tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post2909973877109422544..comments2024-03-23T08:21:07.075-07:00Comments on Points of Light: Dungeon World: Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, Part 1David Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-2741721046203729392014-07-23T16:12:36.496-07:002014-07-23T16:12:36.496-07:00@Adrael: Yeah, not sure why Gmail stopped letting ...@Adrael: Yeah, not sure why Gmail stopped letting me know about comments. I've checked filters and everything. Frankly it sucks that I had to set moderation for posts 30+ days old due to all the spam I kept getting. :-PDavid Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-3765007250960299312014-07-23T05:47:02.471-07:002014-07-23T05:47:02.471-07:00Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it...Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it. I'm glad I remembered to check the blog, just in case, or I would've been waiting in vain for Google to e-mail me about it.<br /><br />I'll check out the community link, thanks.Adraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973486036413829486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-11520709319456375562014-07-22T23:46:21.220-07:002014-07-22T23:46:21.220-07:00@Adrael: No worries! I am just glad that Victor po...@Adrael: No worries! I am just glad that Victor pointed out the unmoderated comments, prompting me to check them more often (too much spam; I used to get email alerts, but that stopped working for some reason...).<br /><br />Aaanywho...I am not sure what we did with the halfling. The player was really new to RPGs, so I think we just let her snag the human move since it was easier and made more sense than the dwarf one.<br /><br />I agree that the race/class restrictions are pointless. For my custom Dungeon World classes I just let you pick any race, and go with a kind of background or origin (like, how did you become a ghoul, mummy, or pirate).<br /><br />For Sundered World I took it a step further: you choose a class and how you got started in that class, and then choose a race and gain a move from it. When you level up, you can choose moves from either your race or your class, giving an extra layer of customization.<br /><br />You can kind of see that in effect here: http://daegames.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-sundered-world-invoker-alpha.html<br /><br />If you join the Sundered World community (linky on the right side of the blog), there are more playtest things to look at, but I am also going to be posting everything that I currently have publicly on Friday for people to look at. That might help give you some more ideas for classes, race moves, compendium classes, steadings, monsters, gear, etc!David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-55169261012808476862014-07-22T04:21:47.869-07:002014-07-22T04:21:47.869-07:00Did you happen to use a homebrew racial move for t...Did you happen to use a homebrew racial move for the Halfling Cleric or did you just use the Dwarf/Human move?<br /><br />Sorry for commenting on an almost two-year-old post but I've been wanting to run a DW campaign and the first thing I did was get rid of pointless, "traditional" class restrictions. I'm pretty much finished with my custom racial moves but I'd be really interested in hearing about any ideas you in particular might have had.Adraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973486036413829486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-78325083332883890302013-01-25T09:18:09.931-08:002013-01-25T09:18:09.931-08:00@David: I had my first DW session as GM last weeke...@David: I had my first DW session as GM last weekend in preparation for the convention game I'll be running tonight, and I encountered some of the same problems that you did. <br /><br />One of the players had a miserable string of 6- die rolls during a fight with goblins, and as I didn't want to have a TPK in the very first room, I soon found myself running out of ideas for complications that weren't simply dealing more damage. As with zombies, the goblins' special moves involved spawning more monsters.<br /><br />In theory, I really like DW. It scratches my dungeon-building itch while doing away with the need for a ton of prep. My favorite things about 4E were reskinning monsters and spawning opponents on the fly, so that aspect of DW is hugely appealing.<br /><br />Yet there are things I can't quite wrap my head around yet. (For instance, what do you do on a failed Discern Realities or Spout Lore roll?) More examples would be good, yes, but I could also use some tips about specific situations such as "What do you do if your player cannot roll a 7 to save his life?" The oft-cited DW Guide is great, but it's a bit more general.<br /><br />FYI...the game I'm running tonight is vaguely based on B1 "In Search of the Unknown," with a bit of Zork thrown in. There's a room of pools and a maze of twisty, little passages, all alike.<br /><br />Please keep posting your DW reports. As someone who is also coming at this from a 4E perspective, I find your reactions helpful.David Thielhttp://thielavision.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-59233798662973793642013-01-23T17:26:18.109-08:002013-01-23T17:26:18.109-08:00@Anon: Thanks! I try to make them as fun a read as...@Anon: Thanks! I try to make them as fun a read as I can. Expect another one this weekend.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-90657704741684912732013-01-23T05:24:50.212-08:002013-01-23T05:24:50.212-08:00I LOVE reading your session posts! Keep up the goo...I LOVE reading your session posts! Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-74433058475310098062013-01-21T09:50:51.206-08:002013-01-21T09:50:51.206-08:00@Ryan: I read that book before I finished reading ...@Ryan: I read that book before I finished reading Dungeon World. I agree that it is extremely helpful (to the point that it should be folded into the core rules), and that I should print it out in order to make it more immediately available.<br /><br />Still, with the issues I commonly see people having (fronts being another), I think a lot of people would benefit from more examples.<br /><br />@Pavel: I had been waffling about it for awhile, and I think that with how a lot of things are uncertain until the fortune telling scene that it is a great fit. I will probably convert it to D&D Next at some point as a kind of "red box" starter adventure.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-16549397392817824582013-01-21T07:55:51.825-08:002013-01-21T07:55:51.825-08:00Funny. Just today, prepearing to go to work I was ...Funny. Just today, prepearing to go to work I was looking at my cope of Expedition to Castle Ravenloft and thinking about running it using DW. <br />Great post.Snarls-at-Fleashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987790816491565305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-92029679027528398952013-01-21T03:30:29.076-08:002013-01-21T03:30:29.076-08:00There is a fantastic PDF called the "Dungeon ...There is a fantastic PDF called the "Dungeon World Beginners Guide." It has advice and examples to explain in detail the parts of DW you're having trouble with. It's exactly what you want. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918335801268412907noreply@blogger.com