https://forum.obsidianportal.com/categories/general-discussion/p22/feed.rss Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:20:13 +0000 General Discussion Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums en-CA https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4040/sick-sick-puppy Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:42:54 +0000 4040@/discussions
Wanted to stop in quick to let everyone know my status. Went to the doctor today and found I have a bacterial infection in my lungs. I am on a series of meds to clear this up, but it has me pretty down and out right now. This will result in me being in a little less than usual over the next day or two here. I apologize about this, but thought you should all be aware.

Talk to you all soon, and keep on gaming!
--Alex]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4030/4-rooms-in-3-hours-players-too-cautious-and-slowwwww Thu, 27 Aug 2015 23:22:26 +0000 Kissthesky89 4030@/discussions
Today we started, playing a short 3 hour session. There was one battle and a trap, they only got through 4 rooms. We have hundreds more to get through and I don't want every session sounding like this.
DM: you enter a room (details etc.)
Guy: I check for traps
Guy 2: I check too
Girl: I'm checking for traps too
They roll
DM: you see no traps
Guy2: I search check for anything special in room
Girl: I'm rolling a check too
Guy 1: I'm also rolling
DM: go ahead (waits) there is a table with a burnt out candle.

This will lead to half a dozen questions asked about it at the same time.
"Its copper. 1.5 lbs. No there are three candles, half used. Nothing behind it.
Girl: I'm gonna pick it up.
Guy 1: I'm gonna stand outside the door then
Guy 2: I feel the walls for any divots or anything.
DM: you pick it up.
Guy 2: so nothing special about the candle.
DM: its just a regular candle.

This process will go on with every item in the room. It takes 20 minutes to get them to fully grasp everything and be ok.
Usually one person wants to check this out while someone else goes to spot check the thingie over here and someone else wants to have their monkey climb a pillar and look around for another spot check. Like I said. 4 rooms, 3 hours. And two rooms didn't even have anything in them.

Then hallways. Someone always darts ahead to look at the next four twists and turns. Another one will stay put waiting. Someone else goes a different way to scout. Each doing search and listen checks at each little turn at the same time. This campaign will never finish at this rate.

Now I applaud their thoughtfulness. They are great strategists, and battle actually moves quite smoothly and normal pace for challenge. They are on point with initiative and usually figure out what they are going to do in between their turns.

My problem is when out of combat in a dungeons crawl, they move waaaay to slow, needing to do two to three back up rolls on all checks and ask for minute details on things that don't matter. More than not, they find nothing and do it again somewhere else.

Many rooms have encounters and traps but there are a lot that have no value or threat, same with the hallways.

How do I speed this along so by the end of a session they actually accomplish something?

Is this my fault for the part 1 campaign every room was made cleverly my traps were puzzling?

How can I tell them that there is nothing to a room and there is no need for ridiculous thought out strategies every time, OR is there a way I can have them not have to ask rolls and back up rolls for every possible check?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3859/playtesting-help-needed Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:11:56 +0000 BluePhoenix8 3859@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3765/email-notifications-from-campaign-forums Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:20:34 +0000 twiggyleaf 3765@/discussions
If there is already a ticket regarding this issue, could someone please direct me to it so I can add my voice. If other people have noticed the same, but there is no ticket, please let me know in this thread, and I will set one up with some support from my esteemed colleagues.



twiggyleaf
CURRENT CAMPAIGN: "Mysteria":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/mysteria - set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: "Shimring":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4021/we-love-rpg-and-we-just-won-t-stop Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:46:01 +0000 twiggyleaf 4021@/discussions
Hopefully that title will at least pique your interest.

There have been very important developments in Obsidian Portal recently! (Aug 2015)

Please have a read of the "Obsidian Portal Management Team Update":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=4019&page=1#Item_43 and make your voice heard.

twigs

twiggyleaf
CURRENT CAMPAIGN: "Mysteria":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/mysteria - set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: "Shimring":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4009/ascendant-membership-questions Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:07:28 +0000 Games_n_Geeks 4009@/discussions
I've been a member of Obsidian Portal for a while now but never really used it very much. I joined a local game that used it a bit more but even then, it kinda petered out. I'm planning to run a Star Wars RPG game and use the website to coordinate the group as well as have discussions OUTSIDE of gaming time and I was planning to pay for the Ascendant membership to help me with this. While somebody else suggested Facebook, well, I don't really like that format.

Anyway, here are my questions regarding the membership:

1. If I am GM and I have 5-8 players, will ALL of us have to pay for membership to get the benefits of the calendar, forum, etc.?
2. If I am GM and one of my players wants to have a turn at GMing and we're going to play a totally different campaign, will he have to upgrade to Ascendant or can we use my account for this second campaign? I ask this because we might have 2 or more campaigns that the group will swap between.
3. Is there any way to copy/download/save all the info we put in as backup or just before the Ascendant membership runs out?


I think that's it for now. I hope someone can help with answers. Thanks!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3999/back-in-action Thu, 16 Jul 2015 02:07:49 +0000 3999@/discussions
Looking forward to being back in the swing of it all, and having an active campaign under my belt.

--
Alex
"Dragon Age: Requiem":https://da-requiem.obsidianportal.com/]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3792/adventure-hook-thread Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:08:51 +0000 Adoraith 3792@/discussions
* A badly beaten rogue, fleeing from armed thugs, plants a map on one of the player characters.

* A powerful city lord is killed accidentally when a teamster loses control of his wagon. The lord is revealed to be a doppleganger.

* While traveling south, the adventurers come into a blighted, rain soaked land at the center of which lies a small village where a mother and child has disappeared each of the last 5 nights.

So what are your ideas?

"Adoraith":https://adoraith-echoes-of-epirus.obsidianportal.com/]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3982/what-system-have-you-not-played-yet Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:44:10 +0000 UselessTriviaMan 3982@/discussions
But what game systems are you itching to play, but haven't ever scratched yet?

* After listening to a really kickass Actual Play podcast, I'd love to try my hand at the Legend of Five Rings RPG.

* After getting just a nibble with a one-shot at a convention, I'd LOVE to play in a long-term Traveller campaign.

* And despite _decades_ of wanting, I've somehow never been able to sit down to play Paranoia.

What systems do you want to try?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3991/mysteria-is-back Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:55:04 +0000 twiggyleaf 3991@/discussions
After a short hiatus, during which I have still enjoyed gaming as a player, a new band of Merry Minstrels has risen to take up the SONG OF MIDGARD!

"Latest Adventure Log Here":https://mysteria.obsidianportal.com/adventure-log/river-deep-mountain-high

Pop in and say hello!
(Comments and new FANS always welcome)

twiggyleaf
CURRENT CAMPAIGN: "Mysteria":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/mysteria - set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: "Shimring":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4000/wolfhound-tries-out-pathfinder Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:01:03 +0000 wolfhound2 4000@/discussions
Then I started getting the itch to tinker again... somewhere along the way it turned into Dresden Files Dallas the Pathfinder Kingmaker edition... but I've come to terms with it. Guess we'll see how this goes. :)

So This is my YAKAPaC (yak-a-pak) = Yet Another Kingmaker Adventure Path Campaign... LOL

"https://wprpg.obsidianportal.com/":https://wprpg.obsidianportal.com/]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3977/abandoned-places-a-goldmine-of-images Fri, 05 Jun 2015 06:28:28 +0000 UselessTriviaMan 3977@/discussions
I'll be stealing plenty of these for interesting campaign locales.

Anyone else use imagery like this to fuel your creative GMing fires?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3994/3-5-dnd-group-seeking-players-winnipeg-mb Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:28:49 +0000 EbynSlippery 3994@/discussions
Currently 1 DM and 3 players, wanting to round off at 5 players for a nice solid group.

Let me know - thanks! email elvenwine at gmail dot com or contact through my avatar.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3992/gen-con-2015 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:43:18 +0000 Maesenko 3992@/discussions
And Adam and Jerry, please tell me there's going to be some OP representation!

_~Mae_]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3987/kickstarter-superhero-rpg-metahumans-rising Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:55:59 +0000 Certified 3987@/discussions
Using the Open Action System Players are able to create virtually any hero they can imagine. With rules for running individual heroes or creating their own world class superteam, the Open Action System is designed for fast creative play that rewards characters for their backgrounds, talents, and creativity.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/housedok/metahumans-rising]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3985/design-the-next-obsidian-portal-t-shirt Tue, 23 Jun 2015 07:18:02 +0000 DreadGazebo 3985@/discussions
We're excited to see what kinds of submissions we get, if you aren't artsy yourself, please feel free to tell your friends that are!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3973/webcomics-and-you Sat, 30 May 2015 09:46:59 +0000 UselessTriviaMan 3973@/discussions
My list:

*Gaming-Related Comics:*
* "Order of the Stick":http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html If you're a gamer and you're NOT reading this, there's something very wrong.
* "d20 Monkey":http://www.d20monkey.com/ - A newer webcomic, very much aimed toward the tabletop gamer crowd. LOVE this one. Has some NSFW language.
* "Goblins":http://www.goblinscomic.org/ Another story that I simply cannot wait to see how it ends. A crew of goblins decides they're tired of getting attacked by wandering adventurers, so they become adventurers themselves. Wonderful art, story and characters. Much love.
* "Rusty and Company":http://rustyandco.com/ - A rust monster, a mimic and a gelatinous cube decide to become adventurers. (I'm sensing a theme here.) Much hilarity ensues.
* "Weregeek":http://www.weregeek.com/ - (Like werewolf, but weregeek) All kinds of gamer geekery to be found here.
* "Guilded Age":http://guildedage.net/ - I'm _really_ curious how the story in this one's going to unfold. A very fun fantasy setting, excellent characters, and plenty of action. Also has some NSFW language.

*Other webcomics*
* "PVP":http://pvponline.com/ - I jumped onto this band wagon late, but now I'm a faithful reader.
* "Questionable Content":http://www.questionablecontent.net/ - Some NSFW language, but always very entertaining.
* "Sluggy Freelance":http://www.sluggy.com/ - I just can't quit it. I've been reading it faithfully for about fifteen years.
* "Least I Could Do":http://www.leasticoulddo.com/ - This is another that I just can't stop reading. I've met the creators (at Gen Con), and those two guys are pretty damn cool. Language.
* "Ctrl+Alt+Del":http://www.cad-comic.com/ - Video gaming-centric, but lovable characters. Bad language.
* "JL8":http://limbero.org/jl8 - What if the members of the Justice League were all third-graders going to school together? Brilliantly written, very cute, and well-drawn.
* "Zombie Ranch":http://www.zombieranchcomic.com/ Post-apocalyptic tale of the trials and tribulations of a rancher and her herd of zombies. Kinda Spaghetti western meets Book of Eli.
* "Bearmageddon":http://bearmageddon.com/ From the artist of Axe Cop. It's a zombie apocalypse, but instead of zombies it's BEARS! Gorgeous artwork, but sporadic updates.

I do also read a couple of hilarious but extremely NSFW comics (Oglaf and Menage a 3), but I'm not gonna link those here. If you want 'em, google 'em yourself. ;-)

What comics do you read?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3974/character-image Sun, 31 May 2015 23:27:27 +0000 sademica 3974@/discussions
character portrait for 5 usd

and for limited time: https://www.fiverr.com/sadecica/be-your-art-slave-for-1-day?funnel=cf948a15-9a2c-4ff3-9396-5866f2fd7ffb

3 portrait for 5 usd]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3958/outbreak-undead-2nd-edition-kickstarter Thu, 14 May 2015 19:05:21 +0000 3958@/discussions
They have already hit their funding, are an established company with a series of products out, and they have 27 days to go before they close up the KS to hit some Stretch Goals.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3963/help-forums Tue, 19 May 2015 07:30:55 +0000 SkidAce 3963@/discussions
The silence is deafening however, several posters in separate threads have posted concerns and come back a week later inquiring why no one has answered them.

Not sure sending folks there is effective anymore.

/sadface.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3956/noob-question-on-creating-campaign Sat, 09 May 2015 05:29:45 +0000 tljacobs 3956@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3952/intellectual-property Sun, 03 May 2015 19:32:21 +0000 Pablo_Larenas 3952@/discussions If a upload a map or an illustration made by me, I'm the only keeper of the Intellectual Property of that material?
(I know you can use that material for promotion, but only for that?)
What about the story plot or things like that?.

Thanks!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3949/issues-with-firefox Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:16:03 +0000 Kallak 3949@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3754/link-clickable-maps Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:36:19 +0000 GeorgeAChristie 3754@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3923/dwarven-forge-kickstarter-3-city-builder-system Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:14:53 +0000 Bortas 3923@/discussions
Take a look: "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/dwarven-forges-city-builder-system":https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/dwarven-forges-city-builder-system

!https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/003/403/030/bba70493eb8a8a47155cf317bab531d5_original.jpeg?v=1425823149&w=700&h=&fit=max&auto=format&q=92&s=19ab53630d57430f6fe7b34e9dcf8850!

-bort
"Morwindl":https://morwindl.obsidianportal.com]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3744/feedback-on-responsive-5e-dynamic-character-sheet Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:16:53 +0000 jon_stout 3744@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3934/western-style-floorplans-for-deadlands-et-al Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:38:56 +0000 AstaSyneri 3934@/discussions
Fabled Environments is doing a Kickstarter for Western style floorplans.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1359478628/fabled-environments-presents-wild-west-floorplans

The way KS works is that we get a lot more "loot" when more people back. I.e. we get all those stretch goal buildings.

This means I'd like all those Deadlands GMs to consider it and possibly back it - to make the Weird West a better place! ;-)

If you do play in this era, please consider backing it (I want my stretch goals ;-))!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2651/arcanum-syndicate-presents-chaos-6010-a-d Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:35:46 +0000 AzgrymnThePale 2651@/discussions If you are old enough check out the Pray for Dawn module. This is a very twisted campaign of survival, horror. One hundred and thirty pages that detail every building and room of a city where a group of adventures must survive one night within this nightmare. The players awaken without their memory and are forced to band together to survive. Doesn't matter if one character is good and the other is evil, you better have each other's back to get through this module! Check out the Chaos game.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3922/haste-pod-fade Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:03:23 +0000 RubeGelatinous 3922@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3914/adding-a-character-journal Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:20:09 +0000 Kyle_Orm 3914@/discussions
I've been using obsidian portal for about a week and am addicted to the features. I've spent hours on it.

My players feel the same and we would love to add a character journal (We used to do this via email threads)

We love to add some fan fiction to the campaign in downtime once in a while. Is there a way to add another tab along with wiki, characters, adventure log, etc?

I'd like to just have a clone of the adventure log but call it "Character Journals" Is there anyone else that has found an effective way to do this?]]>