Articles and discussion on Roleplaying including Shadow World, Forgotten Realms.
I’ve just adapted and reworked three of my favorite old RM2 Druid lists for RMU. You can download them in the Downloads>RMU section at the top of this website (just click on ‘downloads>RMU if you don’t get a dropdown menu). Let me know what you think! This is of course part of our ‘Druid Week’. …
I was busy writing a Spell Law related blog but we are powering along discussing professions so here we go with Druids! First off, Peter covered all the bases with his overview of Druid spells in his last POST. I was going to go over the various RMC spells he discussed, but I’m sure I …
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Before I get into my thoughts on the Bard, it’s probably important to look into the past. The rpg Bard profession was introduced in the 1st edition AD&D Players Handbook, wayyyy in the back on page 117 as optional material. What does Gary say regarding the bard: As this character class subsumes the functions of …
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Today we are going to be looking at Umbar: Haven of the Corsairs. Like The Court of Ardor, Umbar was one of the first MERP products put out by I.C.E. and like Court of Ardor fits very easily into Shadow World.
The game I am a player in at the moment has a Bard in the party. There are three important facts about this party/game that you should know. The first is that we are still what the GM calls low level, the party is 4th to 7th level. The GM is using accelerated leveling so …
Back in July of 2016 I went a bit off topic to blog about a new TV series I saw: Stranger Things. What a difference a few years make, as the show went on to become a cultural sensation and further promoted the D&D legacy into our culture. Recently I had the opportunity to watch …
I hope 2020 pans out to be a good year for everyone. I have to say that I am a little disappointed that we didn’t see RMu released in 2019. I am not that surprised but I am disappointed. If the game was close to release I would have expected to see a ramping up …
Today is a big day in the life of Navigator RPG, although it will barely cause a ripple in anyone elses lives. There is a live playtest version of Navigator RPG up on DriveThruRPG.com. It went live shortly after midnight, this morning. There are two points to this post. The first is of course to …
What is that quote?….There are only 7 plot devices for every metastory. Perhaps you only need a D7 Aspire2HopeGM I always think of adventures as all being variations of “Put the characters in a hole, throw stones as them as they try to get out.” Your plot is the hole, the stones are the encounters …
The Charm Spell. One of the four foundational spells that are required in fantasy RPG’s. (Sleep, Fireball, and Fly being the other 3). Rolemaster Spell Law includes several type of “Charm” magics, but they don’t feel well thought out in requirements, applications or effects. Charm types spells should not only be differentiated by their Realm …
Continue reading “Spell Law Deconstruction: Charm and Charm-like magic.”