OIL is a slick little one page dungeon crawling TTRPG, simple to set up and play, it manages to give a good balance of flavor with plenty of room for your own creativity. 5/5 Stars
Cosmic Sorcery Society
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Hey Ray, thanks for creating the Oracle! It's been a huge help when I get stuck writing. In fact, some folks asked about how I use it so I wrote a blog post about the process I use. Thanks again for such an inspiring tool! https://ykmcglinchey.blogspot.com/2024/02/using-solo-rpg-tools-for-creative.html
Question about converting the B/X Bestiary for use with Heartseeker. AC seems straight forward, B/X uses Descending AC, this is Ascending so just subtract the B/X AC from 20 and call it a day (B/X Goblin is AC 6, you have AC 14 so this seems right)
Converting the Save line is what's throwing me off though. Using the B/X Goblin we have D14 W15 P16 B17 S18 (NH), whereas Heartseeker has P11 M8 A10 for its Goblin and I'm honestly not sure how to arrive at that.
I was wanting to make a dungeon... err dangerous sector for WORMHOLE + FABLE, but I'm a bit stuck on figuring out how to stat NPCs as PCs starting Skill/Stamina/Luck varies so greatly. I was thinking maybe something a little like this but wasn't sure if my math was decent, figured asking the creator was a good way to go!
NPC SKILL/Stamina/DMG Guidelines
Easy: 8/6/d4+1 Moderate: 10/12/d8 Hard: 12/16+/d12
There's a game jam for games in the FF family, looks like I need to finish this dungeon up 🤘https://itch.io/jam/skill-stam-fam-jam
GD20 can be found @ https://cosmic-sorcery-society.itch.io/gd20.
Templates
One-Page Zine Template - 8-page micro zine using 1 sheet of printer paper.
Template Pack: Trifolds - classic trifold pamphlet using 1 sheet of printer paper.
24XX SRD - If you're stuck on ideas on how to organize your one-page setting or what to include, this is a fantastic resource. GD20 was built on a modified version of this template.
WTF Pamphlet RPG Template (affinity publisher)
Standardcat Template Pack - An Affinity Publisher template for roleplaying and other books
Assets
Human Creations for Creative Humans - A curated list of human made free, PWYW, and paid assets for TTRPGs.
Game Icons and Flat Icon - Free icon graphics.
Unsplash and Pexels - Free stock photo
Other Resources
I really dig Fighting Fantasy inspired games, Gorgon Rot stands out with its flavor. It even inspired me to write a Dungeon Synth/Metal track for a Gutted by Gorgon Rot hexcrawl 🤘 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fCEsSMhikPNks6-CyC1PLWmwEzwxCg2F/view?usp=shari...
Its on the to-do list! However for now you can find the Weapon Specialties and the Schools of Magic at Michael's blog, http://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-collected-infinigrad-and-guild-...
SWORD DREAM - A backronym for Second Wave Of Roleplaying Design - DIY Rules Everything Around Me, SWORD DREAM, or *DREAM for short, is a term and social media hashtag for a movement of designing role-playing games (RPGs) with a focus on tolerance, accessibility, and diversity.
While there is no official standard, participants have adopted the following principles:
- Stands against hate & prejudice in all forms.
- Works to be radically inclusive.
- Encourages the use of sensible tools for communication and consent.
- Opposes harassment and strives for non-toxic discourse.
- Values creators & their work.
- Values experimentation in game design & worldbuilding.
- Isn't defined by, but is interested in: anti-canons, emergent story, generative worlds, kitbashing, non-violent play options, and more.
- There is no one *DREAM. Anyone who commits to these principles is *DREAMing .
Simply put my Sworddream was a Grimdark RPG with the crypto-fascist elements stripped and replaced with Gray Vs Grey morality. "Grimdark Swordream" is tongue-in-cheek, and a way to discourage fascists from attempting to co-opt the game.
Hello, I would like to nominate my rules light dark fantasy adventure game Blood Reign (https://cosmic-sorcery-society.itch.io/blood-reign-a-grimdark-sword-dream-rpg) for the “What if there was a game like D&D but not by a Racist Corp” list. Its an Into The Odd-ish Soulslike take on WHFRP, my SWORD DREAM was to strip out the crypto-fascist elements that have snuck into the WH universe and have a truly Grimdark, Grey Vs Gray sort of world.