Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to first-decade, Gygaxian D&D, its faithful modern clones, and content created for use with them. Later editions (2e and newer) should be discussed elsewhere. Broadly, OSR games encourage a tonal and mechanical fidelity to Dungeons & Dragons played as intended by its creators from 1974 to 1983 — less emphasis on linear adventures and overarching metaplots and a greater emphasis on player agency. If you are new to the OSR, welcome! Ask us whatever you're curious about: we'll be happy to help you get started. We also have two excellent beginner guides created by Anons with feedback from the thread that you can check for help: >n00b DM's Guidehttps://pastebin.com/EVvt6P0B>n00b Player's Handbookhttps://pastebin.com/XALkXkV0 >Troves, Resources, Blogs, etc:http://pastebin.com/9fzM6128 >Need a starter dungeon? Here's a curated collection:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/94994969/#95006768 >Previous thread:>>97473611>Thread question:What's your favourite piece of OSR related or adjacent art?
>>97504918>thousand threadsYou mean you changed the pastebin text only a few months ago.https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/text/gygaxian/type/op/page/2/
>>97504918Meant to post this also, for the further edification of anyone new to this general. Link is verified to work.
>>97504938(As you can see, he's watching for real threads like a hawk, to try to shit all over them with nonsense.)
>>97502108>No reason you have to run all of your henchmen.Because they would not only get to enjoy but risk the fruit of my labors.In any case I decided to talk to the GM about this and he agrees with the anons here that the other players are being stupid and has my back. He also let slip that there was some kind of priest type available in the henchmen pool but they have poor stats. not that it matters to me
>>97504938The pastebin has been in use since 2018, and the OP has been updated multiple times to clarify and improve things. The "first decade" parts has been part of the OP for about as long:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/osrg/text/First%20decade/type/op/(You), fishfag, are the one who's trying to topic shift this general by removing the "first decade" qualification from your threads.
>>97505009Based GM. Let us know how it goes.
>>97505009>Because they would not only get to enjoy but risk the fruit of my labors.Very true, Anon. Good to hear that the DM is on your side, he sounds like he knows his shit.
I also aksed elsewhere because I am utterly confused by what the fuck is going on with OSR▶Do you guys ever houserule the two-handed axe damage in BXI think that it should remain like that due to the Dwarf (the Dwarf should not access d10 damage, regardless of anyone's opinion on 2H weapons) but I keep reading and meeting people that want it to be d10
>>97504960I don't understand why, of all things, he made ruining these threads his obsession, going as far as to try and force pointless conflict. Dude can't even make a good sheet, I doubt he even plays anything.
>>97505075Nah, I'm basically fine with it, and given the Dwarf's many advantages over the straight Fighter I think your reasoning is totally fair. It's not like people will completely stop playing the god-tier-saves version of the Fighter due to a one point lower average damage output.>>97505083No, I don't get it either, and I said as much in his last fake thread. He stopped hassling /3eg/ almost immediately when it became clear he failed at his weird merge attempt there, but here he's fucking obsessed with trying to force a 2e merge for some baroque reason.
>>97505075yea nah i think it's perfectly fair and fine the way it is, like >>97505128 said, the dwarf already has plenty of advantages and people aren't going to not play it over something like that.
>>97505033I will>>97505063Yeah, he seems to like the work I am doing to make things easier for him by actually reading the rules.
>>97505128>>97505167Thanks. I see the d10 even in some OSR product which also confused me.I think in the worst case scenario I will set up a smaller 2 handed (shepard's or something) axe (d8, dwarf useable) and a rarer longaxe (dane axe) d10 which is essentially a polearm and not usable by dwarves. People that want to see a bardiche (me included if I describe a certain culture) will also use the latter.
>>97505075>I keep reading and meeting people that want it to be d10Fuck them.It's fair to remove the "always loses initiative" rule from all two-handed weapons, though. It's a B/X oddity --- or was it already in Holmes? Either way, there's no such rule in O/AD&D and it's pretty unfair.
