After some feedback. Most of it negative. They mentioned it in the latest video.
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Ha, well good to know they're receptive to that sort of thing.
Just played my first dedicated tank type in 5E, in a combat-heavy session, and it was a blast. We are doing an epic-level one-shot, so I was a lil worried about handling tank duties at high levels, but I think 5E handles tanking options pretty well. If anything, I felt a bit OP. Our DM was liberal with magic items, though, so that's a lot of it.
so excited! gonna grab it on roll20 once it unlocks there
So this up on Kickstarter. Didn't realize an RPG adaptation was in the works for Root. One of my favorite board games and so much detail given on the campaign page too.
I know! I'm so excited, I immediately messaged my friends about it. This looks incredibly good.
And there's some stuff quick start rules for people to check out! I might end up going for the collectors edition pledge.
Looks like it's built on Powered by the Apocalypse?
edit: derp, if I read up it even says so.
edit: derp, if I read up it even says so.
That's a nice looking game. The Mouse Guard RPG has always appealed to me, and this is obviously in the same wheelhouse genre wise, but with the PBTA system I'm already super familiar with. So that's cool.
I was a little concerned to see a whole page of special combat moves, since that's not what I wanna see in a game like this. But it at least looks like it's just 3 basic moves for sword fighting, punching, and shooting, and then a bunch of special moves you need a specific weapon and skill for. So most people won't be picking from a bunch of different moves each turn in combat. Not sure why you'd not just put those in the classes though? I'll have to read more.
I was a little concerned to see a whole page of special combat moves, since that's not what I wanna see in a game like this. But it at least looks like it's just 3 basic moves for sword fighting, punching, and shooting, and then a bunch of special moves you need a specific weapon and skill for. So most people won't be picking from a bunch of different moves each turn in combat. Not sure why you'd not just put those in the classes though? I'll have to read more.
definitely going to be backing this at a high tier. the art looks incredible and I've been reading the quickstart all day. the faction systems seem really awesome
I love that the maps will be laminated. It's surpassed so many stretch goals already. The vagabond satchel will be well worth it.
just finished up painting my mini for Descent into Avernus. Still need to work on the base, but I'm pretty excited to get to play him.
fucked around with the world map creation rules included in the quick start guide and then threw it in to wonderdraft:
fucked around with the world map creation rules included in the quick start guide and then threw it in to wonderdraft:
Damn, if I wasn't already backing it this would've sold me on it.
I should really get Wonderdraft though.
very nice. i tried making one. but my rolls weren't varied enough and ended with rabbit all to the left side of the map. i wonder how that would affect the game.fucked around with the world map creation rules included in the quick start guide and then threw it in to wonderdraft:
im sure you could GM up a lore reason for it being that way. also, did you have more than four rabbit territories overall? the guide recommends keeping each race at 4 zones max
my first 8 rolls were just Mouse and Fox (without even having to reroll). i didn't even roll 1-2 until the end lol
Got my steam key for Reroll. Glad I backed it
I just tossed up a character. Seems really slick so far.
https://app.reroll.co/Chromie/6118
I just tossed up a character. Seems really slick so far.
https://app.reroll.co/Chromie/6118
So has anyone read the new Avernus adventure? Does it actually have anything to do with the Bhaal Spawn of the games? Or is it just markets as a BG game to get people to buy it? Because it sounds more like a 9 Hells game.
The adventure itself is very Avernus focused, but there's a significant section going into the different aspects of Baldur's Gate for homebrew adventures and the early/post adventure. Bhaal is mentioned and his cultists have stat blocks, but the focus on him and the other 2 of the Dead Three are rather brief.
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Went to a tabletop games convention yesterday, and while most of what I played were board games, the standout game I played was Dread, the horror RPG that is played with just a Jenga tower. You pull a block to succeed at an action, but if the tower falls, your character dies. It was real easy to get everyone just set up and playing, which was perfect for a convention. We just did a quick character-building questionnaire and we were all ready to start playing.
Everyone was really engaged, especially when the tower started to get unstable. Everyone was watching with bated breath whenever someone took an action and had to pull. We had some pretty spectacular collapses. I went out early, but I took advantage of a rule that said if you intentionally push over the tower you still die, but you get to dictate the terms of your departure. So I was able to take down a mess of monsters with me in a heroic sacrifice.
