PressTheBeast

This blog has mostly been me posting session reports (I still have some more to do lol), but there is lots of other stuff I'd like to post haha. My current campaign, Daemonium, has centred around the Kingdom of Cashua. I've uploaded the hexcrawl I've so that you can use it for what you will. Context: Cashua is on the Island of Ambern. To the North is the Fae Woods and the west is the Dinosaur Coast, which will be separate Hexcrawls (Fae Woods is done, Dino Coast will only be finished if my players go there). In ancient times, Ambern was a land dominated by Giants who enslaved the humans. However, when the Cashuans crossed over the sea from Galanthar, they defeated the Giants and liberated the humans. Now the technological powerhouse Aeon, also from Galanthar, has come to conquer Cashua. The eastern portion of Cashua is occupied, and the rebels at Fort Cheswick are Cashua's last hope. If you decide to actually run this Hexcrawl, it is up to you to decide how you situate ...

For the first session, our characters are the following: Redmond Frionbarr - Bard Za'vak Al-Hadim - Paladin/Fighter Gene Erikson - Fighter Cadillac Monteau - Ranger Helmut - Druid --- These session reports will be written somewhat tersely, as I have many to write. My RPG time has primarily been spent on fleshing out the world and fillin' hexes.  - Session 18 began with a funeral for Vamp Testy, the first dead player character. The traditional Cashuan funeral is meant to be a time to air your grievances regarding the deceased, and also remember the good times. Before the funeral there were some little character moments: Redmond prayed to a statue and got lectured by a priest, Gene got grumpy and Za'vak tried to comfort him, and Cadillac chilled out and drank beer. During the funeral, a bunch of individuals gave lil speeches. Gene's player actually wrote out their's beforehand, which was a nice touch. Redmond gave the most impassioned speech and, contrary to everyone ...

Wolves upon the Coast weapons all have different skills. This is quite fun, but more choices is not always better. Some of the weapon skills either overlap or clearly outshine others. This isn't really a problem, but it got me thinking about a simpler weapon system. A common antidote to what some perceive as the fighter "problem" is adding effects onto their weapons. I think that, while Wolves does a good job of it, most systems that attempt to do so are very clunky. For a weapon system to work, each weapon type needs an obvious use case. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has three broad categories of melee weapons: one handed weapon (Swords/clubs/axes), spears, and heavy weapons. Each of them is obviously good in a certain area. Swords can be used with shields, spears have amazing range and are super fast, and greatswords can knock away shields and deal the most damage. Spears are great against quick foes, swords against groups or many bosses, greatswords are a little ...

Today I was quite tired from working consecutive late nights. I'm bouncing at a bar and New Years Eve was a particularly tiring night. I decided I wanted to do nothing but chill today and, to aid in those efforts, asked my sister, her girlfriend, and my partner if they wanted to play. My sister and her girlfriend said yes, while my partner did not want to. My sister tried to peer pressure my partner into playing, and I repeatedly assured them that they don't need to play but, given that table top gaming takes up the living room, they decided to play given that there wasn't much else to do. Mechanically, I just ran a simplified OSE with only a single saving throw. On reflection, I would've not had the players roll for attributes, and I would have quickly whipped starting equipment to make sure they had everything they needed for the dungeon delve. My sister is an experienced gamer, so I let her take charge in terms of hirelings and equipment. My sister played as her homb...