A Cat of Tindalos
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Trek Tabletop
Are they playing A Castle in the Mist?: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257447/Sword-Breaker-Presents-Castle-in-the-Mist?manufacturers_id=11205
Monday, October 29, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
New Dungeon World Conversion:The Foetid Pit Beneath the Abdandoned Shrine
The Foetid Pit Beneath the Abdandoned Shrine:
http://www.datasculptures.com/thefoetidpit.pdf
My Dungeon World Conversion:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-qjUsomY-No_r2nHykADVqoRCtB8exjr
http://www.datasculptures.com/thefoetidpit.pdf
My Dungeon World Conversion:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-qjUsomY-No_r2nHykADVqoRCtB8exjr
Friday, October 12, 2018
Vale Greg Stafford (1948 - 2018) R.I.P.
"The shock and grief the Chaosium family felt at the news of the passing of our beloved and revered company founder, Greg Stafford, cannot be measured. Greg died yesterday in his sweat lodge at his home in Arcata, CA. Mercifully, his passing was painless and quick. He died as he lived, on a spiritual quest of enlightenment.
As one of the greatest game designers of all time; winner of too many awards to count; and a friend, mentor, guide, and inspiration to generations of gamers, “the Grand Shaman of Gaming” influenced the universe of tabletop gaming beyond measure.
Greg founded The Chaosium in 1975, and from the outset (to quote his own words) “was never content to imitate, but instead published games that were original in their style of play, content and design”. Under his leadership, the company quickly became renowned for its originality and creativity, and was responsible for introducing numerous things to the hobby that are standards today. As John Wick (7th Sea, Legend of the Five Rings) memorably said, “The older I get, the more I hear young RPG designers say ‘Never been done before!’ And then I just point at something Greg Stafford did a few decades ago.”
If you would like to show your appreciation for his life and legacy, or express your feelings, or pay your respects, please feel free to leave a note there. Greg's wife Suzanne and his family know that he was greatly loved, respected and revered in the gaming community all over the world, and they have the link to this thread to read your posts when they are ready. Greg's family request that you respect their privacy in this time of grief. "
-Ab Chaos #85 — News from Chaosium
Here is the link: https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/8417-greg-stafford-condolence-thread
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The Cats Came Back!
My current understanding is that Goggle+ shutdown as devastating as that is; will not include the service that maintains this blog. If that is true I simply keep my site up and running (with the RPG free downloads) as always...
Don't Shut Down Google Plus Petition
I'm still unsure what Google is pulling the plug on but I already know it is all my favorite tabletop RPG sites.
Sign the Petition!:
https://www.change.org/p/google-inc-don-t-shut-down-google-plus-2
"I've met so many friends on Google Plus and I really don't want to lose them. I spend most of my time on Google Plus and I don't know what I would do without it."
Sign the Petition!:
https://www.change.org/p/google-inc-don-t-shut-down-google-plus-2
"I've met so many friends on Google Plus and I really don't want to lose them. I spend most of my time on Google Plus and I don't know what I would do without it."
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
The Cats of Tindalos Shutdown
It seems due to events beyond my control this site will need to be revamped and redone somewhere else! I will keep everyone informed!
This is sort of how I feel about Google right now...
This is sort of how I feel about Google right now...
Friday, October 5, 2018
Wand of Wonder (Minor Artifact)Revised
Thanks to the Tavern for great feedback!...
(0 Weight, 12 Uses per owner)
A small ebony wand engraved with a star of chaos in silver.
The wand of wonder is a strange and unpredictable device that will generate any number of strange effects,each time it is used. Some typical effects are shown on the table below, but you may alter this table for any or all of these wands in your campaign as you see fit
When you use a Wand of Wonder roll +Charisma,
On a 10+ the player may select the effect from the table below, but may never select that effect again while using the wand.
On a 7-9 roll randomly for the wand's effect
On a 6 or less a charge is expended but nothing happens (Alternate Rule: GM selects a negative or useless effect).
D100
Roll Effect
01-10 Every magical or enchanted item present glows blue for a full hour
11-18 Sleep as per Wizard Spell
19-25 An illusion of a frog appears and sings “It’s not easy being green” on a tiny banjo before disappearing
26-30 Party surrounded by soap bubbles at 30-foot range
31-33 Storm clouds and heavy rain falls for one hour in 60-foot radius of wand wielder
34-36 Loud booming laughter is heard
37-46 Lightning bolt (3 x die 70' x 5' bolt)
47-49 Stream of 300 large butterflies pour forth and flutter around
50-53 Magic Missile up to 3 attacks, separate targets (if desired) each attack doing die-1
54-58 Darkness in a 30-foot diameter hemisphere at 30 feet center distance from wand
59-62 Grass grows in area of 160 square feet before the wand, or grass existing there grows to 10 times normal size
63-65 Vanish any nonliving object of up to 1,000 pounds mass and up to 30 cubic feet in size (object is ethereal for 24 hours)
66-69 A small rabbit appears and attempts to hop away
70-79 Fireball (2 x die damage in 20' radius)
80-84 Invisibility covers wand wielder
85-87 Target transformed (no save) into a Giant Amoeba (See below). Attacks everything nearby.
