Originally shared by Adam “Bison Court” D
Art by Jee Hyung Lee.
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/93/a6/19/93a619ce5d0fb19c536f68f954755578.jpg
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014
If this dripping-with-atmosphere webcomic has not been linked before, you may now consider yourself both blessed and...
If this dripping-with-atmosphere webcomic has not been linked before, you may now consider yourself both blessed and damned. If it has been linked, then doubly so.
Reach heaven by violence, fellow Rogues.
http://killsixbilliondemons.com/?comic=ksbd-4-69
Reach heaven by violence, fellow Rogues.
http://killsixbilliondemons.com/?comic=ksbd-4-69
As you may recall, I missed last week's #SundayAMSwords and I'll in all likelihood not going to make tomorrow's.
As you may recall, I missed last week's #SundayAMSwords and I'll in all likelihood not going to make tomorrow's. However, once 2015 starts, I'll be right back in the saddle, riding into adventure yet untold.
In fact, I'm going to make it a personal goal of mine to play 51 sessions of any combination of tabletop games in 2015, and regular Sunday Morning Swords is going to go a long way towards getting me to that goal. #51in15
In fact, I'm going to make it a personal goal of mine to play 51 sessions of any combination of tabletop games in 2015, and regular Sunday Morning Swords is going to go a long way towards getting me to that goal. #51in15
Friday, December 26, 2014
So guess what? I decided the time was ripe to bring something special to my Swords Without Master experiences...
So guess what? I decided the time was ripe to bring something special to my Swords Without Master experiences...
...may have to debut this Rogue in a Sunday Morning Swords game, when I finally come back to it...
...may have to debut this Rogue in a Sunday Morning Swords game, when I finally come back to it...
Sunday, December 21, 2014
All the Glum you could ever want! And it's gorgeous!
All the Glum you could ever want! And it's gorgeous!
https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/the-banner-saga
https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/the-banner-saga
I have been trying to put together a new phase for Six Guns Without Master.
I have been trying to put together a new phase for Six Guns Without Master. It's hard. I talk about my struggles and what they might mean at the blog link below.
http://keithstetson.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/hacking-a-new-phase/
http://keithstetson.wordpress.com/2014/12/21/hacking-a-new-phase/
Hey, just a general procedures question for Overplayers and players alike.
Hey, just a general procedures question for Overplayers and players alike. This is something I've been curious about because, left to my own self-instruction reading the SwoM text, I've made my own calls that may be completely different from Epidiah's and others'. It doesn't help that I haven't jumped in on any of these Sunday Morning Master games!
So, in the Perilous Phase, when you've got Rogues slipping and struggling, what's your experience with the Overplayer narrating the threat in action? Have you found they really hone in on one rogue, hammering down on them relentless until the dice finally hit the table? Or have you found that - while still shining the bulk of the spotlight on one particular rogue - the Overplayer spreads the pain around, keeping the entire scene alive and not relegating any rogue's peril to an "off-screen limbo" in the interim?
I'm very curious.
So, in the Perilous Phase, when you've got Rogues slipping and struggling, what's your experience with the Overplayer narrating the threat in action? Have you found they really hone in on one rogue, hammering down on them relentless until the dice finally hit the table? Or have you found that - while still shining the bulk of the spotlight on one particular rogue - the Overplayer spreads the pain around, keeping the entire scene alive and not relegating any rogue's peril to an "off-screen limbo" in the interim?
I'm very curious.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Okay, I'm going to have to check out this webcomic.
Originally shared by Keith J Davies
Okay, I'm going to have to check out this webcomic.
http://jakewyattriot.tumblr.com/tagged/necropolispage/chrono
http://imgur.com/gallery/lp0iz
Okay, I'm going to have to check out this webcomic.
http://jakewyattriot.tumblr.com/tagged/necropolispage/chrono
http://imgur.com/gallery/lp0iz
Sunday, December 14, 2014
“Enemies and Emissaries of the Whale Wizards”
“Enemies and Emissaries of the Whale Wizards”
A tale of #SundayAMSwords
Opening eidolon: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109099786977811032250/posts/iubFiUnBimk?pid=6091980558431309858&oid=116135499235484497347
Tavli, priestess of the Ancients, emissary of the whale wizards. A fortune in pearls as a gift to an ally. The ship, an ancient submarine used as surface craft, with wooden deck and mast lashed on. Lord Malivrax, whole once more. Polytyrus, amphibian cyclops. Gammon, star wanderer.