Having it horror themed and including such a spectacle made player death not only fun, but the highlights of the game. It's sort of like a table top version of Until Dawn, where it is more fun to play in the genre tropes of horror than to try for optimal play.
Everyone was really engaged, especially when the tower started to get unstable. Everyone was watching with bated breath whenever someone took an action and had to pull. We had some pretty spectacular collapses. I went out early, but I took advantage of a rule that said if you intentionally push over the tower you still die, but you get to dictate the terms of your departure. So I was able to take down a mess of monsters with me in a heroic sacrifice.
Having it horror themed and including such a spectacle made player death not only fun, but the highlights of the game. It's sort of like a table top version of Until Dawn, where it is more fun to play in the genre tropes of horror than to try for optimal play.
I'm actually doing some early dev on a tabletop RPG system, and I want to make character creation a fun but guided experience. What are some of your favorite character creation experiences in tabletop?
Most PBTA games. You start with a generic archetype (The Paladin) but then fill out the details of the character using a backstory questionnaire, bonds and move selection
I'll second this. There should probably be an optional element for players knowing each other prior as well, instead of mandatory like Monster of the Week.
I like the one in the Dresden Files RPG (it used the Fate system) where you derive traits from basic concept of your character and their backstory, and then everyone writes part of an adventure their character got into and passes it around for other players to build on and finish to derive more traits and establish relationships between each other before the campaign starts.
kind of a weird request but does anyone know if there is a software that allows multiple people to be viewing the same PDF, and allows them to write/draw on it? think google docs but specifically for PDF files.
i want to run a game of Root, but with the game being so new I doubt there's a roll20 template, and it's just easier to write straight on the character sheet like in real life instead of having to convert the thing into a boring spreadsheet
i want to run a game of Root, but with the game being so new I doubt there's a roll20 template, and it's just easier to write straight on the character sheet like in real life instead of having to convert the thing into a boring spreadsheet
Thanks for reminding me that I signed up for this KS. I'm going to check out the Quick Start Rules after this weekend
Hnnnng jealous! Game looks so fun. I can't wait to play it.
On an unrelated note, I just ordered 20 Chessex d10s for a game I am designing. That's right, I am making a d10 dice pool game, and I don't even feel bad about it. Nyah.
Have you done any Powered by the Apocalypse games before? If so, what makes the Root version stand out? I'm still somewhat on the fence of backing it, despite having backed all the board games (admittedly late so I have not actually played them yet) and playing ttrps.
My game has gone which has run a couple years now from 5 players to 6 a month ago and now 6 to 9.
We've been going through Mad Mage and I'm doubling up all the monsters in each encounter.
We've been going through Mad Mage and I'm doubling up all the monsters in each encounter.
Yeah I've run one shots of Dino Island, Urban Shadows, and Monster of the Week and am also currently running an MOTW campaign.
I really like the game's map generation & faction systems. WIth it being a one shot I obviously didn't get to engage much with those systems beyond the initial setup, but I can tell that the players influencing which faction controls which parts of the map will be really exciting and having the game strictly paired down to just 12 colonies keeps the faction stuff manageable.
I also enjoy the game's crunchier approach to combat. That, combined with the resource management mechanics, make the party's gear matter way more than in other pbta games.
Again, I just played a one shot and I'd have to see how these systems panned out in a full campaign, but even from just the short time we played I could already see the massive amount of value those systems I described would provide to the game.
That's Sam Riegel in a nutshell. Unless they give any more information on tomorrow evening's Talks Machina or some Twitter teases, everyone is going in blind to what this'll be.
I'm going to very gingerly step in here and inform you all that the 1st issue of an ongoing tabletop gaming series that I created with my wife is going to go live on DriveThruRPG this Friday.
It's called The APERTURE Guide and you are under no obligation to purchase it. But, if you are so inclined, feel free to download the 30 page Free Preview that will accompany its launch.
Thank you. Please resume your normal activities.
It's called The APERTURE Guide and you are under no obligation to purchase it. But, if you are so inclined, feel free to download the 30 page Free Preview that will accompany its launch.
Thank you. Please resume your normal activities.
please sam dress as Wendy and less as Hit me baby one more time with red hair