Monthly Archives: January 2022
D&D 5e threat and momentum from 2d20
One of the rules I love about 2d20 is momentum and Threat (although Threat is sometimes called other names like Doom). Spending momentum lets you get extra dice to improve the chance of succeeding at rolls, or grant combat effects. Momentum is earned by rolling well. Threat can be given to the GM if you […]
The State of D&D 5e in 2022
5e is basically the longest edition since 2e. 2e lasted 11 years (cos it was awesome!) 3e was updates to 3.5 after 3 years which then lasted 5 years 4e lasted 6 years 5e released in 2014. I was super excited when it released but my interest waned over the years. So what is the […]
MCP: Pointless Affiliation Bracket, Round 1
Having listened to the Alfredo’s Taco truck episode where they compare ALL the models in a bracket (and then pick their #1 choice at the end) I decided to do the same, but for affiliations. So I created a bracket, and randomised the seedings until none of the “top-tier” affiliations were in the bottom 4. […]
D&D 5e Roll Dice for Bonuses Rule
So one thing that sort of bugs me about D&D (and any like game that uses a d20 for rolls and the other dice for damage) is that I have all these cool dice but I mostly only use the d20 and my damage dice. If you’re playing a non caster you might only get […]
MCP: Defenders Roster Review
From the last post “The change to Crisis selection has hampered Defenders even more than the nerf to pentagrams. I want a high threat, but narrow missions. Previously they had a better chance of getting Demon Portals (the one crisis I won on), but now with it being random you can get awkward crisis combinations […]
MCP: Nick Fury character card Review
Having had the X-23 and Gabby cards I thought we might get a break, but nope, straight into the Nick Fury cards! I haven’t even had time to talk about Grunts. Here he is: So he’s a Leader and he gets a new special rule in Grunts. Is he any good? The Great: The Grunts […]
MCP: Elysium Wargames January event
So after quite a long break (mostly due to the holidays and Christmas stuff) I went to an event this weekend! It was back at Elysium Wargames in Pontefract (less than 40 minutes away!). There ended up being 10 people so it was going to be maybe 4 rounds. I’ll try and actually make this […]
Do I even want to run a League Game? Part 3 -The appeal of Pre-written Vs my own adventures
One of the problems I’ve had in running a League game other than system is Adventures. Over recent years I’ve found it harder to have decent time to plan good adventures and have relied on pre-written ones. Even with these I have struggled to find the time to read them. So In this short series […]
Do I even want to run a League Game? Part 2 – What happened in the League games I did run
One of the problems I’ve had in running a League game other than system is Adventures. Over recent years I’ve found it harder to have decent time to plan good adventures and have relied on pre-written ones. Even with these I have struggled to find the time to read them. So In this short series […]
Do I even want to run a League Game? Part 1 – What games I have actually run in recent years
One of the problems I’ve had in running a League game other than system is Adventures. Over recent years I’ve found it harder to have decent time to plan good adventures and have relied on pre-written ones. Even with these I have struggled to find the time to read them. So In this short series […]
MCP: Honey Badger Character Card Review
This is another character that a load of people didn’t know of that I did. A few moves ago I was reading the Hellfire Gala X-men issues on Unlimited and there was a Gabby character. I didn’t know who that was so I looked her up and then went and read the All-New Wolverine run […]
Arcane RPG – what do I want from a system?
So in a previous post I looked at which systems could be used for a League of Legends / Legends of runeterra / Arcane RPG. But there were no real winners (just plenty of losers). So in this post I will look at what I would want from a system to run such a game. […]
Arcane / Legends of Runeterra RPG – What system would I use?
I have wanted to have an RPG system to run a game in Runeterra (the setting for League of Legends/Legends of runeterra/Arcane) and we even dedicated a FluffnCrunch episode to it (Links: Anchor / Spotify). Now having watched Arcane (which was awesome by the way – check it out) I wanted to start having a […]
MCP: X-23 Character Card Review
After a 2 Week break, we’re back! Another X-person! So excited! Will she be as poor as the rest? At this point, I don’t care, just happy to have some more X-Men. So she’s an assassin I guess? Shares a lot of Wolverine’s card, although doesn’t change on 2nd side like he does. The Great: […]
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