Beneath the starlight, the storm raging and the behemoth attacking! The ship vertical on a wave. Priceless treasure spewing forth from hatches into the briny deep. Tentacles over the side. Sailors fleeing for the deeps. Lord Malivrax plunging into the waters. Gammon: “You won’t get out of your gambling debts that easily!” Using a tentacle to bind Lord Malivrax and keep him from sinking. Tentacle pulling him toward maw. Moral: When avoiding one abyss, beware that another does not consume you.
The beast singing the fighting song of the foes of the wizard whales. Gammon struggling with multiplying tentacles as they are cut. Tavli slipping free of being bound to mast, singing a chant made of ancient submarine commands. Taking her key-relic to the bridge. Torpedoes blasting into the beast!
The beach, after the fight. Lord Malivrax not to be seen. Treasure scattered on the sand. The ship beached like a whale. A village boy shouting excitedly about the treasure. Polytyrus hurling treasure back onboard, before the villagers can take it. Among the pearls, a cursed one, planted by the wizard-whales’ enemies! A green mist oozing through hallways, summoning the dead submariners.
Gammon wading in the surf, seeking Malivrax. Many octopi collecting scattered treasure. Octopuses bargaining a favor from whale-wizards’ emissary. Moral: Lending an arm always comes at a price; eightfold arms are an eightfold price.
The machinery within the ship roaring to life. One of the fifty-two machines of the deep that MUST not be allowed to awaken. Screw turning uselessly in air, flinging kelp and detritus. Tavli seeing the spirits of the ancients, and asking for orders. “We must make deep water.” Wizard Whale bone spur growing to Tavli’s song, righting the ship and pushing it into the water like a jack.
Gammon pulling Lord Malivrax from the depths. Lord Malivrax handing conch shell. “My debt is paid.” The shell echoing a secret song of the wizard-whales.
The dead crew riding the bodies of the villagers, boarding the ship to steer her. “Dive! Dive!” Gammon sucked into the ballast tanks. “No, rise! Rise!” Inscribing the symbol of the Or-bittar. Submarine rising and floating into the air, becoming the eighteenth ship of the skies.
The wizard-whales have gained a sky ship for the cost of one of the fleet of the deep. Crafty wizard-whales.
Featuring Epidiah Ravachol as Lord Malivrax and Polytyrus. Me as Gammon and Tavli. Emily Care Boss as the Overplayer.
Link to virtual tabletop: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1edznN3Yh_dqXBeP_12bdLe9ddthWhie7OP-Q3Tt93ZA/edit?usp=sharing
A tale of #SundayAMSwords
Opening eidolon: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109099786977811032250/posts/iubFiUnBimk?pid=6091980558431309858&oid=116135499235484497347
Tavli, priestess of the Ancients, emissary of the whale wizards. A fortune in pearls as a gift to an ally. The ship, an ancient submarine used as surface craft, with wooden deck and mast lashed on. Lord Malivrax, whole once more. Polytyrus, amphibian cyclops. Gammon, star wanderer.
Beneath the starlight, the storm raging and the behemoth attacking! The ship vertical on a wave. Priceless treasure spewing forth from hatches into the briny deep. Tentacles over the side. Sailors fleeing for the deeps. Lord Malivrax plunging into the waters. Gammon: “You won’t get out of your gambling debts that easily!” Using a tentacle to bind Lord Malivrax and keep him from sinking. Tentacle pulling him toward maw. Moral: When avoiding one abyss, beware that another does not consume you.
The beast singing the fighting song of the foes of the wizard whales. Gammon struggling with multiplying tentacles as they are cut. Tavli slipping free of being bound to mast, singing a chant made of ancient submarine commands. Taking her key-relic to the bridge. Torpedoes blasting into the beast!
