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Pits Perilous: April 2015
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Being in the Main the Mouth of Olde House Rules. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Armor Piercing in Pits and Perils. In Pits and Perils, armor provides bonus hit points (and greater survivability per Infernal Realms). Fine. But how does one depict armor piercing weaponry in this kind of game system? How about a sword 1 vs. armored opponents? The game already does this with the axe of hewing ( 2 vs. shield using enemies). So consider the following ready to use weaponry:. Armor piercing blades are deadly,. We all...
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Beeswax: August 2014
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014. I just stumbled across this old illustration for a digital comics company which I don’t think exists anymore. I like the robot's hat and crazy-long collars. Monday, August 18, 2014. Saturday, August 16, 2014. Friday, August 15, 2014. Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Is an ongoing collaborative comic where each panel is provided by a different contributor. It holds an actual Guinness Book record for the most contributors to a comic book. Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
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Monstrous Matters: Yet another magic system...
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Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Friday, October 21, 2016. Yet another magic system. I've been thinking today about a super-simplified approach to spellcasting in RPGs (especially those of the OSR variety), and the more I play it out in my head, the more I think it just might work. Heck, maybe it's already out there somewhere in the million and one different mechanics for RPG magic that people use. One die to their pool; when they succeed, remove. At any rate, I could imagine ...
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Pits Perilous: Life (A Spell for Pits & Perils)
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Being in the Main the Mouth of Olde House Rules. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Life (A Spell for Pits and Perils). Who wants to die? And what wouldn't we do for just a few extra moments alive and kicking? In that spirit, we offer you this spell. For your Pits and Perils game, although a mixed blessing that commands a very high price when used. Raise a slain companion. Life temporarily resurrects a fallen. Companion, but exacts a rather steep price. This (very powerful) spell exacts a terrible price on the ...
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Monstrous Matters: Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND)
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Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Edits to these "rules" are coming soon-ish! Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs. The GRIND) is the system I plan to use for most of the RPG rules content posted on Monstrous Matters. It's inspired by the simplicity of character stats in the minimalist RPG Searchers of the Unknown. Are noted by their bonuses and possibly some details about the weapon type. The Attacks l...
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Pits Perilous: November 2014
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Being in the Main the Mouth of Olde House Rules. Saturday, November 29, 2014. The Powers That Be (A Review). This time around, we're looking at The Powers That Be. Another supplement under the Pits and Perils (P&P) OSL, published and written by Bryan Steward of Black Paperclip Games; the same folks who delivered us The Uncanny Abode and Final Resting Place. Only now, it's the very gods themselves on offer. The Powers That Be presents a cosmology in just 10-pages. And does so with surprising results!
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Pits Perilous: The Return of (Barons of) Braunstein!
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Being in the Main the Mouth of Olde House Rules. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. The Return of (Barons of) Braunstein! This last weekend we got a little visit from no less than the legendary David Wesley himself. He and his wife, Su, stopped by to visit and finalize the details of a Licensing agreement that will allow us to republish Braunstein! As BARONS OF BRAUNSTEIN, complete with additional rules and other cool stuff. For those who might not know, David Wesley. Our goal with Braunstein! David and Su are a...
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Monstrous Matters: "In Bleakest Midwinter" now up on Lulu
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Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Saturday, January 7, 2017. In Bleakest Midwinter" now up on Lulu. This is just to note that I've put my silly little holiday funnel-type adventure thing, "In Bleakest Midwinter,". Up on Lulu ( link. I also have it in review for placement on RPGNow/DriveThruRPG. Free on both, of course, and still available straight from Google Drive here. While it's a very (and did I mention, very. January 07, 2017. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). OSR Picks ...
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Monstrous Matters: Not all viral videos deserve that status...
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Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Sunday, January 8, 2017. Not all viral videos deserve that status. But this one does! I am definitely thankful to this Mitsubishi dealership in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, for sharing these outtakes with the world. Is there anything funnier than a mascot falling down? Rhetorical question, but.the answer is no. January 08, 2017. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I really like a lot of things. Animals and my wife are way up there. I'm in the ea...
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Monstrous Matters: 5E Microlite
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Generic Rules for Icosahedral Narrative Designs (the GRIND). Tuesday, May 24, 2016. I think I mentioned earlier that I'm working on a little "project." Said project has me paying more and more attention to Fifth Edition, and I can't help but think about how its rules might be distilled. I know that there have already been some takes on a Microlite. Version of 5E, but I didn't find anything yet that was exactly to my liking. Not that any version could be exactly. Click below to check out NanoNext. Green L...
