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Just discovered this game, and I’m definitely interested in a PoD version through Lulu!

Can’t wait for Islands of Weirdhope. Eco Mofos is one of my favorite games of all time!

Thank you. :)

I bought the physical notebook through All The Problems In This World. Any chance of getting a complimentary PDF?

Hey, thanks a lot for your interest and for your question!

In games inspired by Into the Odd, special abilities such as magic are typically achieved by magic items/special equipment. They typically just work but have some limitation (e.g., need recharging in specific ways). So by default, I would say just let them do it, and embed the consequence/limitation in the item.

That said:

• Depending on the age and character of the kids, you may want to be even more forgiving, and also not care about balance that much. (I might give a more powerful item to a 5yo that I wouldn’t give to a 10yo if they play together.) You might even give Oddlings innate special abilities.
• The examples you gave are on point. If the situation creates danger from using magic, the ability to roll against is dictated by the situation. If you wanted to include some inherent risk/backlash from any use of magic, I would probably use Smile as the default roll (using magic strains your confidence and good mood).

Again, thanks a lot for checking out my game, and may you and the kids have a great time together. :)

Thank you so much! My email is gestaltist at iCloud.com

I just bought the physical book off a store and I’m curious: am I eligible for a complimentary PDF or do I need to buy it separate?

Love the game. One doubt: aren’t the attached pictures actually of lichen and not moss?

Thanks for the explanation. So the reason is flavor more than anything. Makes sense. Yeah, it does put gunslinging front and center for sure.

For the record, I ran a oneshot of WDiL yesterday, and we all had a blast. I solved my issues from the OP by simply not giving NPCs guns. It made the PCs feel more special, and the system is pretty lethal as it is.

I’d still love to hear the logic behind the shoot table, though.

Thank you!

This has been discussed in a few places but I haven’t received a satisfactory explanation. Hopefully someone can chime in.

I ran the numbers comparing the odds of specific damage with a regular d8 gun and with a d8 artifact gun using the shoot tables. Mean damage output for a regular gun is 4.5. Mean damage output for an artifact gun is 3.2 (the “increased” chance of max damage actually gives it the same chance to do 8 damage as the regular gun, and the chance to score 5-7 damage is actually lower because of the “graze” option.)

Even with the benefit of bypassing armor, you can see that an artifact gun only becomes better than a regular gun for enemies with DEF 2 or more, and such enemies are relatively rare.

It’s a bit better for harriers who have a d6 regular gun in the bestiary. The text says “Though disgraced, a deadly killer with a Gunslinger’s instinct (rolls on the Shoot Table).” Mean damage for a d6 regular gun = 3.5. Mean damage rolling on the shoot table = 2.7. So at least they come out better against enemies with DEF 1 or more. But they are still less effective than regular people against unarmored enemies.

What is the thinking here? How have others solved this issue? (My instinct is to force rolls on shooting table for all guns, not just artifact guns.)

I saw that the SRD has the version 1.4 of the game. Itch is on v. 1.3. But the version on Bits and Mortar is still 1.1

I see the rules have changed between the SRD and the B&M version, sometimes drastically. (E.g., “humanoids should have less than 4 GRIT” vs “humanoids should have at least 4 GRIT”).

Is there any chance you could update the B&M version with the newest files? After all, it’s a part of the physical purchase so we’re already giving you all the support.

I bought BFB through a LFGS. Am I eligible for a PDF somehow or would I need to purchase one separately?

Black and white and no strong shading to preserve ink. This is the kind of tool I might end up printing a lot :)

An awesome tool, thank you. I’ll be using it for my solo play. Any chance to get a printer friendly version?

Hey Johnn. You’re the Roleplaying Tips guy, correct? If so, I’m a long-time reader of your newsletter :)

Absolutely, you have my blessing to take the PDF and teach the method with attribution. I’m glad you find it helpful!

Great news! If you do POD, please consider Lulu or Amazon as an option. I prefer them to DTRPG for printed books.

Exactly, it’s the shop in Poland :)

I let them know about your response. It would be awesome if you find a way with them to make it work.

If I buy the print copy from a FLGS, am I eligible for a PDF? And if yes, how do I claim it? (I noticed you’re not on Bits and Mortar so the typical way to get the PDF doesn’t work.)

What is the print-at-cost coupon for? DTRPG? I looked at your DTRPG page and don’t see that product.

Are there any plans to do a print run of Errant? I was looking for a print copy but it seems to be sold out everywhere.

Świetna robota z tłumaczeniem. Mam małą sugestię do tabeli wyroczni:

• lepiej, gdyby wszystkie czasowniki były w trybie dokonanym („poprosić” zamiast „prosić”), a rzeczowniki w bierniku („ochronę” zamiast „ochrona”). W ten sposób wyrocznia będzie tworzyć bardziej naturalne hasła.

Any chance you could make DIN A4 versions?

I’m using OPSE a lot, and wanted to give you a huge thank-you, especially for the iOS app. With the app and another one for dice rolling, I was able to live whole adventures while waiting in boring lines. :D

Congrats on your new release!

Bardzo interesujący projekt. Mam pytanie co do Partnera i Rywala: czy obie te role dotyczą postaci graczy i wybieramy po jednym w obrębie drużyny? Czy rywal to w zamyśle NPC?

If somebody’s interested, I wrote a sort of postmortem around the release of this tool.

I love this product so much! One of the best GM tools for adventure writing I’ve read.

The system used here (rolling a bunch of dice and interpreting both their values and their spatial positioning) is simply brilliant. It’s one of those “I wish I came up with it” ideas. I absolutely love the towns and societies created by this, as well.

Good job!

Thank you! Yeah, absolutely, I’m using this process for regional maps, as well. :)

Thanks!

Thank you so much! I’m so happy that my process made it easier for you to create!

Wow, thank you so much. As a first-time creator, it means the world to me to read these words.

Thanks for the kind words. :) The thing is, my process doesn’t really do tectonics. It only models them. Would you be open to sharing what you find intimidating? I’m wondering if I could reword some things to make the procedure feel less scary.

Thanks a lot!

The Polish translation of Messerspiel can now be found here: https://gestaltist.itch.io/messerspiel-pl

Perfect, I sent you a friends request. My handle is “gestaltist” on discord

Is there any way we could communicate privately about this?

Hello. I'd love to translate this game into Polish if you're open. :) I've used it to good success in oneshots, and having a localized version would make things even smoother.