>>97505244>I will set up a smaller 2 handed (shepard's or something) axe (d8, dwarf useable) That's exactly what a B/X Battle Axe is, though?>and a rarer longaxe (dane axe) d10 which is essentially a polearm and not usable by dwarves.That would be the AD&D bardiche. Not that you have to call it that, mind you.
Some retards at rpgnet accused Finch of being an evil racist because goblins are brazillians somehow and evil cultists are a dogwhistle for jews lol.This is what you get for catering to crazy people. Not that it matters because Finch won't learn from this (OSRIC is still a good game though).
>>97505620>Finch got outcucked.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQGQ5qBQTA
>>97505009>I totally don't care at all, look how different I am to the situation, aren't I a cool cucumber!?
>>97505075>by what the fuck is going on with OSRWhat exactly is confusing you?
>>97505620>OSRIC goblins are BraziliansKek, what
>>97505451>It's a B/X oddity --- or was it already in Holmes?It not in Holmes Basic in that form, but it derives from Holmes, which has the rule that light weapons attack twice a round and two-handers only once every other round. Which is particularly absurd because in Holmes all weapons do d6 damage.A detailed breakdown of this ridiculous rule can be read at>https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/01/part-16-exchange-of-two-blows-with.html
>>97505705>What exactly is confusing you?He is presumably referring to the multiple threads spammed out by local retard Fishfag.
>>97505711The more insane your theory, the stronger your proof of belonging to the cult.>>97505735lol rightwell at least it's an improvement over Holmes, then
>>97505443>The pastebin is continually altered, as it is a living document. But it's continually altered by the same person, who alters it to reflect thread consensus, which is why the thread has consented to use it for many years.Which would mean, if Fishfags theory is true then ACKStec went though all his bullshit without ever once falling back on "You do know who keeps the pastebin in this very threads OP right?"What a fucking mensch. The literal opposite of a tripfag or a fishfag
>>9750520Macris got the same treatment
>>97505701It is more a case of I will accept literally anyone who can cast a healing spell but keep being a snarky asshole.
>>97505793Macris at least never tried to pander to those people, Finch on the other hand..
>>97505922Finch isn't just trying to pander to those people, he is one of them. He wouldn't be doing it, otherwise.
>>97504910SPAM thread!The proper thread exists at >>97473472Any "First decade" stuff belongs in >>97502613
>>97506372Fuck off fishfag.
>>97502108>>97500757>How many is too many?I'd say 6 henchmen should be the maximum for a 4-6 PCs group.
>>97506390Hello, apollinairerave. enjoying discord?
Do we know exactly why fishfag is the way he is? Why is he so obsessed with ruining this for everyone?
>>97506434>deflectionOooo, caught you.i know who you are now.
>>97506434>rumor has it, he was a normal man, once. but that was a long time ago. some deep ones got their claws in him, turned him into their wife. man can only eat so many fish sticks 'fore he starts to get good at it, starts to like it, starts to become one of 'em
>>97506447
>>97506434He is literally insane.It's a label thrown around too often on 4chan, to the point that when you have a literal schizo, the fact can be missed. But no, there's no real reason, which is why none of his arguments make sense, and he posts endlessly for years after any normal person would have given up, and why he clearly has no experience even with the things he pretends to be interested in. He is just literally bugfuck crazy.This is why the idiots in this general that do anything but report his posts for trolling and tell him to fuck off are wasting everyone's time. There's no point in trying to reason with the crazy guy covered in his own shit screaming at the top of his lungs.
>>97506460>QUADRUPLING DOWN on projection
>>97506522>evasive meme replyDo you ever talk normal?
>>97506214What's is that pic talking about?What "supposed" sins has Matt committed against the inclusive RPG community?
>>97506540misgendered someone
>>97506405No, we shall all command our own small armies in battle. Years of wargaming has prepared me for this.
>>97506545>misgendered someoneFor real?From reading the image, I thought they wrote or published something "problematic", especially since she's talking about one year of feedback.>>97506571>No, we shall all command our own small armies in battle. Years of wargaming has prepared me for this.And we will! once Domains of War for ACKS II gets released.
