Manhandled Podcast

The final season of The Boys has started. It's brutal, entertaining, and I believe the show is going to get a worthy send off. Some folks say the show is copy real world American politics and society too closely, but I'd say the real issue is that MAGA is cartoonishly evil.  

Promo videos for this season include ads for the Deep and Black Noir's manosphere podcast, Manhandled. These are spot on critiques on real world podcasts and pretty funny. After watch them check out my DCC supers stats for the Deep.  

Kevin Kohler aka The Deep: Init +7; Atk +7 unarmed (2d6+5); Crit V/1d20+1d14; AC 14; HD 8d10+40; HP 76; Mov. 40', swim 90'; Act 2d20; SP dimwitted, water breathing, communication with aquatic life, regenerative healing; SV Ref +8; Fort +8; Will -2; AL C

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Dimwitted: The Deep is comically dumb and weak-willed. He commonly makes tactical mistakes. 

Regenerative healing: While it's not at the same level as Homelander, the Deep as enhanced healing abilities. He regains 5 hit points for every hour he rests.

Secrets of Strixhaven

The new Strixhaven MtG set looks great. It’s like Harry Potter, without the transphobia (and you know with much better writing).

If this looks cool, remember there is a Strixhaven 5e book.

Overworld - The Tabletop Roleplaying Game

 at The madmen at Bloat Games. are back at it. Their new project is Overworld RPG. This game expands previous releases and fleshes them out into a full game. I’ve loved their series of video game monster books. This takes the SURVIVE THIS!!  stats, adds appropriate classes, and all you need for a complete game. There will also be a separate world/setting book. 

This project makes me think of Captain N the Gamemaster  and Super Smash Bros. Also since it uses SURVIVE THIS!! rules there is great crossover potential with games like Dark Places & Demogorgons. What happens when your J-Town crew get sucked into their Nintendo? Overworld RPG gives you the tools to find out.

There are only a few days left for the Kickstarter, so don’t delay.

Fuccubus Friday - Graz’zt

Here’s a great pic of D&D’s resident demonic fuckboy, Graz’zt.

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What's Shadowdark RPG?

 As I mentioned at the end of February I would be moving into my own place and hopefully running some Shadowdark RPG soon. While I'm not ready to host any games yet, this past weekend I moved into my new place. It feels good having a little place to call my own again. 

I'm sure some of you are already fans of Shadowdark RPG, but I thought I'd talk about the game for those unfamiliar.

In many ways Shadowdark RPG is a simplified version of 5e. It uses d20's with DC's for checks, has the classic six stats, and uses advantage/disadvantage. Characters pick a class, gain experience, and level up.

There are definite differences as well. Like old school games, the game focuses on exploration and gaining treasure. It's also quite deadly. The game is played in initiative order, even outside of combat. Casters don't have spell slots and must make spell checks. They can cast spells until they fail a check. Instead of encumbrance, characters are limited by gear slots. Distances are abstracted to close, near, and far, rather than measured on the battlefield. Additionally when characters level up, they randomly improve traits or gain new features. 

One of the most notable differences between Shadowdark and traditional D&D is the Shadowdark itself. No characters have dark vision in Shadowdark, but monsters do. This means that torches are a vital part of adventuring. This leads to one of the most novel features of the game, the Torch Timer. When a torch is lit a one hour timer is started in real time. While delving if the time runs out before another torch is lit the characters find themselves in total darkness, surrounded by encroaching monsters. 

Does this sound cool to you? If so you can download the Quickstart for free from The Arcane Library. It gives you everything you need to play levels 1-3 (including a really nice adventure). 

Music Monday - Earth Is The Loneliest Planet

I think Morrissey is a tool and I prefer his work with The Smiths, but this bezerkartwerk is cool.

And now for the song that inspired the art. 

Happy Easter (Night of the Living Christ)

Pardon the blasphemy but this is the most appropriate day to share this. 

Also to clarify I love Jesus, it’s his most vocal fans that I can’t stand.

Fuccubus Friday

I love this art from Justin O’Neal. You can buy a print of it from his Etsy shop.

Have really posted much this week and skipped out on A-Z because of the new job and moving, but I should be back to more regular posting soon.

Welcome to the Jungle

Invincible artist Ryan Otley shared this Atom Eve an Dinosaurus in the style of Marvel’s Savage Land pic  and it is fire.