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Running a Savage Hexcrawl

I hope everyone in the U.S. had a Happy Thanksgiving last week! Since I had some time off from work, I wrote up some rules for running an old-school style hexcrawl using the Savage Worlds system. Now those of you who read my article on How to play DnD without actually playing DnD may remember that I described Savage Worlds as an excellent system for a pulp action experience, which may make it seem like an odd choice for a plodding wilderness exploration game. However, I believe the system has elements that we can use to make a Savage Hexcrawl that still resembles the old style of traversing through rough and rugged terrain at a snail's pace. In Savage Worlds each character is assigned a pace, usually 6, as opposed to a speed in feet. Pace stands for how many inches the model can move on a tabletop during combat, or squares in a Virtual Tabletop. We can take this pace and convert it to a resource system for travel activities in a hexcrawl. In contrast to the standard DnD type game...

My take on the Popcorn Initiative system

We've all been there. Combat has started, the dice are rolling, and everything has an enthusiastic sense of pace and excitement. Then, after the orc raider was dealt a deadly blow from the previous turn, you ask the next player in the initiative order how they respond and hear "ummmm give me a minute, I don't know what to do." The player spends the next five minutes considering their options, maybe checking out a spell or abilities list, and all your arduous work to keep an engaging pace to the encounter is as dead as that orc. Good pacing is a crucial element of a fun and engaging combat encounter. You must keep the action flowing from one turn to another to maintain the illusion of a heart pounding no holds barred fight to the death. A pause in that flow of actions and reactions can break the spell and revert the experience back from an exciting fight with a group of ferocious orcs to a boring slog of tediously waiting for your next turn. Often I have found the ...

How to Create a Tabletop RPG Group

There is a lot of advice out there on how to run your sessions, how to create campaigns, and even how to be an admirable player. All that is well and good, but what if you don’t have a party to play with? How do you start a Tabletop RPG group, one that will hopefully last through the years and not fall apart after a few sessions? Here are my steps for creating a party ready to embark for lands of adventure. Step One: Finding People to Play With The first thing you need to do is to find people who actually want to play a tabletop RPG. Most people naturally just try to get their friends hooked, that’s what I did. This is a simple and easy option when it works, you already know the people, their personality, and types of entertainment they enjoy. But there are times when it doesn’t work. Most tabletop RPGs require time, interest, and dedication in order to be successful. Do your friends really want to spend hours a week roleplaying as adventurers, or are they just there to hang out ...

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