I’m mostly in the same boat as you. I have tried several times to get into Critical Role since everyone raves about it, plus a few others. It’s not for me. I suppose it’s because I don’t have any emotional connection with the actual play where I would have that investment with my own game. I will say that I did enjoy Dungeons & Daddies though, but that show is more like listening to a comedy podcast about fantasy rather than an actual play.
I bought the PDFs when they were on sale but have not yet played. This was helpful, thanks!
It has taken us 4 years to work through two calendar months.
Holy shit. And from level 1 to 9-10.
I haven’t played in person seriously for many years. We’re starting a new in-person group here soon, so I’m going to have to figure something out. I have a boatload of 3 ring binders so I will probably do the clear sleeve thing like you do, Mike. And then promptly pull them all out to spread around the table because I am a loose-leaf person at heart.
I really enjoyed the D&D 3rd Edition days, with the popcorn of d20-based games. Star Wars d20, d20 Modern, and the Sword & Sorcery Ravenloft were all great fun. The best part is that it was super easy to get your group to try new things, because the mechanics were all similar, if not exactly the same. People like to hate on D&D, but it’s consistently been a great base to start from and inspiration for a multitude of other games.
I have not been able to open this blog for some time. Which is a shame, because I sort of looking forward to seeing what he writes that will piss me off.
I don’t think I share the same idea of success as the author.
What would your recommendations be?
I never thought of writing with pen and paper for the first draft as a way of not editing while you write. I think I’ll try it. I usually just think of it as vomiting the words onto the page and editing later.
I think they look great but I would have a problem with the variable length. If my DM gives me magic item cards, I will for sure buy a binder with card sleeve pages to put those cards in (no matter if they are cards or just paper). Having the variable length would keep me from doing that. I would prefer the text be variable font size with the card sized fixed to the standard 3 1/2" x 2 1/2".
Edit: I thought more about this and, if the main feature of your design is the variable length, maybe make that more obvious in the title/description. While it might not be to my liking, others may love it. Also consider adding some example 11" x 8 1/2" pages showing the layout you’re going for using these cards. Marketing is (almost) everything.
I had to look it up too. It’s super annoying to have to do that.
What I’m surprised Mike didn’t specifically say is that, if you want to keep playing 2014 5e, that’s cool and you should do that. You also shouldn’t feel bad or like you’re missing out because you can just talk to your players to fix the things, like he said in the article. Similarly, if you want to play 2024 5e, that’s cool too and you should do that.
Never seen the Dungeon Alphabet before. I’ll add it to my wishlist. Thanks!
I read some of the preview and am now a different person.
The larger Lemmy world terrifies me. It’s like a technological eldritch horror that I have somehow survived entering it’s domain.
Is there a reason you suggest only making things up as a last resort? Is that advice aimed at new gm’s or is it your standard advice? Aside from that, I think your advice is mostly very solid. You should be proud of these guides!
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Also, just read Mike’s website: https://slyflourish.com/
Thanks for the clarification! Yes, this is very solid work. Excellent job.
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