Platonic Solid

After hearing good things about Lamentations of the Flame Princess (LotFP) I decided to head over to the LotFP blog to see what I could see. I had the vague notion that LotFP was a retro-clone of sorts with a weird treatment. First off, the cover really drew me in. From there I headed over to RPG.net and read a few threads. Tim aka Samwise7 had some great things to say and that sold me. I've met Tim in real life and while I don't think we like all of the same things our gaming sensibilities line up quite often. In short, I trust what he's saying. So, off I went to get my hands on a copy. I needed another retro-clone like I needed a hole in the head. Up until LotFP the only clones that clicked for me was Swords & Wizardry Core and WhiteBox. Those two variants of OD&D allow me to run games like I used to run AD&D back when I first started in this hobby but with a dash of modern je ne sais quoi. But I'm always open to trying out new games. I sat down and read...

We wanted to see how scale worked in Mini Six from AntiPaladin Games so we sat down and in about 10 minutes had our characters and ship statted up and ready to go. Our characters are heads of their own small mercenary company. Mitchell Conners is a persuasive guy who has no trouble backing up his mouth with a pistol. Jane O'Hare is slick with a stick. Her piloting is top notch. Everyone wants to be under her wing when the flak is pinging. Since it's expensive to move a bunch of men around in their battle suits the PCs arrived alone in system to ensure that the sponsor punches the merc ticket and to reconnoiter for the company's arrival. Planetfall was cake with no problem and was extremely uneventful even though full scale civil war is breaking out. Amazingly the data sphere is still operational on the planet which made it quite easy to update personal navigation systems. The Rhino's hatch swings down revealing a beautiful sunny day. It's hard to believe that t...

A long time ago in a junior high far, far away... I played WEG Star Wars with my good friend Rick Demnovich. It was a fantastic experience. I still remember the great story lines and my love for the books. Then my family moved. Being unmoored from my first ever group I slowly drifted away from gaming. Twelve years went by. Every now and then I'd pick up a book and flip through it. Most often it would be an old Palladium Robotech or WEG Star Wars title. I didn't know any gamers and I couldn't manage to really wrangle anyone around me to play. But I couldn't part from those old things. Renaissance! I began fencing at the local YMCA and little did I know that it would be chock-full of gamers. Where am I going with all of this? Well, upon introduction to other people who played I quickly became part of a group. I jumped back into gaming head first and discovered all kinds of different games (including LARP) that came out while I wasn't paying attention. Once the landsca...

Here's the Bullseye Battlemap that I whipped up for the Mecha RPG .

Note that this is compiled from the main Traveller and the Mercenary SRD document with some tweaking. The list is all OGL. Administration This skill covers bureaucracies and administration of all sorts, including management and accounting as well as the navigation of bureaucratic obstacles or disasters. Advocate Advocate gives a knowledge of common laws and proceedings as well as the proper ways to argue cases in front of courts and nobles. Animals This skill, deals with the general care of animals. Specialties: Riding : The character knows how to ride an animal who is trained to bear a rider Training : The character knows how to tame and train animals. Veterinary : The character is trained in veterinary medicine and animal care. Teamster : The character knows how to drive a team of animals drawing a wagon or cart. Art The character is trained in a type of creative art. Specialties: Acting : The character is a trained actor, at home on the stage. A...

Ranger Scout Huntsman Outrider Career Progress Survival Advancement Scout Dex 5+ Int 6+ Huntsman End 6+ Dex 5+ Outrider End 7+ Int 5+ Qualification : Int 6+ Per previous career, -1DM Skills and Training Personal Development Service Skills Advanced Edu 1 +1 Int Melee(any) Leadership 2 +1 Dex Athletics(endurance) Discipline 3 +1 End Survival Medicine 4 +1 Str Ranged Combat(any) Language(any) 5 Athletics(any) Herbalism Animals(any) 6 Melee(any) Navigation Tactics(military) Scout Huntsman Outrider 1 Navigation Melee(blade) Survival 2 Recon Survival Animals (Riding) 3 Survival Athletics(co-ordination) Recon 4 Athletics Survival Animals (any) 5 Ranged Combat(any) Stealth Navigation 6 Stealth Ranged Combat (any) Melee (Blade) ...