#BrOSR evil ideas crossed the ocean and were spread among innocent Europeans. BTW, excellent work by @cirsova : beautiful books with letter size for adult gamers and a really well managed crowdfunding. @RuleOfThule and @Bdubs1776 essays are top notch. #ThankyouJeffro
If you do more performative talking about how to play games than playing games, speak less and play more.
Call me biased by my private access to a think tank of the best D&D people in the world but theorycrafting and grandstanding no longer strongly appeals to me.
Let's look at a practical example: a 3rd level 5e character in combat versus an AD&D one.
The AD&D character attacks, does something creative, or casts a spell. That's it. Next up!
That's it for almost any AD&D character. You rarely see AD&D stack multiple *things* on a turn.
So current campaign plan:
8 players at the table.
7 patrons (over discord. 3 of whom are discord only)
Myself + 1 co DM
ACKs 2.0, 1:1 time, pvp allowed, some random events from AD&D oriental adventures, GOSS, and potential for more discord patron players.
Starts May 13
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THIS WEEK IN #UMBROS
The city of Firsthaven is UNDER SIEGE by Ferigno the Green Dragon. Cain the mysterious is back in play. Moriva the Lich Queen awakes! Coralynth the Disney dragon sings! & #dnd PCs deserve… more? Read and find out! #BROXT#Braunstein
https://t.co/j6oI5sOWjX
@Bdubs1776 "Niche protection" is a problem caused by the single spotlight party.
A niche is a space in the environment. Their assumed environment is The Party. Once the secondary world is the environment, niche protection moves from character builds to character actions.
-Halcyon expedition returns from Upper Spirelands with casualties and dragon eggs
-Slade's lizardmen suffer heavy losses to displacer beasts
-Nature-seeking human cult arrives at Port Elarion
-Orgrukkan forests burn; toxic mires spread near New Goblor
#Drakonheim week 17
-Tradehold returns from Barrowhell with treasure and injuries; mummies, poltergeists seen
-Tradehold launches secret expeditions
-Lich sighting near Dawnpont
-New Goblor uses fire to repel troll dig beneath theater
-Kobolds reoccupy ruins near Halcyon
#Drakonheim week 16
-Tradehold returns from Barrowhell with treasure; losses unreported
-Empire begins escort of specific merchant vessel
-Halcyon absorbs worg pack into its ranks
-Pirate activity rises along shipping lanes
“Erm, Rump, don’t you know that all these online BrOSR campaigns are all short lived or collapse the moment the DM’s wife gives birth?”
While this isn’t true, it’s not 2022 anymore. The BrOSR broke containment and people play by these principles in games you will never hear of.