The beach, after the fight. Lord Malivrax not to be seen. Treasure scattered on the sand. The ship beached like a whale. A village boy shouting excitedly about the treasure. Polytyrus hurling treasure back onboard, before the villagers can take it. Among the pearls, a cursed one, planted by the wizard-whales’ enemies! A green mist oozing through hallways, summoning the dead submariners.
Gammon wading in the surf, seeking Malivrax. Many octopi collecting scattered treasure. Octopuses bargaining a favor from whale-wizards’ emissary. Moral: Lending an arm always comes at a price; eightfold arms are an eightfold price.
The machinery within the ship roaring to life. One of the fifty-two machines of the deep that MUST not be allowed to awaken. Screw turning uselessly in air, flinging kelp and detritus. Tavli seeing the spirits of the ancients, and asking for orders. “We must make deep water.” Wizard Whale bone spur growing to Tavli’s song, righting the ship and pushing it into the water like a jack.
Gammon pulling Lord Malivrax from the depths. Lord Malivrax handing conch shell. “My debt is paid.” The shell echoing a secret song of the wizard-whales.
The dead crew riding the bodies of the villagers, boarding the ship to steer her. “Dive! Dive!” Gammon sucked into the ballast tanks. “No, rise! Rise!” Inscribing the symbol of the Or-bittar. Submarine rising and floating into the air, becoming the eighteenth ship of the skies.
The wizard-whales have gained a sky ship for the cost of one of the fleet of the deep. Crafty wizard-whales.
Featuring Epidiah Ravachol as Lord Malivrax and Polytyrus. Me as Gammon and Tavli. Emily Care Boss as the Overplayer.
Link to virtual tabletop: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1edznN3Yh_dqXBeP_12bdLe9ddthWhie7OP-Q3Tt93ZA/edit?usp=sharing
Sunday Morning Swords: 14 December 2014
Sunday Morning Swords: 14 December 2014
#WizardHasSnifflesBadlyEdition
Good morning!
Here's our organizational thread. Comment below if you're interested in playing this morning and mention if you're comfortable being an Overplayer and whether or not you have play Swords before.
When we get an Overplayer and three or four Rogue Players, those players will run off and start their hangout. For now, let's focus on getting everyone into a group. We'll probably wait until 9:15 or 9:30 EDT to start the last group. I will be a swing player, jumping in where needed to fill out the final groups so we can make sure we have 3-4 Rogue Players in each group.
Feel free to enjoy some breakfast or brunch while playing. I know I'll be having some coffee and leftovers, myself.
Also, feel free to use the hashtag #SundayAMSwords should you desire to chat about your game on the social medias.
P.S. Got some tips on how to do this and links to useful files here: http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
#WizardHasSnifflesBadlyEdition
Good morning!
Here's our organizational thread. Comment below if you're interested in playing this morning and mention if you're comfortable being an Overplayer and whether or not you have play Swords before.
When we get an Overplayer and three or four Rogue Players, those players will run off and start their hangout. For now, let's focus on getting everyone into a group. We'll probably wait until 9:15 or 9:30 EDT to start the last group. I will be a swing player, jumping in where needed to fill out the final groups so we can make sure we have 3-4 Rogue Players in each group.
Feel free to enjoy some breakfast or brunch while playing. I know I'll be having some coffee and leftovers, myself.
Also, feel free to use the hashtag #SundayAMSwords should you desire to chat about your game on the social medias.
P.S. Got some tips on how to do this and links to useful files here: http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
Saturday, December 13, 2014
I have been thinking about randomness in games a lot lately and that brought up some thoughts specifically about my...
I have been thinking about randomness in games a lot lately and that brought up some thoughts specifically about my favorite game. I am certainly interested in Epidiah Ravachol's answers to these questions but I am also very interested in everyone else's answers!
