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* A fantasy campaign set in Forgotten Realms using D&D 3.5. The players are recruited by a cleric and a paladin to assist in the battle against an ancient evil. | * A fantasy campaign set in Forgotten Realms using D&D 3.5. The players are recruited by a cleric and a paladin to assist in the battle against an ancient evil. | ||
| − | === | + | === Trends and Styles === |
| − | + | Recent trends: | |
* I'm reading up on Burning Wheel and a lot of the ideas in that system are looking interesting to me right now. | * I'm reading up on Burning Wheel and a lot of the ideas in that system are looking interesting to me right now. | ||
| + | * I want to find ways to incorporate audio into the gaming experience to set the mood. | ||
| + | * Recently I've had a lot of exposure to European history, especially Rome, England, France, and the German speaking countries. This might weigh a lot on how I design cultures and political entities in my games right now. | ||
| + | * I've also been learning Old English and gotten interested in some bits of linguistics. I promise not to invent a language and make you learn it, I am no Tolkien. | ||
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| + | GMing Style notes: | ||
* I tend to improvise a lot more than other GMs. It seems to work well. | * I tend to improvise a lot more than other GMs. It seems to work well. | ||
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* Expect experimentation. | * Expect experimentation. | ||
| − | * | + | * Are you looking for that monster you just fought or the item it dropped in the books? Hah! Good luck! |
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=== House Rules === | === House Rules === | ||
Revision as of 03:10, 9 December 2015
Benjamin is an administrator of this wiki. He also hosts it. He is one of the regular GMs for the group. He is a good friend to one and all.
Contents
Game Master Related
Games Run
- Planescape Nights, a break from the more experimental and artsy campaigns to take a trip back to a simpler time when adventurers were adventurers and we all knew what alignment we were.
- The Emperor Seldon Plan, a prelude to a fantasy campaign in construction. The players wake up having lost their memory, and investigate their own nature and growing powers.
- Facilitated many games of Microscope. Yes, technically there is no GM in this game.
- Dr. Prologue Trek: A Star Quest Odyssey to the Future Wars. A science fantasy set in a custom universe, using a free-form system loosely based on Top Secret. In this adventure, a set of rag tag players roam the galaxy seeking profit and fun.
- A fantasy game set in a custom world using D&D 4th Edition. The players investigated the strange causes of wars, disasters, and the undead rulers of the human empire.
- A fantasy one-shot using D&D 4th Edition. The players deal with some goblins or similar in this one-shot used to test out 4th ed.
- A fantasy campaign set in Forgotten Realms using D&D 3.5. The players are recruited by a cleric and a paladin to assist in the battle against an ancient evil.
Trends and Styles
Recent trends:
- I'm reading up on Burning Wheel and a lot of the ideas in that system are looking interesting to me right now.
- I want to find ways to incorporate audio into the gaming experience to set the mood.
- Recently I've had a lot of exposure to European history, especially Rome, England, France, and the German speaking countries. This might weigh a lot on how I design cultures and political entities in my games right now.
- I've also been learning Old English and gotten interested in some bits of linguistics. I promise not to invent a language and make you learn it, I am no Tolkien.
GMing Style notes:
- I tend to improvise a lot more than other GMs. It seems to work well.
- Expect experimentation.
- Are you looking for that monster you just fought or the item it dropped in the books? Hah! Good luck!
House Rules
- Rule Zero: "Roleplaying games are entertainment; your goal as a group is to make your games as entertaining as possible."
- Corollary to Rule Zero: "The Game Master can override any published rule at any time and for any reason."
- Benjamin's D&D 3.5 House Rules
Player Related
Characters Played
- Saitō Aiko - Valkyrie Princess/Paranormal Investigator
- Fiona Greene - Witch
- Dirge - Illithid Bard
- Dust - Mutant
- Botheric - Occitanian Knight
- Emiliana - Secret Agent
- Mael Berwynne - Elf Battle-Mage
- Morella Berwynne - Elf Cleric, Mael's Sister
- Umaro QHomn - Half-Ogre Barbarian, Mael's Bodyguard
- The Mighty Thor - God of Thunder
- Ayumi Kasuga - Yurei Detective
- A mouse whose name I forget in Mouse Guard RPG
- Kajura - Changling Wizard/Illusionist
- Turmalin - Shardmind Psion
- Arkanive - Genasi Swordmage
- Linnaeus - Elf Ranger
- Döreen - Human Ice Wizard
- Amanae Tyrneandare - Elf Druid
