magic, how do I capture some of the feel of SR magic while not doing a huge conversion ( Read more... )

I have been working on my modern fantasy game, But I think I want to shift gears a little to try out an old favorite. Lets see if I can capture the feel of Shadowrun with unisystem. I am not going for a direct translation but more of the feel I like to have in my personal games. I am more of a fan of street level games. A group of runners working ( Read more... )

Both Classic and Cinematic use a single 1d10 roll for all success rolls (1d10+ability+skill). While a roll on 9+ is a success in both versions. Both have a kind of unique way of handling those rolls ( Read more... )

Yes time is getting closer for the long awaited Dresden RPG to be released. I have been following the designers blog for over a year ( http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/ )and keeping tabs on every word that mr. Hicks throws out on his facebook about it ( Read more... )

I know games go through constant evolution. With new rules and new material replacing older material. But when a new edition drops it really hurts when you knee deep (by knee deep I mean near a dozen books or so). in the previous edition. GURPS kinda did this to me with 4th. But It was pretty much the same system with Optional rules changes ( Read more... )

Ok Ok not really. I've cut back on gaming material. A few months back I traded in for store credit most of my gaming material. Gone in the full shelf of 1E AD&D book collection. Gone is the almost two shelves worth of GURPS books. Gone is true20 and about all the other d20 books I've accumulated. Gone is savage worlds and a full shelf worth of ( Read more... )

Ran another small session with just Ryan and Josh last night. They made some pretty interesting characters. A Deva shaman and a Gnome warlock. The game ran really smooth now that they are getting the system down and really getting into character. Tim finished his character the other day he will be bringing in. It is a Goliath monk. Looking at these ( Read more... )

No one can deny the popularity of Massively Multiplayer RPGs. Or deny the fact that much of 4th edition has a lot in common with them. Now there is defender(tank), striker(dps), controller, and leader(support)roles. I was initially not impressed by this, but the more I think about it the more the idea has began to grow on me. Every class now has a ( Read more... )

Well we played a little 4E. I have to say it went rather well. It was a bit bumpy since we were all learning as we went. While I cant say that my initial assessment was wrong. It does feel a bit like an MMO. And plays kind of like a board game. I think my perspective has changes ( Read more... )

We have had a few weeks break from dragon age. I look forward to getting the game going again this next Monday. I have been putting some thought into running a 4E game. As much as I have been against running the new edition some aspects of it have grown on me. Might give it a try. Most my players are ex-wow players and love mini games like descent ( Read more... )