Did you write a scene where your Main Character looks in a mirror and notices details of their own appearance, so you could describe them? STOP IT. The biggest reason that mirror scene is so clearly evidence of a beginning writer is…
It’s pretty rare for a game design to bother teaching how to GM the experience pedagogically. It’s even more rare for a game to describe the designer’s intended experience of play phenomenologically. The assumption seems to be “an RPG is an RPG” and “you bring your own style to the table.”
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Dungeon of Dynor - Project Update WE HIT LEVEL ONE TODAY! LEVEL ONE WILL BE RESTORED! Like many classic megadungeons in history, Dynor gets harder as you go deeper. Level 1 is (roughly) balanced for PCs level 1-2. You can help fund the restoration of all 10 levels...
AS A WRITER AND EDITOR, I’m a strong advocate of “Cutting to the Beat” — which means for each chapter, you want to start as close as possible to the beat you’re about to establish, establish it, and get out.
This PC Sheet includes fields for all the new CORE stats and data, along with plenty of space for notes. PDF format, permission granted to reprint.
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Now Itchfunding: THE DUNGEON OF DYNOR is a ten-level gonzo megadungeon from my AD&D campaign on the planet “Thear” (1977-1988).
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Taking its cue from the upcoming CORE COMPLETE book, this version includes new rules for Wealth, Debt, LifeShapers, Advancement, Gradiated Actions, Pushing Yourself, Running CORE, Playing CORE, and Hacking CORE.