tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.comments2024-03-26T02:41:49.623+01:00Seed of WorldsXaosseedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-86097685860375225902024-03-23T09:31:27.403+01:002024-03-23T09:31:27.403+01:00it's pretty goodit's pretty goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-35340510402914492522024-03-23T09:14:23.815+01:002024-03-23T09:14:23.815+01:00wowwowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-11164147478555901722024-03-14T16:24:05.849+01:002024-03-14T16:24:05.849+01:00Are there any recipes or names? What was served at...Are there any recipes or names? What was served at a Noble dinnner? What kind of pastries? Any links with resources? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-33394796817071303102024-03-10T23:55:52.424+01:002024-03-10T23:55:52.424+01:00It is gratifying for a setting that ought to be co...It is gratifying for a setting that ought to be complex and political to really get down to the intrigues and for consequences to have time to come back around.<br /><br />I guess this is the ideal of a campaign that I was 'trained' in - throw out lots of hooks and let the players chew on the ones that seem appealing - it just takes quite a lot of table time to really make it work so you need to hold off the dread specter of Scheduling long enough for the magic to happen...Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-66254267300288141152024-03-09T22:22:38.610+01:002024-03-09T22:22:38.610+01:00I really enjoyed this post. It very much aligned w...I really enjoyed this post. It very much aligned with the experiences I had with the long running campaign I ran a few years back. It's nice to see that other DMs have had similar experiences. Travis Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462669235840448896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-90263144496254432732024-02-26T09:45:57.019+01:002024-02-26T09:45:57.019+01:00As with so many things its the logistics, logistic...As with so many things its the logistics, logistics, logistics that will make it work or not. People will rocks up, games will run, that bit is easy but making it all happen in a smooth manner is the tricky bit that makes it the good experience people remember wellXaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-14842265988947763202024-02-24T13:59:50.882+01:002024-02-24T13:59:50.882+01:00Nice write up. Lots of good info for anyone who wa...Nice write up. Lots of good info for anyone who wants to organize an event like this. Travis Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462669235840448896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-24319436081194882732024-02-19T15:51:25.500+01:002024-02-19T15:51:25.500+01:00Thanks for sharing this valuable information!"...Thanks for sharing this valuable information!"Comment posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798229914221937584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-81488950690564950652024-02-15T16:02:53.721+01:002024-02-15T16:02:53.721+01:00Thanks for the review! :)Thanks for the review! :)Kuba SkurzyĆskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412967733107806724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-57266291472775359882024-02-12T00:10:29.882+01:002024-02-12T00:10:29.882+01:00I managed to remember at last nights session! Beca...I managed to remember at last nights session! Because someone else was giving the welcome speech so I had a few moments... let us see if it ever happens again.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-56869564904098740842024-02-11T13:31:42.557+01:002024-02-11T13:31:42.557+01:00I guess the custom gear would influence class choi...I guess the custom gear would influence class choice, which could be what we're seeing here - enough to make people change what they pick for the whole run through? That would be impressive. I would love to know what fraction of players run such mods.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-3137519802168860632024-02-11T07:39:44.471+01:002024-02-11T07:39:44.471+01:00I definitely am going to echo you on the taking ph...I definitely am going to echo you on the taking photos point. I keep wanting to photograph and record sessions just for my own sake rather than anything else, and I always get too caught up in the process and forget to do it. And that is, honestly, a bit of a problem - I love seeing photos from the 70s and 80s of gaming groups in the middle of play, and yet I am not helping create such photos for the future.Jenxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804285765685473862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-81683498529797589432024-02-10T23:03:35.257+01:002024-02-10T23:03:35.257+01:00Very late to the party, but I think an aspect that...Very late to the party, but I think an aspect that is missed is the impact of mods on popularity.<br /><br />When it comes to custom armours, hair options and the like, Races with a different body are less supported. This can lead to more people sticking to the ones with the hair style they want or the pretty clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-5156307712645091652024-01-29T23:18:58.432+01:002024-01-29T23:18:58.432+01:00It is a fun system, definitely on my short list of...It is a fun system, definitely on my short list of 'to be taken to table again' as and when I am running the right sort of campaign. If you get around to printing it, I'll be grabbing a proper copy.