I have begun to lay the groundwork for my “Orcspendibles”
game (which may end up being the actual title of the game). I am definitely going to use the 5e rules,
and I have made a preliminary list of all of the modifications I will need to
make, and the extras I will need to add.
In a nutshell, the initial playable races will be Orcs,
Half-orcs, and Goblins. I will have a short
list of Backgrounds that are relevant to the setting, most of which I will have
to create from scratch. But I like doing
that sort of thing, so it’ll be cool.
There will also be some other stuff I will need to create
and write up, including a set of rules I have in mind for randomly generating
missions. And I will most likely put it
all together as a supplement book for sale at RPGNow. Going to attempt to do all of the artwork
myself as well. Been getting back into
drawing lately, so I can probably pull that off. Though I wouldn’t turn down any art donations…
My latest decision, though, is to include minis at the
table. For that I will dig out my old
copy of Gorkamorka, and paint up a few orcs and stuff. If I can find my old WH40K army, I’ll have
some goblin figures to paint up too. I’ll
probably enlist my wife to help with the painting.
I got some renewed vigor in my motivation during Gamehole
Con 4 this past weekend. Apparently I
have until roughly the end of December to submit games to Gary Con. So, I may end up running my first Con session
there in March. But only if I have the
rules written and at least one playtest with my group before the end of the
year.
As to the Con itself, another homerun. And, as always, life had a way of not
allowing to me to game quite as much as I wanted. However, I can honestly say that ALL of the
gaming I did was quality stuff. Had a
good time interacting with my fellow gamers, and saw many familiar faces, as
well as new ones that will probably become familiar in the years to come.
The games were all pretty fun. I especially liked the BareBones Wuxia game. Got to play the brawler type of character
that I always love in wuxia films. The
other fun point was playing with Luke Gygax on Sunday (yes, you can all be
jealous). He’s really cool, and it was
fun to hear his stories about the games his dad would run for him when he was
younger. Of course, he and I are both Army
and Desert Storm vets, so there were some in-jokes shared about that.
All-in-all, another great Con. And though Gary Con can’t get here soon
enough, I am very much looking forward to Gamehole 5 already.
So, anyone find themselves at Gamehole this year? Did I game with any of you and not know it?
