#gamelords

[oldschoolfrp]

Thieves' Guild 5, with 2 versions of Wallace Miller's cover art for this adventure supplement by Kerry Lloyd and Janet Trautvetter (Gamelords Ltd, 1981). I always liked the framing of an assassin's point of view, hidden in a tree watching an orc party pass below.

[vintagerpg]

Thieves’ Guild 10: Bandit Gangs and Caravans (1984) is the last installment in the series. Alas! Let us stand and appreciate, for a moment, that the cover is by Mark E. Rogers of Samurai Cat fame. It is a nice cover. I feel like Rogers is underrated in general.

The bulk of the book is dedicated to what the title says. There are rules for creating caravans and, stocking them with enticing loot. The size of a caravan is too large for a player party to tackle alone, probably, so that’s where the bandit gang rules come in. I like all this stuff except the mass combat rules used to resolve the taking of a caravan. Those are a bit of a drag.

There is also one last scenario, and I quite like it. There is a merchant who owes money and the Thieves’ Guild intends to teach him a lesson by having the players break in and steal a notable ruby (and then the guild will ransom it back as interest on his late payment). The idea is for the thieves to break in, get the loot and leave without detection, so the Guild can surprise the merchant with the ransom, which is far easier said than done. The particulars of the mission are left to the players, but they get a lot to work with thanks to the way the scenario details the house, its inhabitants and the other locations of note in the neighborhood. Great stuff!

[missuria11as]

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[bcpc-ratings]

Coffee post rating: 9/10

drank coffee and ate red river cereal

[lolotheparagon]

Scarecrow: In case we ever get separated in Gotham and the need for radio communication arises, Ive given all of your sisters codenames to protect your identities from anyone hacking into our channel. Sweetie Belle, I dub you Cortisol.

Sweetie Belle: AWESOME!! WHAT A COOL NAME!

(A week later, whilst the ponies are being babysat by Barbara Gordon)

Barbara: Okay, guys. Its getting late, time to go home. I'll call your dad to pick you up. Do you wanna talk to him, Sweetie?

Sweetie Belle: Sure! Oh, Babs? Make sure to use all our codenames, just in case.

Barbara: He's given you guys codenames?

Sweetie Belle: Yeah! In case of emergencies! I'm Corty-sol!

Barbara: You mean Cortisol?

Sweetie Belle: Yeah! What does that mean, anyway?

Barbara: Its a chemical that manages someone's stress

Sweetie Belle: (saddened) Oh.

(Cut to back home)

Sweetie Belle: (teary eyed) D-DAD! WHY DID YOU NAME ME CORTY-SOL?!

Scarecrow: Sweetie, Ive named all of your sisters after my fave chemicals: Norepinephrine, Cholestrol, Hydrogen Sulfide. Yours is no different.

Sweetie Belle: B-BUT BABS TOLD ME CORTY-SOL IS A CHEMICAL ABOUT STRESS! A-AM I STRESSFUL? IS THAT WHY YOU GAVE ME THAT CODENAME?? AM I ANNOYING.

Scarecrow: No, Sweetie, its nothing personal. I merely thought it would be a discreet name that is also an apt reference to your sickeningly sweet disposition

(Sweetie Belle starts crying, Scarecrow cringes and tries to calm her down)

Scarecrow: Okay, Okay, I'm sorry. That was cruel of me. It wont happen again

Sweetie Belle: (sniffles) Okay

Scarecrow: How about you come up with your own codename? Would that help?

Sweetie Belle: (dries tears) Yeah.

Scarecrow: Proceed then.

Sweetie Belle: Hmmm.. Oh, how about Angel Cookie?

Scarecrow: ...The whole point of codenames is to conceal identities, not showcase them

Sweetie Belle: PLEASE DAD!! I PROMISE ILL BE SUPER CAREFUL WHEN I USE THE WALKIE TALKIE! ILL EVEN DO A DIFFERENT VOICE TO THROW PEOPLE OFF!

Scarecrow: (sighs) Alright. I'll change it once I get on the computer

Sweetie Belle: (hugs Scarecrow tightly) YAY! Thank you, Dad!

(As Crow pats her head, the other ponies stop by)

Pinkie Pie: Hey, whats going on?

Sweetie Belle: Dad let me choose my own codename for our radio channel!

Scootaloo: Aw, no fair! I want to pick my own codename!

Starsong: Yeah, me too!

Rainbow Dash: Me three!

Toola Roola: Can I pick one please?

(All 7 ponies talk over each other to a gradually overwhelmed Scarecrow)

Scarecrow: Children, please! You cant all have new codenames!

Ponies: (still talking over each other)

Scarecrow: (raises his voice) GIRLS! (Normal voice) Discuss your choices amongst yourselves and let me know the results once you are done.

(10 minutes later, the poneis are finished talking and break their huddle to talk to their father, leaning back into the sofa, steadily twiddling his fingers)

Scarecrow: So what have you all chosen?

Pinkie Pie: I want my code name to be MissPink

Rainbow Dash: Cashmere!

Starsong: Pirouette, hehe after my favourite ballet move!

Scootaloo: GameLord!

Toola Roola: I want to be Polka Dot!

Cheerilee: Maccoby!

(Scarecrow stops and does a double take at Cheerilee, surprised at her obscure answer)

Scarecrow: Who?