>>97506545>misgendered someone>>97506596>For real?No, he's making shit up.>>97506540>What "supposed" sins has Matt committed against the inclusive RPG community?https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/new-osric-edition.933263/
>>97506532>Project EVEN MOREall you do is project and lie, do you and your discord budides actually play any games?
>>97506405youre a nogames faggot. even someone of avg cha can field 4 henchmen. die in a fire, retard.
>>97506405>I'd say 6 henchmen should be the maximum for a 4-6 PCs group.Wrong. The maximum is based on the Charisma of each PC
>>97506635What exactly was being projected in my post? I asked why you almost exclusively reply in puerile retorts instead of normal conversation, and then you did it again.Im almost positive that youre some rogue chatbot at this point, if you cant even hold normal dialogue.
>>97506636>youre a nogames faggot. even someone of avg cha can field 4 henchmen. die in a fire, retard.I'm in a ACKS II game, ackchyually.>>97506637>Wrong. The maximum is based on the Charisma of each PCThere's also the Leadership proficiency, which add +1 to the maximum number of Henchmen allowed by Charisma.The reason I said 6 it's because, like it was said on another /osrg/ thread, henchmen also take Gold and XP together with the PCs, slowing the leveling of the PCs. Also, having too many Henchmen and PCs in a dungeon tend to create a situation where, in small corridors or rooms, there isn't enough space for everyone to fight.6 Henchmen is, in my opinion, a good number for taking on challenges without sacrifing too much money and XP.
I know we are all autists here but surely you anons realize that he was suggesting his opinion on a practical limit for henchmen not the maximum possible.
>>97506460This.
>>97506696he said the "maximum" should be the amount the one charismatic PC is allowed to have.
>>97506609>Big Purp is mad at Finch>well okay, Small Purp these dayslmao, that's almost a prerequisite for success in RPGs, it would never have upset him if he hadn't been one of them.
>>97506692In your opinion does liberal selection of the precise shooting proficiency mitigate this?
>>97506726>does liberal selection of the precise shooting proficiencyNo pe. White nationalist proficiency in precise shooting, on the other hand...
>>97506733>In your opinion does liberal selection of the precise shooting proficiency mitigate this?We had that same exact problem with a PC Explorer who didn't manage to roll for Precise Shooting.The player complained a lot... and rightly so, because, due to the stats he rolled, he was basically made of glass for fighting, and the moment enemies engaged a PC or an Henchmen, he was basically useless.He took Precise Shooting as an additionally proficiency as soon as he could, and now things are much better!So, my answer is ABSOLUTELY YES!If you want to preemptively avoid a situation like that, I suggest using the Fate Points (only 1 or 2, just to get the hang of it) from the JJ, page 395: one of way to spend them is to "temporarily gain one rank in any proficiency available to his class... for 1 turn (10 minutes)".Do that and any Explorer PC who got unlucky when rolling for Templates will feel more useful, especially at the starting levels!But, Fate Points are NOT for Henchmen, so it won't make a change for them.Choose your Henchmen wisely!
>>97506796You see comrade, when you chose the level 0 cantina keeper as your henchmen when makes 1st level you can just chose for him to take precise shooting as his bard class proficiency.
Has anyone tried to run Chainmail as a roleplaying game
>>97506889Has anyone tried to run Monopoly as a roleplaying game?
The ability to just flood a thread with milquetoast nonsense is amusing to witness. This thread is the fastest thread on this board, but only when you need to pad up its post count.Even AI generated shit would feel more genuine and human.
>>97506922This(these?) faggots quest to push the goalposts on allowed discussion and turn the general into their own private chatroom is hillarious. I just hope they stop eventually. I'd like to see the old thread return, and maybe even the actual userbase. There's things i want to do but won't waste while the rot is here.
I experimented a lot with different grappling systems for BX; everywhere here who recommended contested HD rolls is retarded. The best way to do it is a streamlined version of the AD&D, where you make contested attack rolls. LotFP strangely does a good job of adapting the rules to a BX-derived system, but gave you a free attack against your foe if they try to grapple you, which is needlessly punishing in my experience.
