tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.comments2024-02-24T19:51:56.575+08:00Armchair GamerAlex Osiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1020125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-45834550694180555702023-10-17T10:33:27.538+08:002023-10-17T10:33:27.538+08:00Have not had a chance to fully introduce the Court...Have not had a chance to fully introduce the Court of Owls thread yet, but some Invasion threads have been introduced in my campaign.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-38851701319215020542023-05-22T13:47:50.473+08:002023-05-22T13:47:50.473+08:00I'd be interested. I've set mine many year...I'd be interested. I've set mine many years after -- ignoring some of the wilder alien invasion stories for just one like this one.<br /><br />Trying to keep the frequency of the 'saving the world' thing down a bit, because it strains credulity and makes it hard to top in the next adventure.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-29371766837616225202023-05-22T12:58:53.556+08:002023-05-22T12:58:53.556+08:00I don't know. lol I think I have references to...I don't know. lol I think I have references to it but not a post completely dedicated to it. Yet. Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-78417066819898291952023-05-22T08:22:55.241+08:002023-05-22T08:22:55.241+08:00Oh, do you have any posts in your blog about any o...Oh, do you have any posts in your blog about any of Invasion: Earth War?Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-84860858653320183272023-05-22T00:48:58.673+08:002023-05-22T00:48:58.673+08:00I am following this series with great interest. Ma...I am following this series with great interest. Makes me want to do an overview write-up of the Earth from my current Champions campaign, a variant on the setting of my buddy William's long time Superhero RPG game.<br /><br />The last arc of that campaign that I was part of was an Alien Invasion and I've started nearly all the games I've run in the world 'Six months after the Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-84302534825594283932023-05-17T15:32:19.373+08:002023-05-17T15:32:19.373+08:00There are a couple more in "guest star" ...There are a couple more in "guest star" roles because they can only play occasionally. But, yes, I'm having fun with this crew.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-34355512980217412992023-05-17T03:52:36.985+08:002023-05-17T03:52:36.985+08:00Cool crew!Cool crew!Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-6042017711727412882023-05-08T10:34:13.740+08:002023-05-08T10:34:13.740+08:00Thanks! Appreciate it! :DThanks! Appreciate it! :DAlex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-74864252612762743972023-05-04T00:14:15.947+08:002023-05-04T00:14:15.947+08:00I like this setup.I like this setup.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-51809720180579714632023-05-02T14:17:42.356+08:002023-05-02T14:17:42.356+08:00I'll admit it's a bit vague (and maybe a l...I'll admit it's a bit vague (and maybe a little bit ominous).<br /><br />"Organizations like the Justice Society and Checkmate evolved from fighting crime to monitoring and regulating the super-human population of Earth."<br /><br />This mean that they shifted from being a more reactive sort of organization to ones more interested in providing education, job opportunities, and Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-35342877206604732682023-05-02T10:36:39.820+08:002023-05-02T10:36:39.820+08:00Can you elaborate on point #5. What exactly does t...Can you elaborate on point #5. What exactly does that mean? Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-39714701213726959962023-03-08T08:08:37.837+08:002023-03-08T08:08:37.837+08:00Ah, sorry for the late response! Didn't even c...Ah, sorry for the late response! Didn't even check until now!Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-80431278352229282522022-10-23T03:46:56.074+08:002022-10-23T03:46:56.074+08:00Save points? Actually, that would be a good "...Save points? Actually, that would be a good "update" for this kind of game if they ever re-release it. It could ease the transition from video games to tabletop games (no such transition is needed for the From Software/Souls genre players - they don't know the meaning of the word "save point"). Glad your son is enjoying this. <br /><br />This is Paul, by the way; I theprofessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635560946832190244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-31658065790906345192022-07-01T21:02:52.520+08:002022-07-01T21:02:52.520+08:00Great stuff -- hoping to return to it soon.Great stuff -- hoping to return to it soon.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-67895340810646751682022-06-12T05:59:56.545+08:002022-06-12T05:59:56.545+08:00That is very cool. My boys and I missed Lone Wolf....That is very cool. My boys and I missed Lone Wolf. I have a bunch of the books. Maybe the grandchildren!evildmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365812717229067172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-83758630588539596242022-02-17T18:29:53.212+08:002022-02-17T18:29:53.212+08:00I'm also a bit iffy about direct ports. The Ke...I'm also a bit iffy about direct ports. The Keep on the Borderlands has a pretty large number of monsters in groups that can wipe out your normal 1st level part of four...<br /><br />I'd also been thinking about where Sanctuary would go. It's technically part of a dying empire so... edges of the crumbling Alphatian Empire?<br /><br />https://armchairgamer.blogspot.com/2011/04/Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-25795909538955934872022-02-17T16:17:40.337+08:002022-02-17T16:17:40.337+08:00Thanks, I'll take a look at that deep dive.Thanks, I'll take a look at that deep dive.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-88211552440272563472022-02-13T02:13:08.807+08:002022-02-13T02:13:08.807+08:00I am not familiar with "Freeport," thoug...I am not familiar with "Freeport," though it sounds interesting. The background of Specularum in Karameikos has long struck me as a "light" version of Sanctuary (the setting of the Thieves World books):<br /><br />https://bxblackrazor.blogspot.com/2019/04/s-is-for-sanctuary-light.html<br /><br />And THAT, my friend, is a hardy place for D&D adventuring.<br /><br />AlthoughJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-74754590220650820122022-02-13T02:05:12.986+08:002022-02-13T02:05:12.986+08:00Perhaps not in Mystara specifically, but I did a d...Perhaps not in Mystara specifically, but I did a deep-dive on Karameikos back in April of 2019 with ideas for repurposing various aspects of that particular setting:<br /><br />https://bxblackrazor.blogspot.com/2019/04/<br /><br />JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-42762132351476431932022-01-31T00:10:13.107+08:002022-01-31T00:10:13.107+08:00id be interested to see which you use!id be interested to see which you use!Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-78004170745672543612021-09-05T00:16:27.681+08:002021-09-05T00:16:27.681+08:00Am using many Philippine beasts as a base for some...Am using many Philippine beasts as a base for some creepy monsters in my 5e campaign and found this, will have to look through the others too! 10 years later but very useful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047732197754712256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-44582850430234572582021-04-25T20:16:42.902+08:002021-04-25T20:16:42.902+08:00Hi Dariel! Got it; have added that new one to the ...Hi Dariel! Got it; have added that new one to the list of blogs.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-12891572022404464892021-04-21T20:38:01.671+08:002021-04-21T20:38:01.671+08:00Hi Alex! Dariel here. Just letting you know I'...Hi Alex! Dariel here. Just letting you know I've moved my blog to https://swashbucklingplanets.wordpress.com/. Darielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806327785685632058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-68605727618063999522020-12-01T01:58:49.409+08:002020-12-01T01:58:49.409+08:00So they can be this BIG 😱 So they can be this BIG 😱 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702895828040337181.post-64334402815955348272020-08-19T11:09:13.855+08:002020-08-19T11:09:13.855+08:00It's sad. What can you do?It's sad. What can you do?<br />Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.com