Infocyde's RPG Blog

Ok, I understand that a lot of pen and pencil role players are starting to play again after years of abstentia...I am one of them.  There is a push, due to the fact that most of us are older and have many more competing interest than we did when we used to play, to use rules light systems.  I'm cool with that, especially when a core system is rules light but it is modular enough so that those of us who want some extra options can bolt them in.  What I don't like is people creating an 8 page mini-game and calling it a complete rules light system.  I think rules few would be a better term...here is a barely passable minimalist rules system that you can use to start a game with.  I don't think any of these 4 page or 8 page games are complete without house rules and lot's of DM work. My problem isn't with those who make minimalist rule sets and publish them.  My problem is that in the era of self promotion these little 8 page "games" are g...

Initially a band of three adventures, Adriana a human priest of Paylor, Roygers Flint an overly confident Paladin, and the half-orc fighter Hawk set off to investigate rumors of evil stirrings in a nearby town.  When they arrived everything seemed fairly normal.  There were rumors whoever that a long dead cult were once again active.  There was also significant brigand activity in the area.  The adventures sought more information and determined and evil presence was surrounding the equipment store manager's hired help.  Also they found out that a Taylor had in months passed sown some garments for a customer that unbeknownst to the kind woman had the symbol of the ancient cult embedded in the garments. The adventures encountered a group of elves (well two elves and a half elf) in a tavern and struck up a conversation.  The elves turned out to have been drawn to the area for the same reasons the adventures came, and decided (for h...