>>97506889Yeah his name is E Gary Gygax
>>97507071Off-site collusion is so bizarre. The... "arrogance" that comes from a handful of people thinking they have some sort of edge on the masses of anonymous individuals leads to such strange and unnatural behaviors.
>>97507062>everywhere here who recommended contested HD rolls is retarded>t. Strategic Review Hater
Time for us to get into his raving about discord arc it seems.No evidence or proof of course.
I just want to talk about old RPGs, why do these generals have to be overrun with these losers?
>>97507105Is that where the idea originated? Do you know the issue? It might have a better take on the concept than the dullards here. Fully willing to accept that. Although to be fair Strategic Review had a lot of garbaggio
>>97507151You could be a bit more gracious when asking a dullard to spoonfeed you, you lazy faggot, but it's issue #2 (Vol. I No. 2), page 3.
Well, some of us are talking about henchmen. You could always give your 2 cents on that.
>>97507109Screenshots were posted in the past, but they got deleted pretty quickly, probably because it's borderline doxxing (and maybe it's some of that infamous report-spamming as well. They were quite embarassing screenshots).
>>97507182He can't, remember? He doesn't know anything about playing or running an OSR game, including the use of henchmen.
>>97507087We can at least conclude that trollcow is one of them or that they exist alongside him.
>>97507240>>97507087hey samefishfag, youre IN the discord. thats why you keep namedropping.
>>97507191Oh in that case if you're not a cunt more full of shit than that of a German scat star, you should be able to post archive links.Easy peasy right?>>97507253Not to suggest anything but given he's crowing about finding it, maybe someone could check for people who've joined recently.Someone who can afford a dump truck full of horse manure.
>>97507253>everyone i don't lime is samefagging.
>>97507345I eat lots of limes, actually
>>97505451I use -1 to initiative. One could argue that the lack of shield is already enough and the -1 is already too much.
>>97507549>One could argue that the lack of shield is already enough and the -1 is already too much.And he would be right. Particularly so once magic weapons and shields come into play, B/X two-handed swords become pretty much useless.
>>97507062No, contested HD is better
>>97507167My thanks. And rest assured, the dullard comment was not meant to be inclusive of you
Did osric 3.0 really change race to ancestry? That is really fucking lame if true.If I wanted to run Expedition to the Barrier Peaks in hyperborea, would I need to make any significant changes to the content presented? It doesn't look like much would need to be changed. I do know the slight variations for stat tables, and the generally stronger classes for hyperborea, might affect some encounters. I figure I would ask if anyone had some advice for it.
>>97507125Because when a general runs of for long enough a cast of characters with baggage and bullshit prop up. What old RPGs do you like? I love Retroclones. Been playing OSRIC and Trolls and Tunnels lately.
>>97507972>Trolls and Tunnels>Retroclone>OSR retard
>>97507970>would I need to make any significant changes to the content presented?Doubt it. Any advantage from the stronger classes is likely mitigated by the smaller numbers of PCs in modern groups (unless you're running a taut 8-man table I guess) and a lot of the challenges in Barrier Peaks are about eg not zapping yourself in the face with a laser gun you mistook for a tricorder anyway, or being innately suspicious of tree stumps.IMO the main issue might be the clash in tone, Barrier Peaks is both very "clean" 50s-70s sci-fi and unashamedly goofy, which isn't exactly the standard pitch of Hyperborea.
>>97507167It appears the rule to grapple this article outlines is>Make a normal attack roll against a foe you wish to grapple>If successful, you and your foe both roll HD>If your roll is higher, your foe is pinned and helpless>If your foe's roll is higher, they resist the grapple and you're stunned for a number of combat turns equal to the difference>If it's a tie, you're both upright and struggling, unable to attackI don't think this is terrible for Chainmail combat, but in BX your foe immediately becoming "pinned helplessly" on a successful grapple is pretty busted. I also think having to make an attack roll and then contested HD rolls is more clunky than just contested attack rolls but that is more to my personal taste.
>>97507897What sort of contested HD system do you use? What happens to a creature that becomes grappled? Can they escape a grapple? Can they attack while grappled? Can the creature doing the grapple attack other creatures? Can the grapple be reversed or only broken?
>>97508022Good to know, thank you. I was going to make it a bit more grim and maybe tie it to some atlantean or mi-go experiment stuff. It being a little goofy is alright with me, but I am biased since I like campy stuff.
>>97508063I think changing it to a mi-go vessel would be pretty doable, but it'll change the vibe of the module (which IMO in the original is a lot about the players identifying what their PCs don't know, that this is a Trekkish flying saucer, and then fucking with their expectations on the basis of that identification). In your place I'd read the module through properly first and foremost and feel out what parts can't be altered without just turning it into a different module.Anyway, glad if I could help!
>>97507345>concentrates really hard on apostrophes >fucks up spelling lol
>>97507071Why did this one get deleted?
>>97507628I thought about that. I make the -1 go away with later training.
>>97507062>but gave you a free attack against your foe if they try to grapple you, which is needlessly punishing in my experience.Like 3e? Isn't that something people playing 3e often complained about even when they did like the system?
>>97508119Because it was an abject lie, most probably.
Is this a good place to talk about veins of the earth/lotfp or should I make a thread?
>>97508733It's a clone of B/X with some houserules*, it's on topic.*some really good ones, some janky and shit ones, but all done with an eye towards creating its own unique play experience, which is fine with me. It's leaning towards NuSR in some respects, but it's still pretty close.
>>97508733Yes, LotFP and its modules are OSR
>>97508743Good, I just wanted to ask advice on actually running vote, I love reading it but idk how well it flows as a game. I remember some complaints with the light source section not having pricetags on it, I was wondering if there's a fix for that
>>97508733Ur good bro what's up
>>97508119Uhm, TAKE A WILD GUESS
>>97508759I wouldn't run everything in VotE at once, it's probably best to pick a few things and drop them in. A guy named Skerples who used to post here was working on making a "veinscrawl" thing on his blog, trying to make a useful play aid for running campaigns in VotE, but I don't know how far he got with it.
>>97508848>I wouldn't run everything in VotE at once, it's probably best to pick a few things and drop them in. A guy named Skerples who used to post here was working on making a "veinscrawl" thing on his blog, trying to make a useful play aid for running campaigns in VotE, but I don't know how far he got with it.NTA but he finished it a while ago and I'm reading it right now. Thematically it's a bit different (more lighter in tone) but still pretty cool. Weird coincidence to see it today.https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2018/05/osr-veinscrawl.htmlHe also has a campaign journal of running it for his group on the blog somewhere.
>>97508733It's not AD&D 1e RAW, so no.
>>97507970>Did osric 3.0 really change race to ancestry? That is really fucking lame if true.They did, but Finch already made that change in S&W so it was expected. Shaman and witch-doctor are also renamed witch-priest and witch-crafter respectively because cultural sensitivity and there is literally a sidebar in the DM Guide about colonization bad mmmkey? Thank Gygax it's all easy to ignore and I bet the inmense majority of people running OSRIC will just stick to the old terms.
>>97505033One of the others took a 0 level mage type as an apprentice, I rolled snake eyes on recruiting a priestess and the toughest level 0 longbowman I have ever seen decided to sign up with us.After all the prep and interviews were done we set out again. We jumped a boar that wandered into our camp, for attacked by giant flies that spit acid then searched the woods for the dungeon but instead found a village of somewhat friendly centaurs who gave is some useful intelligence and agreed to let us crash on their lawn as long as we behave.
>>97508935Eat shit, fishfag
>>97508895Skerp is worthless, along with his followers
>>97508895It's got a lot of stuff I'm not really interested in, also at a glance it seems to be made for ad&d? I don't think it's very usable for me since I want to run lotfp
>>97507191>imagine a youtube comment section screenshot is deleted because it is somehow doxxxxingthe ones who instantly started reporting the post (obviously because they saw their usernames in the screenshot) did most of the doxing themselves 2bch
>>97509091> it seems to be made for ad&d? I don't think it's very usable for me since I want to run lotfpBasic and Advanced are just OD&D with different pieces of the supplements and minor adjustments. It's the same chassis underneath.
