CK07 posted:

Love my clearance Kaweco Perkeo, even though the nib is kinda stiff and scratchy. I also have a Parker Vector, which I like for its slim look and form factor, and an Ohto Celsus which just looks and feels classy as hell. I have some sepia ink cartridges for the Kaweco and the Celsus that I used to make my "character sheet" page for my Iron Valley game, and highlighted it with some tawny colored pencil - so satisfying! I think I've spent more annually at Jetpens than on clothes for about five years running. I should probably check out the fountain pen thread.

(note to all: Jetpens is like a ninja warrior course for impulse control, do not go there if you don't have disposable income to spend on poo poo like high-tech stickers and mechanical pencils that rotate the lead automatically so it's always pointy. It's not that everything is pricey, my Perkeo was $16 and the Vector was $12 on sale years ago - it's more that if you're a certain type of person, you will want to buy absolutely everything they carry. You know who you are)

And I just finally sprung for a few Blackwings after years of dragging my feet. It's ridiculous to spend that much on a pencil but I just wanted to see how different it was. Solo gaming has been a great excuse to use a bunch of stationery items I've been hoarding, and I've tried not to get TOO deep in buying new "equipment". Disregarding the giant pile of PDFs, that is.

As for journals, discbound all the way for me and my adhd. I can keep different games in separate tabbed sections, move poo poo around, add blank pages in wherever I want, or even just take all the pages out if I lose interest. Can just stick them in a file folder in case I ever want to go back and pick up that story again. I've been telling myself that if I'm still doing this in a year, THEN I can buy the $60 custom hole punch and make my own journal pages out of really nice paper.

Mercury Hat posted:

Project ECCO just released today and I've played a few prompts already. I'm digging it so far! I was mainly drawn to it because I have a lot of empty dated planners to use up, but I think I'm gonna get some good enjoyment out of it. I'm more of a "discover the character as you write" kind of player so I'm having fun figuring out what kind of agent I want to be and what my Agency is like. I haven't really dug into the meat of the prompts yet, but I'm excited, I wasn't expecting the physical side of "you may have to destroy a page" but that's a neat feature.

UwUnabomber posted:

https://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Con...998667566&psc=1

This is my preferred fountain pen. I had to check the model last night.

HopperUK posted:

I got a blackwing as part of an art subscription box lately and I really like it, but it's definitely not worth the cash as opposed to literally any other pencil. Nice though. Might get one someday again as a little luxury.

The UK-friendlier equivalent of Jetpens is Cult Pens. Likewise quite a wallet drain. Love it though.

Mercury Hat posted:

Project ECCO just released today and I've played a few prompts already. I'm digging it so far! I was mainly drawn to it because I have a lot of empty dated planners to use up, but I think I'm gonna get some good enjoyment out of it. I'm more of a "discover the character as you write" kind of player so I'm having fun figuring out what kind of agent I want to be and what my Agency is like. I haven't really dug into the meat of the prompts yet, but I'm excited, I wasn't expecting the physical side of "you may have to destroy a page" but that's a neat feature.

Mercury Hat posted:

Project ECCO just released today and I've played a few prompts already. I'm digging it so far! I was mainly drawn to it because I have a lot of empty dated planners to use up, but I think I'm gonna get some good enjoyment out of it. I'm more of a "discover the character as you write" kind of player so I'm having fun figuring out what kind of agent I want to be and what my Agency is like. I haven't really dug into the meat of the prompts yet, but I'm excited, I wasn't expecting the physical side of "you may have to destroy a page" but that's a neat feature.

Mercury Hat posted:

Project ECCO just released today and I've played a few prompts already. I'm digging it so far! I was mainly drawn to it because I have a lot of empty dated planners to use up, but I think I'm gonna get some good enjoyment out of it. I'm more of a "discover the character as you write" kind of player so I'm having fun figuring out what kind of agent I want to be and what my Agency is like. I haven't really dug into the meat of the prompts yet, but I'm excited, I wasn't expecting the physical side of "you may have to destroy a page" but that's a neat feature.

Angrymog posted:

I just picked up Captain's Log from Modiphius - solo Startrek using their 2d20 system.

Just had a quick skim of the pdf as I can't currently use the pc for long periods of time due to having module broken an arm.

Designed for any era, life path based character creation. Lots of ships, aliens, and mission types.

Angrymog posted:

I just picked up Captain's Log from Modiphius - solo Startrek using their 2d20 system.

Just had a quick skim of the pdf as I can't currently use the pc for long periods of time due to having module broken an arm.

Designed for any era, life path based character creation. Lots of ships, aliens, and mission types.

Angrymog posted:

I just picked up Captain's Log from Modiphius - solo Startrek using their 2d20 system.

Just had a quick skim of the pdf as I can't currently use the pc for long periods of time due to having module broken an arm.

Designed for any era, life path based character creation. Lots of ships, aliens, and mission types.

girl dick energy posted:

I've been thinking about doing Delve but using the rather hilarious stock of pixel art assets I've gotten from itch.io and the like over the years, rather than drawing. Would anyone be interested in seeing the results?

girl dick energy posted:

I've been thinking about doing Delve but using the rather hilarious stock of pixel art assets I've gotten from itch.io and the like over the years, rather than drawing. Would anyone be interested in seeing the results?

girl dick energy posted:

I've been thinking about doing Delve but using the rather hilarious stock of pixel art assets I've gotten from itch.io and the like over the years, rather than drawing. Would anyone be interested in seeing the results?

girl dick energy posted:

If I have a complaint with Delve so far, it's that it seems extraordinarily swingy. My very first draw was the King of Diamonds, which gave me an embarrassment of riches, but I was just as likely to breach into an underground river or gas chamber that could've wiped out my dwarves almost before I began, or a Two of Diamonds for a handful of old pennies. I've got a feeling like I'm going to recommend the game to anyone who's interested... with the caveat that you treat the rules like rough suggestions, including being very willing to mulligan away useless or game-ending cards.

