• Part 6: House Rules by Restless (28 May 2025)Part House Rules Character creation rules Rolling stats Either d and arrange freely or roll d h in order down the list or roll d in order down the list but for one ability score you may roll d h . The first lets you roll and customize the second lets you roll and have slightly above the fold on average. The last makes someone who is likely to excel in one particular ability of your choice.
• Last Pages by Restless (24 Jun 2024)Last Pages pagequery . sort cdate desc limit display title description abstract cdate filter creator . nspages -sortByCreationDate -exclude -h -reverse -simpleLineBreak
• What is meant by a “West Marches” game? by Restless (11 Jul 2022)FIXME What is meant by a West Marches game A lot of people talk about a West Marches campaign. TODO -- finish me Link https rpg.stackexchange.com questions what-defines-a-west-marches-campaign Links to original articles https arsludi.lamemage.com index.php grand-experiments-west-marches https arsludi.lamemage.com index.php grand-experiments-west-marches-part- -sharing-info https arsludi.lamemage.com index.php grand-experiments-west-mar
• “But, it’s what my character would do!” by Restless (11 Jul 2022)But it s what my character would do Think about it. Then think about it again. Then think some more. If you still insist then . If you can't do that perhaps this isn't the game for you. gameinfo
• Rules lawyers suck, period, full stop by Restless (11 Jul 2022)Rules lawyers suck period full stop So do most of the gamer stereotypes but rules laywers are by far the worst. Just... don't. He who lives by the sword dies by it. Repeatedly. gameinfo
• Being an edgelord, playing an antisocial character or “evil” characters in general by Restless (11 Jul 2022)Being an edgelord playing an antisocial character or evil characters in general Don't be that person. We're all here to play a game and have fun. For most it's not fun to have someone else in the party who is causing problems with their edginess or going around stealing from the other party members or doing things to cause harm to the group. I'll admit it's not fun for
• A PSA for old-school gaming by Restless (11 Jul 2022)A PSA for old-school gaming Old-school gaming can be a bit brutal. For instance if you can't handle that character fatalities can and do happen or feel like mapping isn't necessary to success then there may be a problem. Also old-school gaming often has no interest in your character backstory or concept other than how you play your character
• Not all games are for everyone by Restless (11 Jul 2022)Not all games are for everyone When a new player joins a gaming group it's a bit like dating sometimes the fit is right sometimes it's not. Even though this is intended to be an open table game with a shifting cast of players who may be regulars play occasionally or even only once we all still need to get along. If you are not enjoying the game style old-school rules or just another player let's talk about it. I...
• home by Restless (06 Jul 2022)FIXME Do I need the calendar pages Probably

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• Setting design philosophy by Restless (05 Jul 2022)Setting design philosophy What I wanted Instead of focusing on the setting first I instead made a list of requirements for a game I wanted to run. Each in turn has consequences for the setting Ease of prep This is highest on my list of requirements. To be able to do preparation for gaming expeditiously is a necessary or there will be no game at all. Despite this