>>97509091Kek fucking retard
>>97509305Imagine being so stupid and desperate that you have to resort to simply referring to people by name from the discord that you yourself are a member of, in an attempt to scare people away from posting in this thread
>>97507191>Screenshots were posted in the past,...link?
>>97508759There's a redux of VotE apparently coming Soon™ but even if it were I don't think False Patrick is going to be making it more functional, it'll be more pictures and thicker paper and other cruft as a coffee table book.
>>97507191>They were quite embarassing screenshotsExtremely easy for you to link them from the archive then, since they are so embarrassing, everyone should see them, right?
post cool evocative art.... right now.....
>>97510486Have some Lieber.
>>97510517good.... good.... now put him in some sort of spooky cave....
second session for my game is today! excited since i should have the full six person strong group today. two people are rolling up new characters (since their last characters had their heads cut off) and i'm wondering if i should have any big happenings out in the world in the two weeks it's been since they last ventured forth. i had the idea of offering bounties for things like gnoll tongues or lizardman tails but think it might be too much of a reward for killing mobs, which seems against the spirit of things. they didn't wander around the caverns of thracia all that much either, so they never found the alternative entrances, which makes me think i should maybe try to gently nudge them to wander around the front door a little?how are all of you?
>>97511739great! tried to run a session of OSE for a 50 year old 5e grog (?) and all he did was bitch and moan and complain nonstop. It was fucking agonizing.
>>97511739>Go to recruit a priestess as a henchmen >Regarded as a local hero>17 charisma and skilled in diplomacy >Offer large signing bonus>+7 to the reaction roll>Double ones>She got the ick or something and wont joinFuck my adventurecel life....Still excited for next week though.
>>97511739Sounds fun anon. Agree the bounty thing might incentivize killing too much. Game is going well; the PCs are ranging from levels 1-4 now so it's I'm getting to experience the highs and lows of running for a mixed group. They have slowly been making more excursions to different adventuring locales near the base town, which everyone is enjoying but it's lighting a fire under my ass to finish the hex map I've been putting together. I want to have a massive 36x37 hex crawl but I can't conceivably print out a map with hexes that small on 8.5x11" paper, so I'm trying to condense all my best ideas in a 19x10 map. Alas, the compromises we make.
>>97511739Congrats on the game.>skilled in diplomacyQuite sure that shouldn't improve your hiring rolls but sounds like you were shit out of luck regardless. Next time don't ask her she'll look better if she smiles more.
>>97511982>If proficient, the prospective employer can use Diplomacy, Intimidation, Mystic Aura, and/or Seduction to persuade the hireling to join.I can try again next time we are in town with -1 which is still fine. Surely I won't flub the roll a second time.
>>97511764that's wild lol. i got two friends who bitched about no feat or not enough book defined stuff to grind for but they're kinda retarded. one of them is in this game and seems to be having way more fun than last time, partially because i think i'm better at running the game and partially because we dropped two people from the group who were honestly not that great. in my experience most people really take to this style of game compared to something like 5e. it's given me confidence to maybe try running a classic traveller game again, since the last time i tried i got overwhelmed by how big space is (lol).>>97511980my rationale is that after so long of noventures, the fight between the gnolls and lizardmen spills out into the surrounding swampland and their populations in general are booming with just each other as potential dangers. since thracia's tough for level one's, it might work out to kick some extra xp just so everyone's not in danger of a rogue gnoll axe beheading them.sounds fun! have you considered just printing a bigger map at like staples or something though? could just use a third party printing service and have something bigger. or alternatively go and buy really big hex paper (i think office supply stores also carry that) and draw it by hand. i do dungeon maps by hand if i'm not stealing them from supplements but my hex map i just use a web app for.>>97511982thanks! excited to report the outcome later tonight.