Angrymog posted:

I just picked up Captain's Log from Modiphius - solo Startrek using their 2d20 system.

Just had a quick skim of the pdf as I can't currently use the pc for long periods of time due to having module broken an arm.

Designed for any era, life path based character creation. Lots of ships, aliens, and mission types.

GDE's brain posted:

Delve Variant Rule - Ancient Ruin
An optional houserule to provide luck mitigation during the early game.

No special setup is needed for this rule, and it can even be included into a game already in progress.

Whenever you draw a non-Ace card for any reason except simulating a dice roll, if you don't like the result, you can instead set the card aside and draw again. You can have up to three cards set aside this way at once. These set-aside cards are locked away, deep underground. The next time you draw A♥ or A♦ while exploring, apply the effects of all the set-aside cards to the room as if you'd drawn them while exploring. If this would create a seemingly impossible or contradictory result, such as with multiple Remnants or Natural Formations, use your best judgment on how to incorporate them into a single concept.

This rule ceases to function once the Jokers are shuffled into the deck.

New Rooms posted:

Trade Depot - 20♥ + 10♦ (2 Grid Spaces)
A place to welcome foreign merchants who want to buy our poo poo.
This room counts as an Entrance for all purposes. For each Trade Depot you have, you may trade one additional time per turn.

Workshop - 15♥
This room is filled with the sounds of artisans hard at work making useless crap to sell to tourists.
When building a workshop, you must choose a purpose, Stonecutting or Gemcutting.
A Stonecutting Workshop allows you to trade 1 Resource (1♥) for 1 Trade Good (1♦), instead of half a Trade Good.
A Gemcutting Workshop allows you to trade 1 Trade Good (1♦) for 3 Resources (3♥), instead of two Resources.
Even if you can trade multiple times per turn (such as from Trade Depots), you can only use each effect once per Workshop per turn.

Modified Rooms posted:

Kitchen
Units allocated to a room connected to a kitchen get +50% STR during combat, regardless of their current location. Does not function for Golems, Cannons, or Skull Dwarves.

Overseer's Office
When exploring in the same column as this building, draw two cards and pick one. Shuffle the other back into the deck, then resolve the picked card normally. Jokers must be picked, if possible.

Shrine Room
Your first Shrine of Fortune increases the value of all ♥ and ♦ cards during exploration by 3 for the first shrine, your second increases them by an additional 2, and your third by an additional 1. Further Shrines of Fortune have no effect.

Pump
Liquid and gas cannot move through or damage this room. Pumps can be placed in existing rooms.

Barricades
Enemy units must destroy the barricade before being able to damage any other units in the room. Barricades that have been damaged or destroyed can be repaired after combat for half their building cost. If you choose not to repair a barricade, make a note somewhere of how much STR it has left. You can still repair it later if you choose to.

Modified Inventions posted:

Ace: It's alive! Your inventors have created a monster, a twisted amalgamation of metal and flesh. And yet... it can think. You can either respect it or condemn it. If you respect it, it takes over the Inventor's Lab as its lair, attacking anything that enters. If you condemn it, it seeks to escape by force, begin combat immediately. In either case, treat it as an Ancient Monstrosity with 200 STR but no traits. If it dies in any way except lava, gain 50♥ and 50♦.

Jack: One of your inventors has gone mad and disappeared into the hold, screaming something about “destroying us all”. The next time you draw a Black Joker, the madman's ravings prove to be true. Generate the Ancient Monstrosity and give it an additional trait, but delay its appearance until the end of your next Explore Phase (even if you don't explore that turn).

Subjunctive posted:

Oh poo poo, I thought this was the Ironsworn Delve. I gotta pick this up to read at least.

Subjunctive posted:

Oh poo poo, I thought this was the Ironsworn Delve. I gotta pick this up to read at least.

girl dick energy posted:

It's currently $7 on Itch.io, but it's also been in a ton of charity bundles, so if you did any of those, check there first.

Siivola posted:

Captain’s Log product description says it can be played co-op – what’s the difference there to the regular 2d20 game?

"Captain's Log posted:

HEY! THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN STAR TREK ADVENTURES!
That’s right! Players of Star Trek Adventures will note these rules are slightly different than what they are used to. Only one point of Momentum or Threat can be generated during a task roll in Captain’s Log. In addition, complications work differently, as explained on page 193.

The play mechanics for Captain’s Log are different because they serve the gaming needs for solo RPGs, a growing genre. The mechanics in this book serve to spark the imagination and drive the narration of a story like you would see in a Star Trek show or movie. Star Trek Adventures’s game modules normally provide details up front about the various scenes gamemasters can run their players through, prebuilt statistics, and a suggested conclusion. Captain’s Log, on the other hand, encourages you to start with a few random rolls and let the story form as you go. You may be surprised how your imagination fills in the blanks and helps you create an epic story. Chapter 6 provides guidance on how to follow the “rhythm” of a Star Trek show so that you know when to begin a story, ramp up action, and reach a satisfying conclusion.

Doctor Zero posted: