantasy setting I've been creating with for use with the Sword of Cepheus, the fantasy RPG by Stellagama games. I think it's a good idea, if you're making your own world, to make your own custom careers to better match the themes and flavor of the … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: The Janissary Career
Sword of Cepheus: Military-Grade Black Magic
The Imperial sorcerers of old wove dark and terrible enchantments, crafted to wage their endless war. As the millennia went on, their spells grew ever more powerful, and ever more dangerous. Most of them have been lost to time, but fortune hunters and obsessed sorcerers constantly scour the broken, ancient battlefields of the Dispute, hoping … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: Military-Grade Black Magic
Into the Dispute: a Fantasy Sandbox World
I've been playing with Stellagama Publishing's Sword of Cepheus fantasy RPG. I wanted to make my own setting to try it out in, so this is what I've come up with: The Dispute A vast demilitarized frontier between two antique and dying empires. All of known human history is the war between the Empire Immemorial … Continue reading Into the Dispute: a Fantasy Sandbox World
The Lithospheric League – Trading with the OSR Underdark
The Lithospheric League is a loose confederation of cities and merchant guilds from across the known world who engage in trade with the beings and civilizations in the Undergloom - the vast network of tunnels & caverns that honeycomb the world. It's loosely based on the real world Hanseatic League of the Middle Ages. The … Continue reading The Lithospheric League – Trading with the OSR Underdark