Damanor’s Lair: a Gaming Blog

  B-34 Brassbounder Construction Kit I’ve been looking for small MFZ frames to build both for Rapid Attack and Rooftop Racing and again and again I come across designs by Mrc Ozon (aka u/that-bro-dad) . I risk becoming a fanboy. Anyway, here are some frames I’ve made based on their work.

 A truck ready to be loaded with fresh peaches. For Mobile Frame Zer0. Forgive me, my photography skills are lacking.

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 The Freelancers campaign I mentioned in the last post mostly didn’t happen. I DMd one session where I had one player, John, plus my 12-year-old son and my 8-year-old daughter. I threw out most of my prep (which really needed more PCs) and sent the group against a false hydra  but it only had one head with HP. The PCs managed to usually have at least one of them who made a Wisdom save and they each got  a hit or three in before it went down. After that session I realized that I was having a lot of trouble getting into the right mindset to DM. Family troubles and challenges have been coming up left and right. I honestly don’t know if I’ll ever be up for DMing D&D 5e again any time soon, because I just don’t know the system well enough and I have anxiety about my kids, my spouse, and life generally. Besides that, when I never know how many players will be there I can’t really prep very well. (My original prep was for 4-6, and I ended up with two players plus one druid u...

 It looks like I’m going to be GMing a D&D 5e miniseries that may turn into a campaign (depending on how well it goes). I’m thinking they’ll have a series of jobs, sort of like Shadowrun where they’re hired to complete a mission. At the same time, they’re trying to fight against a corrupt system and institutionalized discrimination. The team may or may not be part of a formal thieves’ guild or other guild. Major inspirations: the Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch (especially The Lies of Locke Lamora), Ebonclad, Fritz Lieber’s Lankhmar stories (very picaresque), Shadowrun (RPG), the Thief series of video games, Night Reign (RPG), Cryptomancer (RPG), Terry Pratchett, Vornheim. Sources of adventures: the Mr Porter series of adventures, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. The Silence from Doctor Who, Remember Me from Star Trek TNG.

(Yes, some classes have access to more than one of these. Just go with it.) Wizard’s Knock Spell: Knock (Available at Level 3) - Open the door or chest with arcane magic. Rogue’s Knock Spell: Thieves’ Tools (Available at Level 1) - No simple lock will keep you out. Artificer’s Knock Spell: Tinker’s Tools (Available at Level 1) - Take the lock apart and remove the hinges from the door. Cleric’s Knock Spell: Thaumaturgy (Available at Level 1) - You instantly cause an unlocked door or window to open, regardless of whether it’s stuck or there’s something behind it. Druid's Knock Spell: Mold Earth (Available at Level 1) - Dig a tunnel underneath the door. Fighter’s Knock Spell: Fists (Available at Level 1) - Just knock the door down. Barbarian’s Knock Spell: Rage (Available at Level 1) - Shatter the door in its frame. Ranger’s Knock Spell: Conjure Animals (Available at Level 9) - Summon a rhinoceros to smash through the door. Paladin’s Knock Spell: Indomitable Moral Rectitude (Available...