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Well, I just found out that The Outer Worlds 2 drops on the 29th, which means I need to pick up the pace on finishing this story. I’ll probably vanish into space for a couple of days once it launches. For this next part, I wanted to lean into a flashback, but not just a…
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If I’m going to try and get one more story out by Halloween, I figured I needed to get a jump on it as soon as possible. This time I’m leaning into something a bit more historical, with a mood somewhere between Guillermo Del Toro, Lovecraft, and Sleepy Hollow. It may not be perfect or…
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It’s been a few weeks since I started this site. I didn’t have much of a plan, just a desire to start sharing some of the things I found interesting and was working on. I haven’t advertised it or even given the link to anyone I know yet, since I’ve mostly been getting my bearings.…
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The last three players for my End of the Institute campaign have completed their sheets, chosen their roles, and have received their position perks. First we have an Elocutionist whose character personality did not align well with any of the existing Descriptors from the Magnus Archives core rulebook so I allowed them to check out…
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Just completed another character sheet creation for one of the players of my End of the Institute campaign. This player is playing a Scholarly Elocutionist Who Solves Mysteries and has taken a position as Artifact Handler. Artifacts being potentially dangerous require special care and so below are the Position Perks I have created for this…
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During Session Zero, our group began character creation. One of our players was trying to choose a focus and was having difficulty as the provided ones did not fully suit their character vision. As they describe their character concept, the joke was made “If only there was a ‘Cut a Bitch’ focus.” This led to…
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This time, we have a character in the End of the Institute campaign that has chosen the Junior Administrator role within the Institute. Here are the position perks created for this character and position: Technicality: Policies and rules are your bread and butter. Tasks involving navigating bureaucracy, legal matters, or regulation are eased by one…
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It’s always bothered me a bit how Armor Class (AC) is handled in 5e. It does a lot of heavy lifting just to boil down to a simple yes or no: hit or miss, all or nothing. By the rules as written, AC is a combination of your armor, your Dexterity modifier, and sometimes other…
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While we didn’t get a chance to finish creating characters for Strange Beginnings, the first story arc in my End of the Institute campaign, I had enough to go on to work on the perks a couple of my players would gain. The first character is an Investigator that will be taking the position of…
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