Kid Minotaur

Author: klintron

  • Mission Driven: Cyberpunk RPG Adventures in the Present Day

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    Why another cyberpunk game? Unlike other cyberpunk games, Mission Driven takes place in the modern world, not the future. Nor is it based on an alternate history or a retro-futurist imaging of what people in the 1980s thought 2020 would look like. It’s based on our real world. You can download the playtest version for…

  • Rules to the Game of Dungeon Actual Play Report

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    Before he co-created Dungeon and Dragons, Dave Arneson spent years playing fantasy role playing games with his friends in the Minneapolis area in the early 1970s. Over time, the idea of playing simple simple dungeon-themed role playing games spread to other Minneapolis geeks. In 1974, 14 year old Craig VanGrasstek, who had never actually played…

  • Be the Media

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    Be The Media is a free one-page game about playing scrappy documentary filmmakers trying to right wrongs in their communities by exposing truth, giving voice to the voiceless, and speaking truth to power. It’s based on the Apocalypse World system by Vincent and Meguey Baker, though it’s more directly based on World of Dungeons: Turbo…

  • Games

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    One-Page Games Be the Media: A roleplaying game about documentary filmmakers trying to right wrongs in their communities. The main file is three pages. The first page is a character sheet and all the rules on one page. It’s all you need. There’s also a GM reference sheet with rules and space to write notes…

  • Black Hack Second Edition Review

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    tldr; Still a solid and simple system, but annoyances that could be deal breakers to some remain. Characters seem more powerful than in other old school games. I still think it’s best for one-shots or short-term play rather than campaigns. I prefer the original rules, but appreciate the tables and resources included with the new…

  • Braunstein RPG resources

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    Modern role playing games have many antecedents, from childhood games of Make Believe to parlor games like Wink Murder to war games like free Kriegsspiel and Diplomacy. But perhaps the most direct precursor to modern tabletop RPGs and LARPs were David A. Wesely’s Braunstein games. The first game of Braunstein took place in 1968 or…

  • Winter’s Daughter actual play review

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    tldr; This is a good low-level adventure with excellent design and presentation. The enemies could be stronger and the traps could use more sign-posting, but this would make a good introduction to role playing for first time players. It works well as a one-shot in traditional European-style fantasy settings but easily serve as the start…

  • Pyre Party: An Apocalypse World Starter Scenario

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    Pyre Party: An Apocalypse World Starter Scenario This is a Fyre Festival inspired RPG scenario I ran last year with Apocalypse World by Meguey and Vincent Baker. You could probably stat it up to run with any post-apocalyptic RPG, or use my Apocalypse World inspired mini-game World of Maelstrom. Dear Player Characters It was supposed…

  • Running the First Ever 1970s Dungeon Crawl With Old School-Inspired Rules in 2017

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    Years before the original edition of Dungeons and Dragons was published in 1974, a wargamer named Dave Arneson decided to try something new. He and his friends were already dabbling in role playing, thanks to David Weseley’s wargaming/role playing hybrid game Braunstein. Inspired by Conan books and late-night horror movies, Arneson drew up a bunch…

  • D20 Places in a Gentrified Neighborhood and What They Used to Be

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    For use in any urban campaign. d20 places in a gentrified or gentrifying neighborhood. Roll or pick: 1. Trendy restaurant*2. Condos3. Parking lot full of food trucks4. Urban winery5. Coffee shop6. Boutique*7. “Natural” grocery store8. Quantum crystal healing clinic9. Marijuana dispensary10. Bike shop11. Parkour gym12. Climbing gym13. Electric car show room14. Vape lounge15. Upscale pet…