This past weekends old school #DnD game was a shining example of "know the party stats when designing an encounter."

Our DM forgot that in #RulesCyclopedia D&D, fighters have d8HD, not d10, and thought we had about 50% more HP than we actually had, and wiped the floor with us with a single blast of green dragon breath.

It's a good thing he missed the cleric & mage, who were able to teleport everyone (bodies included) away, and raise us all back to life.

He's gonna tweak the dragon's stats.

1. First #TTRPG ever played? #BasicDnD
2. First you ever ran? Basic D&D
3. Played the most? #RulesCyclopedia #DnD
4. Run the most? Rules Cyclopedia D&D
5. Favorite? Rules Cyclopedia D&D
6. Most recently played? #CallOfCthulu
7. Most recently run? Rules Cyclopedia D&D

I started with basic D&D quickly moved onto Rules Cyclopedia, then to AD&D2e, 3, 3.5, 4e, 5e (and a bunch of other games in between) I returned to Rules Cyclopedia and have been running games with it for 8+ years now.

Last night the party went to stop a snake cult's winter solstice ritual, but showed up late. The cultists all took a magic potion & gone through a portal. The party dithered for hours, waiting for the exactly moment of the solstice... But nothing happened. The flowing arch was beginning to dim, and the cauldron with the portion was growing cold.

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#DnD
#RulesCyclopedia
#OldSchool
#OSR

Hey, I wrote up a Psychic class for #RulesCyclopedia D&D!

https://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2024/04/psychics-for-rules-cyclopedia.html

After last night's #Stonehell #DnD game, the wizard asked about making a Staff of Power. I started looking into the cost, time, & chance of success. Fireball, lightning bolt, ice storm, no problem. Telekinesis though... 5th level spell really jacks up the cost and drops the chance of success.

Telekinesis must be amazing...

6 rounds duration, able to lift 10lbs/level at 20'/round, same to resist.

How is this a 5th level spell??

#oldschooldnd
#RulesCyclopedia
#OSE