Never played Elder Scrolls Online, and I’m really late to the party on watching this video. However, I loved it so much I had to bring back Take a Break Sunday…
#RPGaDAY 12 2016 – Game I’m Most Likely to Play Next
Currently, I am running the Three Kings Achtung! Cthulhu adventure using my own homebrew system. This followed a lengthy campaign in the Warhammer Fantasy role-playing game universe, and prior to that we played some Trail of Cthulhu. My horror bent has been driving our games for a while, so it might be time for a change of palette.
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#RPGaDAY 11 2016 – Gamer Who Most Affected The Way I Play
We’ve all had strong influences at one time or another. For gaming, most of my life was spent playing with friends and family who either came into the game around the same time as I had, or on their own had come into gaming generally around the same time or much later. As a result, I usually had as much or more experience than those with whom I played. That was until I moved across the country to a completely new city where I knew no one and had no established gaming group.
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#RPGaDAY 10 2016 – Biggest In-game Surprise
I’m constantly surprised in games by my player characters’ actions, so this is tough to single out one instance, but there is one time that a player shocked me enough that it stands out among the rest. We were playing Daring Entertainment’s War of the Dead campaign (though I rejigged it a bit) and the players had escaped a cruise ship of undead only to be standed at sea on a modified fishing boat with a dozen other survivors and a handful of private military operatives (long story). Things had calmed down (as much as they can) and everyone was taking stock of themselves and each other. That’s when one of the PCs, a retired firefighter who had rescued his adult son and grandson, was out on deck and noticed one of the other passengers coughing a bit and trying to hide it.
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#RPGaDAY 9 2016 – The Ideal Session
Apart from the actual game itself, what is involved in my ideal session? This has evolved over time and, although I have less time than ever, my expectations are higher than ever.
College of the Tree Singers, for the D&D 5e Bard Class
Bards that join the College of the Tree Singers [PDF] have an affinity for both music and nature. They seek to learn the ancient and sacred stories and songs of the forests, as well as to preserve these tales and melodies for future generations. Most of the bards who are drawn to this college are elves and half-elves, but the college discriminates against no one and will allow any interested bard to join.
Tree Singers are completely unlike bards from the College of Lore, who spend most of their time in dusty old libraries and such. Bards from the College of the Tree Singers spend many hours outside in the forests and very little time in towns.
Also, unlike many other sorts of bards, Tree Singers do not commonly perform in taverns for drunken revelers. They are often circumspect about their songs and stories, choosing NOT to share them with any except other Tree Singers, druids, and elves. This is not to say that they cannot perform other songs, just that the special songs of the forest that they can hear and draw inspiration from are sacred to them, and they do NOT waste sacred music on the unenlightened. Continue reading “College of the Tree Singers, for the D&D 5e Bard Class”
#RPGaDAY 8 2016 – Hardcover, Softcover or Digital?
We have a wide range of options to devour books these days. While we used to be at the mercy of the publisher’s decision, thanks to Kickstarter, we now often have the choice of getting our gaming books in hardcover, softcover or digitally – or all three! So what’s your preference?
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#RPGaDAY 7 2016 – How RPGs Have Had The Biggest Effect on Me
Undoubtedly, RPGs have given me greater confidence in everything. I was the typical geeky kid, bullied and pushed around until I found RPGs. Then, developing confidence through the games, I felt I could conquer everything and soon conquered my bullies and enjoyed a great childhood as a GM, running games for my friends, writing adventures and developing new RPGs. This completely changed my life and I owe where I am today all to RPGs.
#RPGaDAY 6 2016 – Most Amazing Thing a Game Group Did For Their Community
This is another weird one as it doesn’t appear specific to my own gaming group, but any gaming group. I could google to find some neat examples, but I’ll focus on my own experiences.
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#RPGaDAY 5 2016 – What Story Does My Group Tell About My Character?
Today’s RPGaDay question is a little tricky to answer clearly.
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