Red Dead & Dragons

December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

Tim and Daniel analyze what the acclaimed Western sandbox videogame Red Dead Redemption 2 took from D&D and what your campaign can take from it.

We also discuss Bryce Lynch’s review of the game here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=6371.

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Music: “House Building Song” from the Red Dead Redemption 2 OST

WE STAN (Issue 1)

November 12, 2019November 11, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

This is the new superhero RPG hotness. Listen as four heroes unite to fight GARBAGEMAN, Neo-Birmingham’s newest villain.

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You can get the rules here (if you become a patron).

WE STAN is a snappy game that produces an actual storyboarded comic book each time you play (no drawing talent necessary).

It uses panoptical GM rulings to adjudicate superheroic action rather than using extensive rules and keywords. Its GM-facing procedures create dramatic arcs while still preserving player freedom and encouraging creative problem solving.

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Music from https://filmmusic.io
“The Descent” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Final Girl

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

We play Bret Gillan’s one-shot horror RPG, The Final Girl.

Grab the game from drivethrurpg (aff link): The Final Girl.

And, if you want to check out the reference sheet that Daniel used to run the game (which includes hacks and a quick d20 conversion), check out our Patreon.

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Dear Gary, I’m Trapped in a Box

October 22, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

Our RPG advice column reprises with more questions from the internet and our patrons.

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Town & Dungeon

October 15, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

Daniel explains a procedure for generating a town and dungeon together as a unit and talks about why it’s good to do that. Includes a lair generator.

Check out the writeup from his notebook (below) to see what it looks like in practice. The free version contains everything but the actual dungeon; Patreon subscribers get the whole thing.

Get the pdf: https://www.patreon.com/posts/30777805

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Ryuutama Actual Play

September 24, 2019September 23, 2019 / gg no re / Leave a comment

We play the intro scenario for heartwarming indie RPG from Japan, Ryuutama. Learn about how it handles overland travel, and see how you might use these procedures in other games.