Theophrastus

Theophrastus

Dead since 1541. Playing DCC, OSE, AD&D, WWN/CWN, PF2E, Mothership, Delta Green, SotDL.

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5e

Cairn Damage Analysis

8 minute read

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I recently got to run Cairn for the first time and it was a blast. I really enjoyed the auto-hit mechanic, inventory management, and generally simple rules. Bonus points for not using Vancian casting (we used the GLoG magic option).

Abomination Vaults

BX

Cairn Damage Analysis

8 minute read

Published:

I recently got to run Cairn for the first time and it was a blast. I really enjoyed the auto-hit mechanic, inventory management, and generally simple rules. Bonus points for not using Vancian casting (we used the GLoG magic option).

Bruckstadt

HRE Campaign Session 12

less than 1 minute read

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9/26/1631: Prior excursion to the Keudel Mausoleum

CWN

CWN Campaign Session 1+2

3 minute read

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Seattle, 2063. The fixer Fat Freddy recruits a team of runners for a simple job: Mr. Smith, an ex-corporate mage; Reiki, a glamorous sweet-talking summoner with a sordid past; McBain, a geared-up street samurai; and Bernie, cyberdoc and drug pusher extraordinaire.

CY_BORG

CY_BORG X Shadowrun

18 minute read

Published:

Here are some thoughts on how to use CY_BORG to play Shadowrun.

Cairn

Cairn Damage Analysis

8 minute read

Published:

I recently got to run Cairn for the first time and it was a blast. I really enjoyed the auto-hit mechanic, inventory management, and generally simple rules. Bonus points for not using Vancian casting (we used the GLoG magic option).

DCC

Tolomak Crawl Session 3

3 minute read

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Day 5 on the Tolomak Isles – Continued The party pushes deeper into the wizard Shadankin’s Sanctum. Further down a damp hallway, they happen upon a nest of six lampreymen. While Colin Robinson prepares a defensive slash with his katana, Tottino the Toothless surges forward by himself into the midst of the eel-creatures. He is swarmed by four of the beast, two attaching their round, toothy mouths to his body. Loud sucking sounds echo through the cavern. A wild melee ensues to save Tottino. Luka Donic, sneaking between fishes hanging from the ceiling, attacks from the shadows and dispatches two lampreymen. Margerita rushes to attack with her elven sword, but stumbles on the slippery floor and breaks her sword.

Tolomak Crawl Session 2

4 minute read

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The Story So Far: Destiny called upon a group of simple individuals in the Accursed Heart of the World Ender. The survivors braved the perils of adventures such as Frozen In Time, The Corpse That Love Built, The One Who Watches From Below, and The Jeweler That Dealt in Stardust. Many lost their lives, but the remaining heroes are:

Cairn Damage Analysis

8 minute read

Published:

I recently got to run Cairn for the first time and it was a blast. I really enjoyed the auto-hit mechanic, inventory management, and generally simple rules. Bonus points for not using Vancian casting (we used the GLoG magic option).

Delta Green

Hexcrawl

Tolomak Crawl Session 3

3 minute read

Published:

Day 5 on the Tolomak Isles – Continued The party pushes deeper into the wizard Shadankin’s Sanctum. Further down a damp hallway, they happen upon a nest of six lampreymen. While Colin Robinson prepares a defensive slash with his katana, Tottino the Toothless surges forward by himself into the midst of the eel-creatures. He is swarmed by four of the beast, two attaching their round, toothy mouths to his body. Loud sucking sounds echo through the cavern. A wild melee ensues to save Tottino. Luka Donic, sneaking between fishes hanging from the ceiling, attacks from the shadows and dispatches two lampreymen. Margerita rushes to attack with her elven sword, but stumbles on the slippery floor and breaks her sword.

Tolomak Crawl Session 2

4 minute read

Published:

The Story So Far: Destiny called upon a group of simple individuals in the Accursed Heart of the World Ender. The survivors braved the perils of adventures such as Frozen In Time, The Corpse That Love Built, The One Who Watches From Below, and The Jeweler That Dealt in Stardust. Many lost their lives, but the remaining heroes are:

OSR

HRE Campaign Session 12

less than 1 minute read

Published:

9/26/1631: Prior excursion to the Keudel Mausoleum

CWN Campaign Session 1+2

3 minute read

Published:

Seattle, 2063. The fixer Fat Freddy recruits a team of runners for a simple job: Mr. Smith, an ex-corporate mage; Reiki, a glamorous sweet-talking summoner with a sordid past; McBain, a geared-up street samurai; and Bernie, cyberdoc and drug pusher extraordinaire.

PF2e

Season of Ghosts: Sessions 1–5

7 minute read

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It is the first day of summer in the year 7108, and in the remote lumber town of Willowshore — tucked into the wooded reaches of Shenmen, far out on the continent of Tian Xia — the people are bracing for the strange weeks ahead. These are the days the locals quietly call the season of ghosts, when the dead walk a little closer and the old superstitions (don’t whistle at night, don’t call a ghost a ghost, and never turn around if a voice calls your name from behind you in the dark) feel less like folklore and more like good sense. Into this nervous season come our four hometown heroes: Shen the bard, Mojian the magus, Dintriel the druid, and Yamagoro the guardian.

RPG

Season of Ghosts

Season of Ghosts: Sessions 1–5

7 minute read

Published:

It is the first day of summer in the year 7108, and in the remote lumber town of Willowshore — tucked into the wooded reaches of Shenmen, far out on the continent of Tian Xia — the people are bracing for the strange weeks ahead. These are the days the locals quietly call the season of ghosts, when the dead walk a little closer and the old superstitions (don’t whistle at night, don’t call a ghost a ghost, and never turn around if a voice calls your name from behind you in the dark) feel less like folklore and more like good sense. Into this nervous season come our four hometown heroes: Shen the bard, Mojian the magus, Dintriel the druid, and Yamagoro the guardian.

Shadowrun

CWN Campaign Session 1+2

3 minute read

Published:

Seattle, 2063. The fixer Fat Freddy recruits a team of runners for a simple job: Mr. Smith, an ex-corporate mage; Reiki, a glamorous sweet-talking summoner with a sordid past; McBain, a geared-up street samurai; and Bernie, cyberdoc and drug pusher extraordinaire.

CY_BORG X Shadowrun

18 minute read

Published:

Here are some thoughts on how to use CY_BORG to play Shadowrun.

Willowshore

Season of Ghosts: Sessions 1–5

7 minute read

Published:

It is the first day of summer in the year 7108, and in the remote lumber town of Willowshore — tucked into the wooded reaches of Shenmen, far out on the continent of Tian Xia — the people are bracing for the strange weeks ahead. These are the days the locals quietly call the season of ghosts, when the dead walk a little closer and the old superstitions (don’t whistle at night, don’t call a ghost a ghost, and never turn around if a voice calls your name from behind you in the dark) feel less like folklore and more like good sense. Into this nervous season come our four hometown heroes: Shen the bard, Mojian the magus, Dintriel the druid, and Yamagoro the guardian.