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Other World's Lo-Fi RPG: Troika! x 24XX System Conversion

* casts revive blog *  I've been polishing my game recently, A Goon's Guide to the Galaxy (GGG) , which is born out of the 24XX Jam (check it out, a lot of cool projects in there). GGG was originally a Tunnel Goon's hack , Galaxy Goons , which I was thinking of converting into Troika! earlier this year. But I think 2400's system fit my idea more of a modular but weird characters taking space ferries vs Troika!'s built-in personality and quality on each background option. So that settled that. I do like both games, and I wanna be able to play both genre-busting space games. So why not have both?  Below is a guide to convert Troika! characters into 24XX system, and vice versa.  put them all together in a blender and have fun. cover images are from respective games, used without permission. - - -  From Troika character to 24XX: 1. Take any Troika character background. Don't roll Stamina, Skill, nor Luck. 2. Convert Skill ratings as such:  1-2: d8 skill die 3-4: d...

OSR Guide for the Perplexed - Introduction

I have been posting about my games in my personal social media account. Well, not consistently. But I wanted to post it in a better format other than what the platform had to offer. So, I decided to make a channel to spout out my rpg system ramblings and burp out my great and not-so-great experiences under different tables. I was not entirely sure about what my first post will be about, so I will just kick start things by answering a running questionnaire for OSR enthusiasts. I call myself an OSR enthusiast, because I haven’t really gotten down and ran actual old school D&D (OD&D, B/X, etc) but am leaning to the old school spirit of gaming.  I am over a month late when this got a bit of hype when posted on reddit, but I'd just like to make my own version as my first post here.  One article or blog entry that exemplifies the best of the Old School Renaissance for me: This great sneak peek from Chris McDowall’s upcoming new book, Electric Bastionland. http...