Why is the Overtone randomly determined? Why are the individual Rogues' tones randomly determined? Why are the outcomes for the tones equally likely? If a Rogue may lean more toward Glum or Jovial, why not have them add a +1 to the appropriate die? Why use dice to randomly determine the tones? Why use 2d6 instead of a d6 for an unlikely tone and a d8 for a likely one? Why list all these questions without even a line break?
Randomness - it's fascinating!
Why is the Overtone randomly determined? Why are the individual Rogues' tones randomly determined? Why are the outcomes for the tones equally likely? If a Rogue may lean more toward Glum or Jovial, why not have them add a +1 to the appropriate die? Why use dice to randomly determine the tones? Why use 2d6 instead of a d6 for an unlikely tone and a d8 for a likely one? Why list all these questions without even a line break?
Randomness - it's fascinating!
Friday, December 12, 2014
I want to see Rogues take this on!
I want to see Rogues take this on!
Originally shared by Ralph Horsley
Any Port…
Oils on primed illustration board.
Approx 18" x 24"
Interior Illustration for theDungeon Master’s Guide, 5e..
Original artwork for sale.
Original Art Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/RalphHorsley
Print Shop: http://ralphhorsley.zenfolio.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Ralph.Horsley.Art?ref=hl
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+RalphHorsley
©WOTC
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Swords Without Master has been out and associated with sword & sorcery long enough that people no longer ask me if...
Swords Without Master has been out and associated with sword & sorcery long enough that people no longer ask me if it's a game about ronin based on the name alone. So I suppose it's safe now to admit that Samurai Jack was a huge influence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack
It's not entirely clear yet whether or not I can make this week's #SundayAMSwords, but if I do, I have a hankering...
It's not entirely clear yet whether or not I can make this week's #SundayAMSwords, but if I do, I have a hankering to tell a holiday ghost story.
Monday, December 8, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Sunday Morning Swords: 7 December 2014
Sunday Morning Swords: 7 December 2014
#TheInfamousDayEdition
Good morning!
Here's our organizational thread. Comment below if you're interested in playing this morning and mention if you're comfortable being an Overplayer and whether or not you have play Swords before.
When we get an Overplayer and three or four Rogue Players, those players will run off and start their hangout. For now, let's focus on getting everyone into a group. We'll probably wait until 9:15 or 9:30 EDT to start the last group. I will be a swing player, jumping in where needed to fill out the final groups so we can make sure we have 3-4 Rogue Players in each group.
Feel free to enjoy some breakfast or brunch while playing. I know I'll be having some coffee and leftovers, myself.
Also, feel free to use the hashtag #SundayAMSwords should you desire to chat about your game on the social medias.
P.S. Got some tips on how to do this and links to useful files here: http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
#TheInfamousDayEdition
Good morning!
Here's our organizational thread. Comment below if you're interested in playing this morning and mention if you're comfortable being an Overplayer and whether or not you have play Swords before.
When we get an Overplayer and three or four Rogue Players, those players will run off and start their hangout. For now, let's focus on getting everyone into a group. We'll probably wait until 9:15 or 9:30 EDT to start the last group. I will be a swing player, jumping in where needed to fill out the final groups so we can make sure we have 3-4 Rogue Players in each group.
Feel free to enjoy some breakfast or brunch while playing. I know I'll be having some coffee and leftovers, myself.
Also, feel free to use the hashtag #SundayAMSwords should you desire to chat about your game on the social medias.
P.S. Got some tips on how to do this and links to useful files here: http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
http://www.worldswithoutmaster.com/blog/2014/7/14/sunday-morning-swords
Monday, December 1, 2014
Holy flip!
Holy flip! Check out these sword wielding gals & dudes! Plenty more over at Elliot Alfredius' tumblr! http://elliotalfredius.tumblr.com/
http://40.media.tumblr.com/6071e9a3e2df7a7d2a0ae30034027e4e/tumblr_n9uc7gQuyH1rt0j1mo1_1280.jpg
http://40.media.tumblr.com/6071e9a3e2df7a7d2a0ae30034027e4e/tumblr_n9uc7gQuyH1rt0j1mo1_1280.jpg