>>97511949Eh, don't take it so hard. I hear she had bad stats anyway.
>>97511949thats still a 9, which is succcess. what are you yapping about??
>>97512345Double ones on reaction rolls always fail anon. She just won't slander the group after by saying we are crypto chaotics. just the witch is>>9751219013 int and wisdom but 8 con. Worrying but good enough in my book.
>>97512468>Double ones on reaction rolls always fail anonsays what?
>>97512009>If proficient, the prospective employer can use DiplomacyLike venture isn't strong enough already. I also don't interpret a signing bonus as a bribe either. You can bribe a guard to let you into a warehouse eithout escort , but you can't bribe the man who owns all the goods in the warehouse to let you in without escort. A signing bonus is more of the latter in my mind.
>>97512476I'm curious, too. It's not in B/X or AD&D or OD&D. I checked LotFP and ACKS, neither of them have that. I mean I don't hate it as a houserule, but it feels kinda unnecessary.
>>97513732Yet you ignore everyone telling you to chill out about it and it will become easier to talk about things and unocard on everything you do every post.
>DNI>Do not interact>AKA "Do not feed the troll"Good advice, everyone should take it
i'm back from the game!our brave heroes marched back to the caves and found the second entrance, i think this got them to understand that this dungeon might have multiple avenues of exploration since later on, my thief was wondering if he could roll a 75ft rope down from room 23 down to 31. i didn't really know desu, it seemed like too far of a climb for a rope stuck to a wall or floor with an iron spike? maybe someone else can give some advice i can pass along.unfortunately before they entered the second stairwell down, the brave barbarian was immediately crit by a full damage axe attack by cultists, killing him instantly. the rest of the group cleaned up before rounding the corner and meeting the cultists captive, a friendly dwarf that was kidnapped. another unfortunate casualty from strange death cult shenanigans.later while traversing the bridge, they had the idea of dousing the torch to not rile up the bats, only to then get fired upon by a cultist firing a bow on the bridge. a lucky crossbow shot from mr thief killed him basically instantly, which was cool.they then got into that room with the big statue. i must admit i think i pulled some punches here or they just got lucky, because they were in danger of getting reamed by fighters and clerics that could summon skeletons, but several good rolls later led to the fighters and clerics being cut down and all the skeletons being turned. they retrieved some trinkets from the corpses and the eye jewels from the statue after everyone but the dorf was paralyzed by its gaze. they then pulled the statue down to break it. it was at this point the dad in our group said he was beat, so they turned around and headed home.i came up with a couple overland encounters and they rolled up a black dragon encounter. i thought it'd be fun to make it a weird psychic swamp creep so they got shook down for an axe that one of them was holding onto for a bit. overall, pretty fun!
>>97513926Enter key!Use it, please!
>>97514111are you blind?
>>97514198I'm not saying you don't have an enter key, I'm saying please use it more often. This shit is hard to read all packed together like that.
>>97514228>zoomers when you use paragraphs normallyLol.Lmao.Rofl even.
>>97514228?
>>97514111it's 2000 characters, i couldn't reddit space even if i wanted to.
>>97514403>reddit spacefuck you and fuck your meme
>>97514403>t's 2000 charactersYou could have split the post, it's not against the law
>>97514311NTAYRT. A single newline is not a best practice with an interface that uses neither indentation nor vertical spacing between paragraphs. With a single newline, you are hoping that each paragraph randomly happens to have a last line that is visibly shorter than the others, which often isn't the case. This results in paragraphs that are often barely visible if not completely invisible.In these contexts, which include simple text editors, simple (non-rich) email clients, typewriters, 4chan, LaTeX source code, markdown, and so on, the best practice is to use double newlines.>b-but muh reddit spacingThese are best practices that predate reddit by decades. People who call double newlines "reddit spacing" are not able to use 4chan correctly.
>>97514198>>97514531And the fact that you don't use capital letters either makes paragraphs even more difficult to read.
>>97513926Nice, Anon!I have to say that black dragon encounter is a typical example of why level 1 characters shouldn't be exposed to wilderness travel, though.
