Showing posts with label gaming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gaming. Show all posts
Sunday, January 08, 2012
A Character for Every Game
Inspired by the prolific gaming god that is Dyson Logos, I'm going to have a go at creating a character for every game I own. It's one way to get some use out of them...
Monday, October 24, 2011
"Oriental Adventures" for Labyrinth Lord
Just a status update to let interested parties know where I am with this project. I've scribbled down my notes for the sohei and kensei, and have had some more thoughts on things to alter or add to a potential Labyrinth Lord supplement, to whit:
Removing fox and racoon-dog from the hengeyokai and having them as either race-as-class under their correct designations of kitsune and tanuki, or shunting them to being monsters.
Finishing off the class conversions - except yakuza, as noted before. Maybe write up some outlines of how characters can fit into a yakuza or ninja clan.
Type up shugenja and sohei spell lists.
Convert spells not in AEC. My hope is that I can find them or equivalents in OSRIC or another clone.
Creating a setting outline... The urge to hexmap is strong in this one...
Putting weapons and armour notes into legible format.
House rule suggestions - rules "fixes" and genre emulation.
So, not much then!
What would be great is if any of you helpful readers had name suggestions for such a supplement. If so, please comment, thank you!
Removing fox and racoon-dog from the hengeyokai and having them as either race-as-class under their correct designations of kitsune and tanuki, or shunting them to being monsters.
Finishing off the class conversions - except yakuza, as noted before. Maybe write up some outlines of how characters can fit into a yakuza or ninja clan.
Type up shugenja and sohei spell lists.
Convert spells not in AEC. My hope is that I can find them or equivalents in OSRIC or another clone.
Creating a setting outline... The urge to hexmap is strong in this one...
Putting weapons and armour notes into legible format.
House rule suggestions - rules "fixes" and genre emulation.
So, not much then!
What would be great is if any of you helpful readers had name suggestions for such a supplement. If so, please comment, thank you!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Get your game face on
Just got back from a session of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, a game I've been playing since its release 3 years ago, and am still not bored of yet :D
Usually I'm the DM; for some readers I'll clarify this as Dungeon Master, analogous to a referee. Today, however, I was a player, controlling an elf warlord (elves are not the fairy kind but more like those of Tolkien, and a warlord is a type of character who acts like a commander and cheerleader for the other players' characters). I came in as a 'guest star' portraying the long unseen older half-brother of the group's half-elf ranger. So we had plenty of good banter.
What made it even more fun is that I got to be a character in the continuing world I'd been running. It was interesting and amusing to see and hear Rev Rosey's take on the setting and the various creatures we encountered. Here's how we left things at the end of play: our heroes are investigating the disappearance of a dark elf trade caravan, but now find themselves confronting said dark elves (who are actually being mind controlled)...
Usually I'm the DM; for some readers I'll clarify this as Dungeon Master, analogous to a referee. Today, however, I was a player, controlling an elf warlord (elves are not the fairy kind but more like those of Tolkien, and a warlord is a type of character who acts like a commander and cheerleader for the other players' characters). I came in as a 'guest star' portraying the long unseen older half-brother of the group's half-elf ranger. So we had plenty of good banter.
What made it even more fun is that I got to be a character in the continuing world I'd been running. It was interesting and amusing to see and hear Rev Rosey's take on the setting and the various creatures we encountered. Here's how we left things at the end of play: our heroes are investigating the disappearance of a dark elf trade caravan, but now find themselves confronting said dark elves (who are actually being mind controlled)...
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