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Death Saves Alternatives

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Before we dive into any changes, let's review the basic rules first. Death Saves in D&D 5e: What they are and how to use them . Death saving throws are an important part of Dungeons & Dragons 5e. They decide if a character survives after being knocked out by damage. The summary of the rules for them is: Rolling a d20: At the start of each turn after a character drops to 0 hit points, roll a d20. A roll of 10 or higher is a success, while a roll of 9 or lower is a failure. Stabilisation: If a character rolls three successes before three failures, they stabilise and are no longer in danger of dying. If they roll three failures, they die. Stabilisation Methods: Allies can stabilise a character by performing a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check. If successful, the character becomes stable and stops making death saves. Healing: Any healing spell or potion that gives the character 1 hit point or more restores them to consciousness and resets the death saving throw count. Understandi...
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Seasons to be cheerful... Winter is coming and so must your votes

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It's time to vote for games Voting Form October Games You can vote for 2 or more games you are interested in playing. Only 4 out of the 5 choices will go through to be played in hall. Headstone Hill System: Deadlands (Savage Worlds) Game Master Jo F The lost city of Raukirk System: D&D 5e Game Master George Dragon of Icepire Peak System: D&D 5e Game Master Julia Boardgames System: Multiple Game Master Jerrie Two headed Serpent System Pulp Cthulhu D100 Game Master Andy January Games Looks like we have 4 games for January Rotation as well. Details to be confirmed on the few, but next few rotations looking strong. April Rotation We will be looking to gather your feedback and potentially a vote on changing the rotations from four three month rotations to three four month rotations. Option 1:  Current Rotation cycle April to June July to September October to December January to March Option 2 April to July  August to November December to March Option 3 January to April...
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October Rotation - Here is what's coming up

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Step right this way that's it, a little closer. Cool, so are you hero enough to dive into the world of running a game? Brilliant, Let me know the synopsis or basic premise of the game and we can work to ensure you have a table of players. For each Rotation we need people to Pitch their games they would like to run, also if you wish to run a game in a later rotation, the earlier I know the better. As always on the look out for GMs that are willing to run again in either the next rotation or Januarys Rotation (always good to have the future schedule done) Currently we have The lost city of Raukirk System: D&D 5e Game Master George Dragon of Icepire Peak System: D&D 5e Game Master Julia Headstone Hill System: Deadlands (Savage Worlds) Game Master Jo F Boardgames System: Multiple Game Master Jerrie Still unsure, well here are some tips and stuff for new and old DMs or GMs Not all RPG is D&D, you can run (and play) other systems DM/GM tips and beginners guide So we need you,...
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Interview with a GM - Andy D

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When did you first start playing RPGs and what were they? About 1978. It was basically all D&D Basic (Red or Blue book) and then AD&D.   What was the most memorable part of those sessions? Probably the people I played with. I am still in touch with three of them and although one lives in Australia we are still in fairly regular contact. Why did you start GMing? Someone had to. Also I had the only rule book. How long have you been GMing? I first GMed about 1980 or 81 I took a group of school friends through G1 – G3 during one term What systems have you GMed? Basic D&D, Advanced D&D, D&D3.5, D&D 5th ed basically lots of D&D, Pathfinder 1st ed, Runequest / Call of Cthulhu / Basic Roleplaying system, err I forget the rest. What are the pleasures and pitfalls of GMing? Players. If you come up with a situation and think of 20 ways the players may deal with it, they will find a 21st and force you to adapt which is brilliant, but there are times when it can be l...
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Interview with a GM - Chris J

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Hi as one of the four GMs for the July Rotation in venue, I thought of a bit of a mini interview on you. When did you first start playing RPGs and what were they? I originally started playing RPGs about 20 years ago. My first major campaign was a 2 year Shadowrun 2e adventure with a group of friends from my local Games Workshop store.  We did also foray into a bit of D&D 3e and WFRP 2e at the time as well.  Since then I've played various systems both on Pen & Paper or PC RPGs such as Divinity What was the most memorable part of those sessions? Generally I think the overall best part were the epic Weekender sessions from a Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. A good time with mates on an epic adventure was hard to beat - especially spending several hours preparing, planning for a mission only to see it go belly up within 10 minutes. Why did you start GMing? Initially I started GMing on-line on Roll20 with Shadowrun 4e simply because there was nobody else running the game...
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July Rotation - who is in what game

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Venue: Glanville Hall Wednesday night Horizon System Horizon Game Master Simon H Players: George F, Jason J, Neil The Oldenhaller Contract System Warhammer Game Master Chris Players: Ben, Calum, Kat, Mark Try a game System Call of Cthulhu D100, Conan 2D20 and Traveler 2D6 Game Master Andy Players: Daniel, Graham W, Josh G, Mohit Castle Amber System D&D 5e Game Master Andrew Players: Freddie, Julia D, Richard C, Richard T, Jo F Other business As always if you can let me know if you wish to run a game in the next or a future rotation. Please let me know. All I need is a working title for the campaign, what system it is run in, brief premise/synopsis of the campaign Oh and hit the feedback links, as the more feedback we get the better the search rankings.
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It's time to vote for games

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It's time to vote for games It's time to play some RPGs It's time to meet the GMs in the Hobbits Hole Wednesday nights It's time to bag those dice It's time to vote for games for the Hobbits Hole Wednesday nights Voting Form: https://forms.gle/CZd8AcnkWMRtkHxy6 Games Castle Amber System D&D 5e Game Master Andrew This is a continuation from the previous rotation. Try a game System Call of Cthulhu D100, Conan 2D20 and Traveler 2D6 Game Master Andy Three settings , three systems in three months. Call of Cthulhu D100, Conan 2D20 and Traveler 2D6. Each month would be character creation and a simple scenario for each system / setting. The Oldenhaller Contract System Warhammer Game Master Chris Travelling to the City of Nuln a group of adventures form, their desire to make connections, get employment and more importantly, earn some Crowns being all too enticing. Finding a job in the city of opportunity isn't too hard, but the deep swill of the city's heart is ...
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