Blog - Occult Apprentice

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• The Combatant
  June 01, 2025 by luvasgg#ttrpg, #osr, #fkr, #combatant, #elfgames

  A Combatant is a well-trained fighter: skilled with any weapons, capable of mounted combat and able to fight while doning armor without tiring. As a general rule, actions in combat are resolved by rol... Continue reading

  
• The Sorceror
  May 31, 2025 by luvasgg#ttrpg, #magic, #sorceror, #osr, #fkr, #elfgames

  The Sorceror is a practicant of the occult. They start knowing one sorcery: Turn Undead Create Ember Cure Wounds Detect Evil Glamour Charm Person Hypnotize Read Languages Fog Wall Ventriloquism Web Ho... Continue reading

  
• I now have a proper-ish blog!
  May 30, 2025 by luvasgg

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  I didn't know when I started posting here on itch that unless you associate a post with a project, it doesn't get listed in any way on the site. It kinda gets sent into the ether and people are only a... Continue reading
• 3d6 Saving Throws
  May 30, 2025 by luvasgg#ttrpg

  I have formerly talked here about my single-sheet quick reference for refereeing. I was taking a look at it again and realised everything on it used d6 s, except my small table of saving throws: a tab... Continue reading

  
• Ork is Elvish for Human
  May 30, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #ttrpg

  That's something I've been toying with and planning on introducing in an upcoming game/campaign. Basically, Ork is the word Elves use for us, humans. It's your choice if this means you remove the Orc/... Continue reading

  
• Hit Location + Called Shots Oracle
  May 29, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #ttrpg

  So during a game I realised I lack a way to determine fairly and easily where a foe will try hitting a PC whenever it's not obvious. Will they go for the torso? Maybe they'll try crushing their head?... Continue reading

  
• The Lightning and the Bottle
  May 23, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #ttrpg, #musings

  The more I read and interact with this hobby, the more it becomes clear to me that not only D&D was like capturing lightning in a bottle, but also that Arneson was more the lightning and Gygax was mor... Continue reading

  
• The Overloaded Double-Ended Oracular Table (ODEOT)
  May 11, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #oracle, #minimalistic gaming

  Well, that's a mouthful. In my search for minimalistic gaming I'm also making the tools for running my games as small as possible. Alongside The Littlest Brown Book by idraluna-archives , I'm also cre... Continue reading

  
• Praxic Magic
  May 04, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #ttrpg

  This is mostly a reiteration on how Magic User already work (with some changes), but that came about because in my game: a. There's no "Divine Magic". Clerics and the like perform Miracles, just like... Continue reading

  
• My Stupid Bag of Gaming
  May 03, 2025 by luvasgg

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  #ttrpg

  TTRPGs are a hobby with a lot of friction, so lately I've been on the lookout for removing as many sources of said friction so I can get to play more. While some of that means making chargen faster, s... Continue reading

  
• See it through their eyes
  April 21, 2025 by luvasgg#ttrpgs, #darkvision, #infravision

  Elves have lunarvision . They can see better at night under the moonlight. Under the full moon they see as clear and far as a human in a clear day. They can't benefit of this under a new moon, though... Continue reading