Questing for Tabletop Adventure Games
A. Shipwright TetraLlama asked "Could you share your d366 list of movies? What are your top 5 that you get the most inspiration and use out of?" Well, I hadn't typed that list up... BEFORE NOW. Here is my table of media influences. So, it's not just movies, but shows and books and what have … Continue reading Appendix N – d666 Media Influences
Got the Mausritter boxed set from Games Omnivorous. It was so good I ordered the adventure boxed set too. Reading some of Chris McDowall's Mythic/Primeval Bastionland playtest inspired a greater reliance on hexcrawling and procedural systems (something none of us can keep our mouths shut about around here it seems). Anyway, here are some changes … Continue reading Mausritter Procedure House Rules
As Space Bounty Blues is to Cowboy Bebop, this (untitled) game would be to Scooby-Doo. It's GMless PbtA. Start with the end in mind: I thought of the final move first. When you unmask the monster, the gang makes one guess who the culprit is and roll + Clues.On a 10+, you got it right! … Continue reading Scooby-Doo: Unmasking the Culprit
Shipwright This is the tale of a hero boldWho lived by the sea in days of oldEach night he stood upon the shoreAnd watched until his eyes were soreThe setting Sun o’er the endless blueToward which his dreams unbounded flewFor if the boy could have his wayA sailor would he be some day But poor … Continue reading The Ballad of Titanius McKracken
Split the black sea. Shipwright. Every book is a sourcebook. Read books more than rulebooks. Learn, grow, and contribute. Negotiation "Never Split the Difference" is a book about getting what you want in an agreeable, harmonious manner. It was written by a man who settled hostage negotiations for the FBI. The title comes from these … Continue reading Never Split the Difference
Shipwright It feels nice to be understood. My filmmaker buddy Matt said that he was always surprised and glad when someone after seeing a film of his would tell him something they picked up on. It could really be anything. "They got it!" And it's not that his films are obscure or obtuse, but that … Continue reading To be understood
Shipwright I'm running everything at the table out of a 1" binder with pockets. Here's what's inside: Front pocket Adventure Hour!Maze Rats20-some index cardsTiny 2d6 in a bagAdventure World one page rules and character packages (we've been marking off character packages so every character is unique).Bastionland name list (alphabetical and by failed career)Dungeon World GM … Continue reading Current setup and recent findings (2022)
Stories are Soul Food podcast turned me on to Terry Pratchett. Reading "Guards! Guards!" I cannot believe it's taken me this long to crack open one of his books. It's hilarious, fun, and it's reignited my love for Bastion. Here are some random tables. Roll a d6 on each to get started on reading. Shipwright … Continue reading Bastion – d6 Shopkeepers and d6 Street Vendors
Shipwright Your players love you. And though I know nothing else about you, that is enough.
The Hobbit A spectrum of table styles with two extremities: crystalized and fluid. Crystalized. The world is set in stone. The GM or an intellectual property has declared its boundaries. Details are made ahead of time like calendars with holidays and festivals, towns with maps and points of interests, major factions with motivations and rosters, … Continue reading Adventure World Chassis
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