Cheerilee: Yknow, after Eleanor Maccoby? The famous doctor? All women who have made great accomplishments in the field of psychology deserve some recognition!

Scarecrow: Impressive. You’re learning such complex terms and studies faster than I thought. I’m so proud of you, my little dictionary. (Ruffles Cheerillee’s head)

Cheerilee: (giggles)

Starsong: Well, what about ours? Are they good enough?

Scarecrow: (leans back and ponders to himself as the ponies anticipatedly stare up at him)

Hmmm, some of them are more transparent, which defeats the purpose of a code name but since you all like these names so much, I think we can work with that

Ponies: (all cheer excitedly as Crow brings up his laptop and inputs each of the new codenames)

Scarecrow: (to himself) Im going to need more firewalls

[zkzm500a2]

in the wise words of my trusted mutual The Dapper Gamelord, it is coffee time

[rpgcovers]

Lair of the Freebooters ~ Gamelords (1983)

[hunter-creature]

Old ttrpg books. There are so many weird, terrible, and/or interesting ideas buried in these words from when D&D was still a new and novel concept. Pieces hadn't quite fallen into archetypes of systems and so every game developed their own (which was much mostly a bad thing and led to a lot of math). The current prize of this collection is Thieves' Guild by Gamelords LTD in 1980. It a bunch of mail order books I have in a yellow binder and it is by no means s complete set. The whole thing is built on being a thief and thus comes up with rules, systems, and scenarios through those eyes aka everything not nailed down has been valued. It gives you sleeping habits, guard rotations, neighbors, traps, environmental storybuilding. Its such an interestingly specific game that they would not stop writing packet after packet of. The prize under it is my signed copy of Synnibarr 2nd edition, infamously with its flying laser bears and trying to use speed and acceleration in its damage calculations.

I am so curious about what fellow dragonkins hoard (for those who hoard, or have an urge to, obviously)

Like…I love to see dragonkins proud of their hoard, no matter what it is, I want to see your hoards, know about it, understand you better, see what your dragon brain and instincts decided to make you hoard

If any dragonkins (that hoard) come across this post, please tell me what you hoard I want to hear about it 😔

[sao-confessions]

Statement of Fact: Eydis should be canon.

I had to look up Eydis for this because I never played Rising Steel, but oh my god, she’s really cute? I didn’t know the game had little anime-style scenes either. The interactions with Alice are adorable. Kawahara. Please

- Mod Milly

[gamelords]

Chilling in the woods with cannibals 

[oldschoolfrp]

In my day we didn’t yell at each other on the Internet, we had our orbs for that (Wallace Miller, The Forest Lords of Dihad, an adventure by Richard Meyer for The Fantasy Trip in The Land Beyond the Mountains, “published by Gamelords Ltd under an exclusive license by Metagaming,” 1982)

[nutmeg-puppygirl]

Reading through Gamelords' system, Thieves' Guild, and at the end here we have two treats from the upcoming releases section:

+A pirate supplement that advertises (presumably with a wink and a nudge) the ability to look fabulous treasures and capture beautiful women

+Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, a Civil War roleplaying game. Which, uh...what the fuck??? Gamelords??? What the fuck???

I've been reading through "Haven: The Free City", an old game setting from the 80's that my dad bought, and its a fascinating piece of archeology. I'm gonna make this into a megathread of my findings, as I'm modifying Haven for my 4E campaign.

[vintagerpg]

Late in the lifespan of the Thieves’ Guild line, Gamelords began issuing books expanding the campaign setting. Tyrant’s Demesne (1983) focuses on the city dhar Ankhes, part of a somewhat Middle Eastern flavored region north of the main city of Haven.

It’s…fine. The count in charge is corrupt tyrant, kept in power thanks to willingness to allow his allies to profit from criminal enterprises. There are, of course, many people who would like to see the count overthrown. There is also a guild of wizardry in turmoil and an external rivalry with local tribesmen (detailed in the next book) to contend with as well.

All of the information is as well thought out and presented as other Gamelords products, and it is nice to have a Point B for all those merchants to travel to and from so player bandits can pilfer them. But I do think it is a shame that we got these books rather than the final volume detailing Haven before Gamelords passed into history.

[halloweentownofmuses]

“Well this is certainly new..” 

The Doctor had come into the store, but something felt unusual, like there was something here that was alive, he could feel it in the air. He was unsure about what it was, other than the other people here. He mused through things and found himself drawn to a doll, a doll in a loita style, emerald green eyed and everything, a beautiful doll and her eyes held a life-like quality to them. 

So he bought her and took her with him back to the TARDIS. carefully sitting her on the chair and he’d sit crossed legged in front of her. The apprentice-magic user was unsure about this, but he could almost feel something in her. 

“Hello?” 

the muse roulette was spun. || you got the au 13th doctor! || @ambcrheart​

[dappergamelord]

had a coffee. now its time for the dapper gamelords definitive opinion on the hot pop albums of summer 2024. alright here we go:

1. Charli xcx - brat. This ones awesome.

2. Chappel Roan - Midwest Princess something something. This one was alright.

3. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet. This one was really shit.

thanks everyone cheers.

[vegetadeep6972]

I got this game in honor of Mar10 Day (Mario). He's been in my life since I was about 5. #nintendoswitch #mario #gamelord https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8UtLWJr_Lyv8xg8ztQFyZltt9SU0R1jhvSbU0/?utm_medium=tumblr