"Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality." Goethe ...
My view of Greyhawk has lower a lower abundance of magic vs. Forgotten Realms and other more High Fantasy settings. I want magic to be rare and a meaningful resource to track similar to arrows or rations. Due to this, I've been working on a simple Cantrip Points system for my upcoming 5e Greyhawk game with the primary goal of giving Cantrips a mechanical downside by having them cost Points…
So I've been a little busy working on an easy encumbrance system for my future 5e game and I was a little inspired by Castles and Crusades and their Encumbrance Rating (ER) and Encumbrance Value (EV) systems. Character determine their Encumbrance Rating from Strength on how many items worth of Encumbrance Value they can carry. I'll post the link to the document I've been working on to help list…
So recently I've been experiencing a strange sensation to want to play 5e. This is extremely out of the ordinary as I'm typically an adamant OSR enjoyer, but it may be mostly in part of knowing if I work on a 5e project I will 100% get players onboard. Playing 5e might be the perfect middle ground for me on systems when it comes to free-flowing ad-hoc systems and solidified rules + character…
It's the summer of '75. You've been playing D&D with your buds for about a year, and everyone at the local hobby shop keeps talking about these new fan zines. They also mention TSR's own publication, The Strategic Review. You finally pick up The Strategic Review, Volume 1, Number 2. As you flip through the pages, one article catches your eye: Joe Fischer's new Fighting-Man sub-class inspired by…
Oftentimes during the discussion of 1974 era D&D, there's a heated debate between the pre-Thief OD&D puritans and the progressive post-Greyhawk Supplement Thief enjoyers. Some critics believe that the inclusion of the Thief delegitimized a pervasive understanding that regardless of your character class all player characters were assumed to have Thief-like abilities or tomb robbery skills. It was…
Recently I've had a newfound interest in video media from the 40s-50s with HBO Max's catalogue of Hitchcock, Franju and Curtiz films. There's something special about the aesthetic of highly stylized fashion, rural Americana and hazy diner lights that's unique to the time period. I ventured a bit out, and with the recommendation from a friend, discovered the Hitchcock's Presents television show. Of…