88-90 10-40 gems of 1 coin base value shoot forth in a 30-foot-long stream, each causing one point of damage to any creature in path -- roll 5 d4 for number of hits
91-97 Illusions of playful sprites dance and play over a 40-by 30-foot area in front of wand for the next hour
98-00 Flesh to stone (or reverse if target is stone) if target is within 60 feet
(Note: Die is the characters damage die)
GIANT AMOEBA Solitary, Large, Amorphous
Acidic Grab (d10 damage) 12 HP, 0 armor
A giant amoeba is a shapeless mass of living, liquid protoplasm. Though naturally translucent with darker interior spots, its surface is slightly sticky and tends to collect dirt and other debris from its environment; therefore, a moving giant amoeba looks like muddy water. A weaker cousin of creatures such as the gray ooze and black pudding the giant amoeba is the result of an alchemist's experiment gone horribly wrong.
Instinct: Dissolve flesh
• Slithers
• Mindless
• Relentless
The wand uses one charge per function. It may not be recharged. Where applicable, saving throws should be made. After a user has exhausted its charges the wand will vanish only to reappear somewhere else.
(0 Weight, 12 Uses per owner)
A small ebony wand engraved with a star of chaos in silver.
The wand of wonder is a strange and unpredictable device that will generate any number of strange effects,each time it is used. Some typical effects are shown on the table below, but you may alter this table for any or all of these wands in your campaign as you see fit
When you use a Wand of Wonder roll +Charisma,
On a 10+ the player may select the effect from the table below, but may never select that effect again while using the wand.
On a 7-9 roll randomly for the wand's effect
On a 6 or less a charge is expended but nothing happens (Alternate Rule: GM selects a negative or useless effect).
D100
Roll Effect
01-10 Every magical or enchanted item present glows blue for a full hour
11-18 Sleep as per Wizard Spell
19-25 An illusion of a frog appears and sings “It’s not easy being green” on a tiny banjo before disappearing
26-30 Party surrounded by soap bubbles at 30-foot range
31-33 Storm clouds and heavy rain falls for one hour in 60-foot radius of wand wielder
34-36 Loud booming laughter is heard
37-46 Lightning bolt (3 x die 70' x 5' bolt)
47-49 Stream of 300 large butterflies pour forth and flutter around
50-53 Magic Missile up to 3 attacks, separate targets (if desired) each attack doing die-1
54-58 Darkness in a 30-foot diameter hemisphere at 30 feet center distance from wand
59-62 Grass grows in area of 160 square feet before the wand, or grass existing there grows to 10 times normal size
63-65 Vanish any nonliving object of up to 1,000 pounds mass and up to 30 cubic feet in size (object is ethereal for 24 hours)
66-69 A small rabbit appears and attempts to hop away
70-79 Fireball (2 x die damage in 20' radius)
80-84 Invisibility covers wand wielder
85-87 Target transformed (no save) into a Giant Amoeba (See below). Attacks everything nearby.
88-90 10-40 gems of 1 coin base value shoot forth in a 30-foot-long stream, each causing one point of damage to any creature in path -- roll 5 d4 for number of hits
91-97 Illusions of playful sprites dance and play over a 40-by 30-foot area in front of wand for the next hour
98-00 Flesh to stone (or reverse if target is stone) if target is within 60 feet
(Note: Die is the characters damage die)
GIANT AMOEBA Solitary, Large, Amorphous
Acidic Grab (d10 damage) 12 HP, 0 armor
A giant amoeba is a shapeless mass of living, liquid protoplasm. Though naturally translucent with darker interior spots, its surface is slightly sticky and tends to collect dirt and other debris from its environment; therefore, a moving giant amoeba looks like muddy water. A weaker cousin of creatures such as the gray ooze and black pudding the giant amoeba is the result of an alchemist's experiment gone horribly wrong.
Instinct: Dissolve flesh
• Slithers
• Mindless
• Relentless
The wand uses one charge per function. It may not be recharged. Where applicable, saving throws should be made. After a user has exhausted its charges the wand will vanish only to reappear somewhere else.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Wand of Wonder
Wand
of Wonder (Minor Artifact)
(0 Weight, 12 Uses per owner)
A small ebony wand engraved with the star of chaos in silver:
The wand of wonder is a
strange and unpredictable device that will generate any number of strange
effects, randomly, each time it is used. Some typical effects are shown on the
table below, but you may alter these for any or all of these wands in your
campaign as you see fit.
