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Author: klintron

  • How to run a Braunstein RPG

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    If you’re reading this, you probably already know a little about Braunstein’s role in the history of role playing games. But if you want to read more see Ben Robbins’s article and my list of Braunstein resources. There is no published ruleset for playing Braunstein (the book published by Olde House Rules uses the name…

  • Actual Play Review: Mayfair Swordthrust (Plus: Errata)

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    tldr; It runs well and the players seemed to have a lot of fun with it. I’ve had some issues with it, and some errata (see below), but it’s been much easier to run than Deep Carbon Observatory. It strikes a nice balance between traditional fantasy and high weirdness. It’s hard to find authentic old…

  • Yet Another Mörk Borg review (Plus: An Index Card RPG comparison)

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    tldr; Great unhinged fun with the right group, but I can’t say how it would work long-term. I’ve played several sessions of Mörk Borg, each around 3 hours in length, at the time of this writing. The first two sessions were with a group of strangers online. The rest were with my regular gaming group,…

  • N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God Review

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    I just finished running my PCs through the TSR-era Advanced Dungeons and Dragons module N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God. It’s oft-cited as a favorite classic module and as a good 1st level/beginner module. Unfortunately, it’s highly overrated. System: The Green Hack (my variation of The Black Hack designed to improve compatibility with…

  • Trypophobia: A System-Neutral Scenario for Horror RPGs

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    This scenario should take 2–8 hours to complete and is designed for use with most investigative horror games, such as Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, or Cthulhu Dark. A free PDF version is available from Itch.io (no registration required) or DrivethruRPG (you’ll need an account). What’s Going On Afghanistan war veteran and former opioid addict…

  • Logomancy: A System-Neutral Scenario for Horror RPGs

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    This is an existential horror scenario for tabletop role playing games like Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Dark, Delta Green, or generic systems like Savage Worlds or Genesys. I originally ran it in Delta Green, but it’s designed to be system neutral. If you want a simple, free system to run this with, I recommend the…

  • data.cult: A Weird Corporation for Modern RPG Settings

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    This fictional company is part of the Destiny City role playing game setting. data.cult is secretive analytics and data brokerage company founded by former WitchTel employee Raymond Fabrice in the early 2003. data.cult keeps its customer list quiet but includes foreign governments and international corporations. Fabrice had been a linguistics and symbolic logic professor but…

  • WitchTel: A Weird Corporation for Modern RPG Settings

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    This fictional company is part of the Destiny City role playing game setting. WitchTel was founded in the early 70s by Alexis and Hamilton Creed. The couple studied mathematics at the University of Berkeley in the 60s, but dropped out amidst the booming counter culture of the times. They were infatuated with New Age philosophy…

  • Destiny City: Introduction

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    Destiny City is the most populous city in the Pacific Northwestern United States. With a population of 1,199,450, it’s the 9th largest city in the United States and the third largest on the west coast. Destiny City started as a small logging settlement and grew rapidly after many Chinese people settled there after the anti-Chinese…

  • Destiny City

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    Destiny City is both a fictional city and a collection of resources you can use in any modern RPG setting, including urban fantasy, superheroes, horror, or crime campaigns. Setting Info Introduction Pocket Guide to Destiny City Companies Witchtel data.cult Tables D20 Places in a Gentrified Neighborhood and What They Used to Be