Pen and Paper

We’ve all been there. Stalking down a corridor, weapons in hand, ready to do battle with the Forces of Evil. The corridor opens before us into a great chamber, stone pillars rising up to the vaulted ceiling above, the musty smell of ancient midden heaps assaulting your nostrils. Piles of […]

The F-Word: Monsters Made Monstrous

July 19, 2017 in D&D / F-Word / RPG / Tabletop tagged D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / f-word / Pen and Paper / RPG / Tabletop by Jason Scott Gleason

So, Friday night was the first official test of code::2050 as a 5e extension. From my perspective, the key points in this session were our first test of the hacking and firearms rules. What Happens in Prague… Just to lay out the scenario with a quick sketch: Our team, consisting of […]

code::2050 Playtest Alpha AAR: Ivan’s Bane

July 17, 2017 in code::2050 / D&D / RPG / Tabletop tagged 5e / 5th edition / code::2050 / Cyberpunk / D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / fifth edition / Pen and Paper / RPG / sci-fi / shadowrun / Tabletop by Shawn

So, it’s time to talk about how to actually conduct a hack in code::2050. We fought long and hard about this. Anyone who’s been following along this far knows that Matthew’s take was, “Here’s a computer, go!”, where mine was, “You see a network, roll to connect. You’re in the […]

code::2050 – The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Hacking

July 12, 2017 in code::2050 / D&D / RPG / Tabletop tagged 5e / 5th edition / code::2050 / Cyberpunk / D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / fifth edition / Pen and Paper / RPG / sci-fi / shadowrun / Tabletop by Shawn

What would a near future ruleset be without a hacker character? Atypical, we say! So, here are the rules for the “Hacker,” which is an archetype of Rogue: Archetype: Hacker The dwarf swore using the name of an ancient god of his people. He’d been detected, and he had a […]

Project 2050: The Hacker

July 7, 2017 in code::2050 / D&D / RPG / Tabletop tagged 5e / 5th edition / code::2050 / Cyberpunk / D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / fifth edition / Pen and Paper / RPG / sci-fi / shadowrun / Tabletop by Stanford

Magic. Ah, good old magic. What’s a Swords and Sorcery campaign without it? Whether it’s an enchanted sword, a mystical talisman, or a simple fireball spell, magic is the difference between an empire being destroyed by Sauron or the bubonic plague. But what role should magic play in your world? […]

The F-Word: The Problem of Magic

July 5, 2017 in D&D / F-Word / RPG / Tabletop tagged 5e / 5th edition / campaign / D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / f-word / fifth edition / Magic / Pen and Paper / RPG / Tabletop / world building / worldbuilding by Jason Scott Gleason

In the future, we’ll all have super cool robot human bodies. With laser eyes and chainsaw hands. Bzzz! Bzzz! Okay, we may be a ways off from that yet, but hopefully not too far (roughly 33-ish years). Cybernetic implants are a staple of the Cyberpunk genre, and a big part […]

Project 2050: Cybernetics

July 1, 2017 in code::2050 / D&D / RPG / Tabletop / Uncategorized tagged 5e / 5th edition / code::2050 / Cyberpunk / D&D / Dungeons & Dragons / Dungeons and Dragons / fifth edition / Pen and Paper / RPG / shadowrun / Tabletop by Stanford

Ok, so a quick update on Project Arcana Phase I (this week’s focus for me is the 2050 Cybernetics rules, but I need to get this out there). Dad is crunching hard on finalizing the spell lists. We are nearly done with that, hopefully by the end of the week. […]