D100
|
|
Roll
|
Effect
|
01-10
|
Every magical or enchanted item present glows
blue for a full hour
|
11-18
|
Sleep
as
wand
|
19-25
|
An
illusion of a frog appears and sings “It’s not easy being green” on a tiny banjo
before disappearing
|
26-30
|
Party surrounded by soap bubbles at 30-foot range
|
31-33
|
Storm
clouds produced heavy rain falls for one round in 60-foot radius
of wand wielder
|
34-36
|
Loud booming laughter is heard
|
37-46
|
Lightning
bolt (70'
x 5') as wand
|
47-49
|
Stream
of 300 large butterflies pour forth and flutter around
|
50-53
|
Magic
Missile as
wand
|
54-58
|
Darkness in a 30-foot
diameter hemisphere at 30 feet center distance from wand
|
59-62
|
Grass
grows in
area of 160 square feet before the wand, or grass existing there grows to 10
times normal size
|
63-65
|
Vanish any nonliving
object of up to 1,000 pounds mass and up to 30 cubic feet in size (object is
ethereal for 24 hours)
|
66-69
|
A small rabbit appears and attempts to hop away
|
70-79
|
Fireball as wand
|
80-84
|
Invisibility covers wand
wielder
|
85-87
|
Target transformed (no save) into a Giant
Amoeba (See below). Attacks everything nearby.
|
88-90
|
10-40
gems of
1 gp base value shoot forth in a 30-foot-long stream, each causing one point
of damage to any creature in path -- roll 5d4 for number of hits
|
91-97
|
Illusions
of playful sprites dance
and play over a 40-by 30-foot area in front of wand for the next hour
|
98-00
|
Flesh
to stone (or
reverse if target is stone) if target is within 60 feet
|
Giant Amoeba
|
Solitary,
Large, Amorphous
|
|
Acidic Grab (d10 damage)
|
12
HP
|
0
armor
|
A giant amoeba is a
shapeless mass of living, liquid protoplasm. Though naturally translucent with
darker interior spots, its surface is slightly sticky and tends to collect dirt
and other debris from its environment; therefore, a moving giant amoeba looks
like muddy water. A weaker cousin of creatures such as the gray ooze and black
pudding the giant amoeba is the result of an alchemist's experiment gone
horribly wrong.
Instinct: Dissolve flesh
- Slithers
- Mindless
- Relentless
The wand uses one charge per function. It may
not be recharged. Where applicable, saving throws should be made. After a user
has exhausted its charges the wand will vanish only to reappear somewhere else.
Great Quotes
"It was Moloch upon the mountain of the Latins, looking with his appalling face across the plain; it was Baal who trampled the vineyards with his feet of stone; it was the voice of Tanit the invisible, behind her trailing veils, whispering of the love that is more horrible than hate."
G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man (referencing the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage)
In Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin there is an epigraph on a Carthaginian funerary urn that reads: "I swam, the sea was boundless, I saw no shore. / Tanit was merciless, my prayers were answered. / O you who drown in love, remember me."
By © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro /, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53809379
G. K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man (referencing the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage)
In Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin there is an epigraph on a Carthaginian funerary urn that reads: "I swam, the sea was boundless, I saw no shore. / Tanit was merciless, my prayers were answered. / O you who drown in love, remember me."
By © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro /, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53809379
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Gray Goblin Warrens Revised
Not much love for this conversion so far, but I think it would make a great "Caves of Chaos" dungeon crawl, perfect for newbie Dungeon World players. This revision cleans my notes up a bit and shows how I would adapt it for my group a little better I think...
Classic One-Page Dungeon by C. Brackett: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e0ha-GmZPGOch4CtxEtAdwx7ks8jX1un
My Conversion Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I-MgLuFWfGSgeP2r3SDZgBKRxCkYu4of
Goblin Character Class: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WKYKxah9tP8l_zvThENb3cRKj7eAbzyW
Classic One-Page Dungeon by C. Brackett: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e0ha-GmZPGOch4CtxEtAdwx7ks8jX1un
My Conversion Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I-MgLuFWfGSgeP2r3SDZgBKRxCkYu4of
Goblin Character Class: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WKYKxah9tP8l_zvThENb3cRKj7eAbzyW
Monday, October 1, 2018
The Quintessential Dungeon
Will Doyle Adventure with Tygart Dungeon World Conversion Notes edited with a third round of (minor) revisions.
Mark Tygart Conversion Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7cav44145d9V250UE5Yd3BzelE
Will Doyle's Dungeon: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7cav44145d9M0g1OWxCZUZLYkU
Mark Tygart Conversion Notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7cav44145d9V250UE5Yd3BzelE
Will Doyle's Dungeon: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7cav44145d9M0g1OWxCZUZLYkU
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