My Ethyria/theros game has 2 new players starting so thats been nice. One quibbling about character gen rules from online sources vs book and I'm having to re-state rules and that im only using 2024PHB and Theros book which something always put me off dnd5 but its part of running modern rules. In part I chose 5th ed to get another game running as this city not into many other games and ppl have wildly untrue ideas about old editions from heresay. I keep telling ppl its 10x faster to play and simpler but it is what it is.
Im happy with my 2 current games as a dm, and playing with new ppl has made my playing a character game improve lots. If I ran an out-of-the-box game setting Id use my homebrew with Gunderholfen or Midderlands. Ive had ppl ask me to run RQ but not enough to do it.
Two books I'm working on and a pro job tryout are dominating my time at the moment. Megadungeon I'm running for ethyria/theros, about half done, and I will work on it today for the game tomorrow.
Have a bunch of new purchases...
Cthulhu By Gaslight - Investigators' Guide 😀😀😀💥
Only a quick glance, but many online are wondering if it is full of redundant content and if you only need the Keepers version. I think the 7th ed core books, the investigator's book, is mostly useless. It has one rule for military background in the keepers' book (and overpriced automatic weapons). The situation in the gaslight edition has improved. It's mostly historic info, and I like the idea Investigators' book has real-world info, so the Keepers' book has more mythos. The rules and character generation in Gaslight Investigators are less than other recent setting books. So on this basis, I like it more than the standard investigator's book. I'd think I'd rather more period photos than some art, but most of the interior art is ok. Pallette seems a bit subdued, and some scenes could have more grime. The more painterly art is very good. I got it on sale on Amazon, it's the main reason I got it. My interest in Chaosium and Cthulhu is diminishing overall, but about 4 or 5 books I'm interested in. The fandom of Cthulhu and RQ is the main reason. If ppl asked id explain more.
The Bats of Saint Abbans 😀😀😀😀
This is an adventure and detailed location for Midderlands but easily adaptable to other medieval games, maybe even Pendragon. It would be a good one-off or campaign starter. It details a cathedral, monk life, npc's, a monastic time keeping system, new monsters and more. The box set would be best version but it could all be in a book. I got books and PDFs and 3 book bundle. There is also two bookmarks with info to help manage adventure, cyan maps (not in print bundle), an ecclesiastical time chart and fantastic encounter tables that add to the adventure. A PDF of maps, where it is in Midderlands and npc portraits. Now Ive seen it I wish I got the box set. The adventure is not about combat but dealing with npc, taking lots of athletic and spiritual risks and the supernatural weirdness of the cathedral. it would be a good centre for a campaign or starting point. Its a weird, magical place. Basically, you must deal with crazy bats in the cathedral and find what they like and clues to save them rather than kill them. If you like doing voices, it is a goldmine of characters and creatures. I did say you could run for Pendrago,n but Id shave off some of the weirder things. Id like to run it.
Possibly, I'd start players as locals needing work or in debt to the church for healing. Maybe fight some disease vomiting sewer goblins might disease the party, so they need healing. Its a fun read with lots of humour and weirdness and history inspiration behind it.
Im happy with my 2 current games as a dm, and playing with new ppl has made my playing a character game improve lots. If I ran an out-of-the-box game setting Id use my homebrew with Gunderholfen or Midderlands. Ive had ppl ask me to run RQ but not enough to do it.
Two books I'm working on and a pro job tryout are dominating my time at the moment. Megadungeon I'm running for ethyria/theros, about half done, and I will work on it today for the game tomorrow.
Have a bunch of new purchases...
Cthulhu By Gaslight - Investigators' Guide 😀😀😀💥
Only a quick glance, but many online are wondering if it is full of redundant content and if you only need the Keepers version. I think the 7th ed core books, the investigator's book, is mostly useless. It has one rule for military background in the keepers' book (and overpriced automatic weapons). The situation in the gaslight edition has improved. It's mostly historic info, and I like the idea Investigators' book has real-world info, so the Keepers' book has more mythos. The rules and character generation in Gaslight Investigators are less than other recent setting books. So on this basis, I like it more than the standard investigator's book. I'd think I'd rather more period photos than some art, but most of the interior art is ok. Pallette seems a bit subdued, and some scenes could have more grime. The more painterly art is very good. I got it on sale on Amazon, it's the main reason I got it. My interest in Chaosium and Cthulhu is diminishing overall, but about 4 or 5 books I'm interested in. The fandom of Cthulhu and RQ is the main reason. If ppl asked id explain more.
