tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91888584526518410992024-03-12T20:56:53.232-04:00Thieves' CantMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-66029293520370607252014-09-01T13:14:00.002-04:002014-09-01T13:14:10.413-04:00Variant Acoylte (Hoard of the Dragon Queen)Below you will find a more sorcerous acolyte. I like the idea that dragon-blood sorcerers would work with the Cult of the Dragon, and this simple fix spices up the encounter variety.<br />
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Right now, I've got the True Acolyte pegged as a CR 1/4, so I could entertain an argument for raising him/her to CR 1. I let you know how he plays out.<br />
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Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-56176730918917588392014-08-26T23:19:00.001-04:002014-08-26T23:19:53.149-04:00Fleshing Out HotDQ NPCsSo far, I am really enjoying both 5e and Kobold Press's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hoard-Dragon-Queen-Adventure-Wizards/dp/0786965649"><em>Horde of the Dragon Queen</em></a><em>.</em> I like the episodic structure, the presentation of problems without easy solutions (thus, leaving it up to the gaming group), and the overall story is a fun, if generic, romp <strong><span style="color: red;">[A].</span></strong> There are problems--poor encounter balance and no real variety in opponents--but both of those are things I tweak anways, so I am likely less affected than others.<br />
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One of the other things I am tweaking is trying to firm up the NPCs; this is largely because I want to make sure that if my PCs want to interact with them meaningfully, I will be prepared. To do so, I am simply using the Trait/Ideal/Bond/Flaw concept and applying it to NPCs <strong><span style="color: red;">[B].</span></strong><br />
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Here are a few samples from Episode 1 "Greenest in Flames":<br />
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<u>TARBAW NIGHTHILL (male human noble)</u><br />
Personality: <em>Often puts a hand on the person to whom he is speaking.</em><br />
Ideal: Integrity. <em>Honesty and diligence are the only things a man can truly control.</em><br />
Bond: Greenest. <em>It is Tarbaw's duty and his joy to see his village prosper.</em><br />
Flaw: Self-Centered. <em>Tarbaw believes he can affect change in all things, micromanages, and rarely offers praise.</em><br />
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<u>ESCOBERT THE RED (male dwarf castellan)</u><br />
Personality: <em>Escobert always mumbles and trails off when speaking.</em><br />
Ideal: Service. <em>Performing one's duties, no matter how menial, is fulfilling because it makes one useful.</em><br />
Bond: Faith in Helm. <em>Though not a priest, Escobert finds Helm's emphasis on diligence a calling he can relate to.</em><br />
Flaw: Unassertive. <em>Escobert would much rather follow an order, regardless of his personal belief than challenge a leader.</em><br />
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<u>EADYAN FALCONMOON (female half-elf priest)</u><br />
Personality: <em>All things can be interpreted as the will of the gods.</em><br />
Ideal: Charity. <em>Piety is enough for Eadyan; and to be close to her goddess means making sure her flock wants for nothing.</em><br />
Bond: Her temple (The Hall of the Tilled Field). <em>While not built by her hands, Eadyan feels her goddess present in the temple, and she takes a not-so-secret pleasure in the bountiful garden she's raised out back.</em><br />
Flaw: Naïve. <em>Eadyan trusts everyone the first time she meets them. </em><br />
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<span style="background-color: red;">[A] Generic, or classic if your nice, adventures are kind of par for the course considering for early adventures of a new game, yes?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: red;">[B] I believe this concept was first introduced in the playtest packets.</span>Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-18717886498418667462012-05-21T13:52:00.001-04:002012-05-21T13:52:13.139-04:00You like Mutants? You like X's in titles? Then, you may like thisAge of X first Marvel Heroic RPG event - new, improved, revised. http://wp.me/p2jKw4-3VMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-60468154986343480782012-05-17T08:00:00.002-04:002012-05-17T08:00:38.871-04:00A Marvel RPG Event "A World that Fears Us"Fully playable as is, but can be modified easily, too. I think. Check it out. http://wp.me/p2jKw4-3M<br />
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Along with an issue outline for the ongoing Uncanny X-Men campaign.Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-33517910658174067742012-04-24T11:53:00.002-04:002012-04-24T11:53:18.333-04:00More Mediocre VillainsBacking up yesterday's Stilt-Man, behold the new Beetle & Ringer: http://bit.ly/HYNdDDMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-45380904219433407032012-04-23T10:00:00.001-04:002012-04-23T10:00:33.666-04:00Stilt-Man and SuchMore Marvel Mayhem at The Doom Pool <a href="http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/being-bad/">http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/being-bad/</a>Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-3984100923621549432012-04-16T11:04:00.001-04:002012-04-16T11:04:38.503-04:00From a 4-Color World to the Game TableA post up at The Doom Pool discusses how comic inspiration ends up as at the game play - -http://bit.ly/Jpt08KMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-28546689381027791092012-04-12T08:11:00.001-04:002012-04-12T08:11:25.301-04:00Mastermind<a href="http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/mastermind/">http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/mastermind/</a> <br />
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Check it out for a Data File and thoughts on session numero uno of new campaign.Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-91547570913209596692012-04-11T12:42:00.002-04:002012-04-11T12:42:46.541-04:00Marvel Heroic RPG Milestones & Game Noteshttp://bit.ly/ICeP03 Hit the link, check the milestones.Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-4443057464308542602012-04-10T11:47:00.001-04:002012-04-10T11:47:28.930-04:00More X-Men First Class -- Milestones!Check them out here. http://bit.ly/HFM45vMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-67730450786425677592012-04-09T15:21:00.001-04:002012-04-09T15:21:43.782-04:00Marvel Heroic RPG Design Diary: Xavier's First ClassCheck it out here http://bit.ly/HvemAyMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-11342266744598344772012-04-06T14:06:00.002-04:002012-04-06T14:06:41.919-04:00Discuss Comics with MeAnd do it right here . . . http://bit.ly/HnGm6J Thanks. I really need to get that blog linked up here.Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-36522090060395304172012-04-04T12:13:00.002-04:002012-04-04T12:13:32.854-04:00Design Diary: Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy ICheck it out at <a href="http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/">The Doom Pool</a>Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-79819607920260423302012-04-03T12:04:00.001-04:002012-04-03T12:04:35.557-04:00No One Can Hold The Vanisher!More Marvel Heroic RPG fun at <a href="http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/the-vanishing/">The Doom Pool!</a>Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-53938811889912237392012-04-02T14:04:00.000-04:002012-04-02T14:04:07.141-04:00He's Big, He's the Blob. More Marvel GoodnessAnother post! A big one (pun fully, painfully, intended)! <a href="http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/hes-not-heavy-hes-my-brother-nah-hes-heavy/">http://thedoompool.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/hes-not-heavy-hes-my-brother-nah-hes-heavy/</a>Matthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188858452651841099.post-62606864726723052242012-03-29T12:34:00.001-04:002012-03-29T12:34:24.459-04:00Giant-Size X-Men!!More Marvel Heroic RPG goodness. This time with Mutants!!! http://bit.ly/H10zCDMatthew AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00517372089355500541noreply@blogger.com0