Another week spent more on writing than reading. I’ve been delving into a series I call ‘Hoards by the Cards’. It started as an exploration of Looting Hoards by the Cards, but I’ve since started on Generating Hoards by the Cards, doing some Groundwork, working out Card Values at various …
Hi Pop, Vesper figured that the stories we’d been told about the village problems might not be true. The dragon ate the girls I told you about, so how could they be the ghouls bothering the village? He also thinks the crypt we were exploring was there for a long …
I quickly sketched together a potions table earlier today, I think I’ll try armor this time. I’m not going to bother with the Epic tiers because they’re outside my expected range of play. I’ll keep the Basic tiers because low-level creatures are likely to have hoards of low-value items… though …
In Generating Hoards by the Cards, Groundwork, I suggested different cards might have different ranges of values. I’ve calculated possible values such that each card is roughly the same amount larger (by ratio) than the card below it. The values of Aces and Twos overlap the nominal upper values of …
A couple days ago, in response to a question Jeff Rients asked on Google+, I described a method of Looting Hoards by the Cards. Jeff seemed to like the idea and linked to it, and one of the comments sparked another idea… that I’m not going to explore yet, because …
Nothing for the Hall of Fame this week, though there are a few series I have my eye on. More blog reading than recent weeks, but I’m still almost two months behind. Ah well, it’s not like I’m on a schedule. I even got a bit of writing done this …
Jeff Rients asked on google+ I think I want a firm mechanism for looting a hoard, in terms of how much time and effort it takes to ascertain relative values and quantities of all the treasure. Taken with wandering monster rolls, that would allow the party to choose between hastily …
I haven’t had time to crack the previews I’ve received of the Adventurer Conqueror King Player’s Companion, but conversation with the Adventurer Conqueror King or Die! group I play with on Saturdays suggests this idea isn’t there. Right now all PCs get a general proficiency at first level, fifth level, …
Hey Pop, Last I told you, we were back in the village. Well, we went back to the catacomb place and searched around some more. Found a room with some crystal statues, and you were right again — mess with things like that, they’ll come alive and try to kill …
I was examining the equipment list for a post-apocalyptic RPG. I can easily see the value in having a Geiger Counter in such a setting. In Call of Cthulhu? I think I want an HR Giger Counter.