The Bats of Saint Abbans 😀😀😀😀
This is an adventure and detailed location for Midderlands but easily adaptable to other medieval games, maybe even Pendragon. It would be a good one-off or campaign starter. It details a cathedral, monk life, npc's, a monastic time keeping system, new monsters and more. The box set would be best version but it could all be in a book. I got books and PDFs and 3 book bundle. There is also two bookmarks with info to help manage adventure, cyan maps (not in print bundle), an ecclesiastical time chart and fantastic encounter tables that add to the adventure. A PDF of maps, where it is in Midderlands and npc portraits. Now Ive seen it I wish I got the box set. The adventure is not about combat but dealing with npc, taking lots of athletic and spiritual risks and the supernatural weirdness of the cathedral. it would be a good centre for a campaign or starting point. Its a weird, magical place. Basically, you must deal with crazy bats in the cathedral and find what they like and clues to save them rather than kill them. If you like doing voices, it is a goldmine of characters and creatures. I did say you could run for Pendrago,n but Id shave off some of the weirder things. Id like to run it.
Possibly, I'd start players as locals needing work or in debt to the church for healing. Maybe fight some disease vomiting sewer goblins might disease the party, so they need healing. Its a fun read with lots of humour and weirdness and history inspiration behind it.
Adventure Anthology 1+2😀😀💥💥
These are short adventures for Basic fantasy RPG. Not as good as their Black Apple adventure, I reviewed April (one of the best adventures I've read). They are short small dungeons for a session and might actually be good for Solo play as most don't have any complex plots. Some could be inserted in other adventures. Also good for beginner players or DM. Im getting a few of the Basic fantasy RPG things here and there but quality varies. They are all affordable, so even if broke a new adventure is affordable.
Fords Faeries 😀😀😀😀
These are short adventures for Basic fantasy RPG. Not as good as their Black Apple adventure, I reviewed April (one of the best adventures I've read). They are short small dungeons for a session and might actually be good for Solo play as most don't have any complex plots. Some could be inserted in other adventures. Also good for beginner players or DM. Im getting a few of the Basic fantasy RPG things here and there but quality varies. They are all affordable, so even if broke a new adventure is affordable.
Fords Faeries 😀😀😀😀
I had pdf but the book is good to read on the bus and at the table. Super inspirational for weird faeries and monsters, many with emotional effects for roleplaying opportunities, good for my game and Pendragon. While reading this, it inspired lots of blog posts from me, so basically, why I buy books like this (also, I struggle to read fiction novels at all now). Great, weird faerie-inspired stuff to make your games stranger. I will use this lots when I run mu Auldwood game.
Pestilence at Halith Vorn 😀😀😀😀
I love Gundolfen. But id say everything in the setting is amazing. I normally hate puzzles in dungeons but I like the ones in these books. The books have been getting better and better, layout and writing-wise. This details a pestilence threatening a town and a huge multi-level and multi-planar adventure. Lots of grotesque, weird stuff of the top tier. I like the factions you can use and while they might mean some areas are a cakewalk there is still plenty to explore and do. Wonderful dark and nasty stuff.
Letters From The Dark 😀😀😀💥
A series of small shadowdark booklets. Nice self-contained well laid out of books with various topics. I don't really want to collect or buy shadowdark, but I play it. These are above average quality and value for shadowdark. For other retro clones its a bit thinner without class info but certainly easy to adapt and interesting stuff.
There are som pdfs I'm still reading so will cover next month.
Letters From The Dark 😀😀😀💥
A series of small shadowdark booklets. Nice self-contained well laid out of books with various topics. I don't really want to collect or buy shadowdark, but I play it. These are above average quality and value for shadowdark. For other retro clones its a bit thinner without class info but certainly easy to adapt and interesting stuff.
There are som pdfs I'm still reading so will cover next month.
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