Platonic Solid

Barbarian Horse Sea Celt Career Progress Survival Advancement Horse End 6+ Dex 6+ Sea Dex 7+ Str 5+ Celt Str 5+ Int 7+ Qualification : Str 5+ Per previous career, -1DM Skills and Training Personal Development Service Skills 1 +1 Str Athletics (any) 2 +1 Dex Tactics (Military) 3 +1 End Signals 4 Gambler Discipline 5 Athletics (any) Melee (any) 6 Melee (Unarmed) Survival Horse Sea Celt 1 Athletics (coordination) Seafarer (oars) Stealth 2 Animals (Riding) Navigation Melee (any) 3 Farming Athletics (any) Athletics (Endurance) 4 Animals (any) Seafarer (any) Survival 5 Recon Melee (Axes) Ranged Combat (any) 6 Ranged Combat (any) Professional Trade (Shipwright) Survival Ranks and Benefits Rank Skill or Benefit 0 Clan Member ...

Last fall, out of sheer curiosity I picked up Tunnels & Trolls 7.5. The day that I got it we sat down and played. It was good. I was pleasantly surprised by the structure and emergent complexity but I have so many titles on my shelf that cater to fantasy that I wasn't sure if I'd ever get back to T&T. These days the Mythic GM Emulator is the cornerstone of our gaming experience. My wife likes to game but she's hesitant to push story forward when she's the sole player. Using the emulator we can both play and really ratchet up the story telling. We decided to give Tunnels & Trolls another whirl. The GM Emulator fits together with Tunnels & Trolls much in the way as it does with Swords & Wizardry. There just aren't a bunch of rules to stuff into the working area of my noggin which eases play making it more enjoyable. At first I wasn't sure how saving rolls were going to work out but I didn't worry too much and we jumped in with both feet....

After tonight's Atomic Highway session I started pondering how to handle Appleseed Landmate type mecha in the game. That might be fun. Edit: Instead of Landmates we went ahead and statted up VR-052 Battler Cyclones from MOSPEADA/Robotech. The setting didn't quite jive with Atomic Highway so we decided to abandon the mini project. Not saying that it couldn't be done but too much retooling is necessary, in my opinion, of the core game. V6 is a heck of a system and looks incredibly flexible but there are already a good many irons in the fire.

Tonight we wrapped up our test run Atomic Highway story line . As our characters screamed back to the 'stead ready to make heads roll they encountered a sole figure sitting on a motorcycle. Dak told Dinah to pull the charging handle on the M4. Turns out that the guy on the motorcycle wasn't an enemy. He was a settlement council member looking for help. He told the bounty hunter and the scavenger that there is unrest in the 'stead but not enough muscle to do anything about it - that the leader of the 'stead is the real strong man in the region. He went on saying that the settlement was established with a legitimate council but has since turned into a cult that has taken on the mission to repopulate the world. He tells them that in the nearby hills there is an old limestone mine converted over to a brood pen. He also tells them that they were sent to the bartertown so that they could be separated so that Dinah could be abducted and forced into the program. The...

Veeeery cool game. We fired it up along side the Mythic GM Emulator as per our new normal. My character is a bounty hunter and my wife's character is a scavenger. They work together to bring in bounties and to right wrongs along the way. Their car is an armored GTO Judge. Dak the bounty hunter is armed with a bayonet accessoried M4 and an Arkansas toothpick. Dinah the scavenger carries a crossbow and a short sword. The characters found themselves on the hunt for a weasel who was ratting out a small settlement to the nearest tough guy who runs the nearest bartertown. The settlement elders offer a bounty for the traitor. Upon nightfall, the PCs parked their car and snuck up to the little rathole walled bartertown. They found a small entrance but it was locked. Good thing Dak keeps Dinah around. She reached over her shoulder and handed over a crowbar which the bounty hunter put to quick use. He pried the door open with a single stroke of leverage revealing a surprised guard. A bol...

If you haven't checked out Hellas before you owe yourself the favor . The setting is extremely cool. Think The 300, The Iliad and the Odyssey and Clash of the Titans in space. That's right. Space. It freaking rocks. Hellas was my first exposure to the Omni system. Omni is a pretty neat, tight little system and it's a perfect fit for Hellas. With this game you can play heroes on par with Achilles who alter the universe with the awesomeness of their deeds. Princes of the Universe is an expansion for the core game with additional background info, mass combat, and more. The main book is in full color and it looks great. Khepera Publishing has put the project up on KickStarter.com where if you're interested you can make a monetary pledge to help Princes see full color as well.

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