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Given that the stereotypical orc is bigger, meaner, and greener than the Mountain in this clip (NSFW), the world of humans wouldn't last too long in open war with them. Probably best if the humans kill the orcs with disease well before either culture develops steel. Or do your humans and orcs...

It seems that "medieval fantasy" no longer applies to D&D. It's more of a steampunk game, despite some of the art. Here's why: Default technology: the SRD offers PCs muskets, pistols, and airships. The Clarke rule: sufficiently advanced technology seems to be everywhere, given the number of...

Watching this duel recently . . . . . . reminded me of @Mercurius 's Realistic Combat thread. Can it be done in Modos RPG? While differentiating between parrying and damage reduction? Here's how it might look: Would you call this a Realistic Combat? What fight scenes made you wonder how...

Jon Bernthal, or as I know him - the Punisher, is coming to a theater near you! He's in the Accountant ^2, and I have internal conflict over that. As a sequel, that means it has Ben Affleck in the starring role. The Punisher can do some amazing support (like Ebon Moss-Bachrach did in the...

GM: Stephen, you're up. SH: I c a s t m a g i c m i s s i l e . GM: And? SH: O h s o r r y . I d i d n ' t c a l c u l a t e t h e f l u x c a p a c i t a t i o n y e t . GM: No problem. Everyone, Stephen's wizard starts casting a spell. Stephen, let me know when you're ready. Gronk, you're...

Do you: love reading about RPGs? consider yourself a grammar fanatic? enjoy bashing on RPGs that aren't yours? have a minimalist streak? want a new, free, game to play? exhibit none of the above? If so, follow the link below to an 11-page, medium-type-size .rtf of Modos RPG game rules...

A human and a grue sit at an inn's common room (just go with it), talking about their quests. Mystery is a big part of fantasy. What we can't see is mysterious. We can't see in the dark. Darkvision allows us to see in the dark. Ergo, darkvision ruins fantasy. Dungeon-crawling, in...

This game could be fun. Provided they don't Cyberpunk it. Anyway, the CRPG might be months or years away, but you can play the discursive role-playing game now on an unmodified Modos RPG chassis, with Modos 2 lists. Here is how some of the trailer features are played in Modos RPG, in...

Game masters are players of RPGs*, yet their experiences are often significantly different from that of player-characters. The traditional GM supplies the setting and outcomes, while the PCs provide the (hopefully) best intentions of the main characters. Some game designers have found that no...

Soo... I wanted Adobe's AI to check my document, Modos 2 Free Edition, for personal metadata. The first step of that was to enable the AI Assistant, which promptly read the whole document up and down. Well, shoot. I wonder if it can play the game now? So, I asked. "Do you know how to play...

I tried to bone up on the new (and old) edition spellcaster rules. Using WotC literature for it was a mistake. For example, the wizard needs the following resources/rules (I think) to cast a spell: wizard spell list, spell description, a spell book, prepared spells, spell slots...

The Quality Contest is a follow-up roll to a skill contest (a test or check or what-have-you that adds a bonus based on your skill level). To determine if a roll was high quality (or very poor) you roll a second skill contest, not against the first goal/target but against the result of your...

Since heads are spinning over in this thread . . . https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-stealth-rules.705814 . . . I thought some perspective on stealth would be nice. I'll use the Modos 2 rulebook as my example of what stealth could (should?) look like. The TL;DR is that there is one primary...

PC: I look at the broken wain. Fixing it should be easy. It clearly just needs to have some parts nailed back in place, reset this brace, and a support put here. GM: Um, are you a wizard or a wainwright? PC: Wizard. But my Mental score is 15. I can figure things out. Who was I to tell the...

As we all know (/snark), Gandalf knew only three spells: speak with moths, continual light, and force charm (or was that Obi Wan?). The rest of his magic required his epic-level staff (just ask Wormtongue). So why do some wizards need 10-pound spellbooks? Isn't three spells, plus a staff...

I GM a game that includes a PC who plays a gnome with a furry woodland friend: a giant badger. I also GM a rules-light game that has no rules for animal companions: they're not required to act on your turn, they don't have power progression tables, and you don't lose a point of Constitution...

I was designing powers for Elden Ring monstrosities, picturing an epic, 60-foot lunge coupled with the swing of a flaming, one-ton axe, or something like Godrick's magical flamethrower stemming from his grafted dead-dragon-head. I realized that these powers would require multiple actions (in...

Lowly Tarnished, the Erdtree has revived thine soul yet again, to gather the Great Runes and restore the Elden Ring. But many steps make a great journey, and the Shardbearer to whom thine fate leads remains indomitable, lest ye reclaim lost runes and turn them toward the ends of Grace. The...

I'm setting up a dungeon crawl one-off and want to offer some pregenerated characters to reduce setup time. They'll have a touch of room for customization, so I'm hoping I can get away with some generic pre-gens and not, you know, 21 different sheets to proofread. My first three shots at the...

You've just charged into the market square, eager to show the townsfolk that you're not afraid of the bridge troll there, and that they can count on you when needed. However, the bridge troll seems keen on keeping its career change to market troll, and its oversized forearms and blood-tipped...