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-50763608883659828402024-01-29T23:00:14.374+01:002024-01-29T23:00:14.374+01:00Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it. I designed this, kin...Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it. I designed this, kinda shooting from the hip so to speak, based on my gut feeling. I thought it would work but I had no idea whether the system actually had blind spots since I never got around to paytesting it. As you pointed out, I wanted a system that took into account wind speed/strength and which would dovetail OSR game mechanics (monsters, heroes, spellcasting, etc.) I was aiming for something detailed enough to accommodate the myriad things PCs can do during play. Again, thank you for doing that precious work! Bruce Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-6921428169636145682024-01-29T22:46:05.970+01:002024-01-29T22:46:05.970+01:00It is - just keep comments on a manual check for s...It is - just keep comments on a manual check for spam filtering.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-26646633233259425652024-01-29T22:45:46.787+01:002024-01-29T22:45:46.787+01:00Certainly, go right ahead - it is a really fun sys...Certainly, go right ahead - it is a really fun system - crunchier than most but that heft makes your decisions about wind direction and the like meaningful.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-25426122494315234022024-01-29T22:21:28.835+01:002024-01-29T22:21:28.835+01:00Test... is this site still accepting personal comm...Test... is this site still accepting personal comments?Bruce Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-26029044306422925062024-01-29T22:19:57.108+01:002024-01-29T22:19:57.108+01:00Thank you so much for testing the mechanics and wr...Thank you so much for testing the mechanics and writing your descriptions here! I missed this way back when you published your story. Would you mind if I reposted this on my blog with proper accrediation?Bruce Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-35897711679045211192024-01-19T12:03:39.682+01:002024-01-19T12:03:39.682+01:00Difference from when I started (90s) was lots of f...Difference from when I started (90s) was lots of folk played different systems, high tolerance for 'getting it wrong' and players in demand for tables.<br /><br />Listening to what folk are talking about when we've been discussing how to help people start DM it is not the rule set but the juggling of tasks behind the screen, the 'soft skills' like improvising when the players go off prep, that sort of thing.<br /><br />I wonder is it because there is more of a body of best practices and "do nots" these days so people feel there is a standard they must meet? I certainly felt no such compunction back in the day - it was just Heroquest but you could go anywhere...Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-23130223045929304972024-01-19T09:05:38.374+01:002024-01-19T09:05:38.374+01:00How long has this current GM Crisis been going now...How long has this current GM Crisis been going now? 50 years?<br /><br />I think the best way to get new people into gamemastering would be to have a simple setting with few moving parts, where you can just focus on running the game without having to do a lot of work with computing the actions.<br /><br />Having to master the game rules before you can start to run a game always seems like the biggest barrier to entry to me.Yorahttps://spriggans-den.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-5763792039196329682024-01-16T10:10:35.642+01:002024-01-16T10:10:35.642+01:00Good shout - I also got a recommendation on anothe...Good shout - I also got a recommendation on another channel to check out 'Roots of Bitterness' by Zzarchov Kowolski - seems like there's a fair amount of stuff out there once you start really looking!Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-46617851615006284732024-01-16T03:27:29.526+01:002024-01-16T03:27:29.526+01:00I think you might like the blog Against the Wicked...I think you might like the blog Against the Wicked City. Great swaths of it are about are gaming in a Central Asia/Silk Road/Steppe setting. It has lots--and I mean lots--of interesting and useful stuff I think. udan-adan.blogspot.com<br />I'm also reminded of Wagon Train.Blundernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-1598200250087767822024-01-08T18:27:17.629+01:002024-01-08T18:27:17.629+01:00Indeed - though from a DM's point of view, pre...Indeed - though from a DM's point of view, prepping large amounts of hexes regularly without getting swamped could become a challenge!Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1243521503439419069.post-30718960044321561302024-01-08T18:26:00.196+01:002024-01-08T18:26:00.196+01:00Interesting point - long, long sight-lines are a c...Interesting point - long, long sight-lines are a cool wrinkle to the usual hex-crawl.Xaosseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921003959109753612noreply@blogger.com