Recent content by Dr Magister

I like my crunch light, my streets dark and dirty, and my supers ground-level and low-powered. The Netflix Daredevil/Jessica Jones/Luke Cage/Iron First/Defenders series hit my sweet spot. I don't care about galaxy-spanning threats from beyond the Xth Dimension, give me drug-dealers and people...

WW2 commandos rescue French chemists

Advanced Fighting Fantasy (and indeed Fighting Fantasy) does. Both sides roll, add their Skill, and whoever gets the highest strikes the other.

"Accidentally" spilling water on vampire.

Adventurers encounter goblins. Goblins exterminated.

It's no more limited than if I'd offered to run a game of Red Box Basic, and in fact allows more options. And yes, I've discussed it with them, and they like the idea.

My players aren't too optimisation-oriented, so I'm not too concerned about that.

I've been pondering this for a while, and I've decided I want to try really stripping everything back, and running a campaign for my players (all experienced 5th ed. players) using only the free Basic Rules. They're the complete 5th ed. rules, but with restricted character options, designed as...

I've always though Operation Jedburgh would make a great concept for an RPG. A small team of specialists dropped behind enemy lines to link up with the resistance and conduct guerrilla attacks and sabotage missions to prepare the ground for D-day. The SOE used female agents too, who had to go...

Barbarians of Lemuria (and it's generic version, Everywhen) has armour as damage reduction. Shields add to your defence (i.e. reduce your chance of being hit), and armour reduces the damage you take when you are hit. Armour also has options for static damage reduction, or rolling to see how...

Alemanni invade. Romans escape east.

I just use Google Meet or Facebook Messenger, and screenshare maps and tokens in PowerPoint.

Attempted kidnap thwarted by stabbing

Rescuing noble from Sardinian bandits.

Game cancelled: I had Covid...