Goblin’s Henchman

Goblin’s Henchman

By Goblin's Henchman

Random thoughts on RPGs

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goblinshenchman.wordpress.com

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144 - Personality Tree Charts

Goblin’s Henchman Nov 25, 2023
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08:11
144 - Personality Tree Charts

144 - Personality Tree Charts

Links


:: NPC Personality Profiles – at a glance (also includes 2000 NPC names and 2000 traits):

https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/npc-personality-profiles-at-a-glance-also-includes-2000-npc-names-and-2000-traits/


:: Advent(ure) Calendar | 24 Days of Festive Dungeoneering (before there was #Dungeon23 there was #ADVENTureCalendar22):

https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/


:: Grimbo Grotto | Christmas Farcical Horror Adventure:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340232/Grimbo-Grotto--Christmas-Farcical-Horror-Adventure?affiliate_id=774882

Nov 25, 202308:11
143 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

143 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter.

Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10) Spoilers: :: Back Track to the Goop Pit ur :: Chest & Sausages :: Lava run :: Lava Bird :: Pips alore :: Mole Rat Showdown + Another :: Lava Gem :: Back Home

Apr 09, 202353:42
142 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

142 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter before a hotdog break.

Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10)

Spoilers:
:: King of the Mice needs help !!
:: Mirror room
:: Croc bridge
:: Slime swing
:: Creepy doll
Hotdog break

Mar 27, 202301:03:13
141 - Can I Kick it?
Feb 05, 202304:23
140 - Did I create the Depth Crawl (first)
Dec 21, 202215:42
139 - " R " is for Religion [[ OSR ]]
Dec 01, 202207:05
138 - Advent(ure) Calendar
Nov 30, 202203:33
137 - Face Folio - Deck of Cards (... an unboxing)
Nov 17, 202204:34
136 - OSR = Arts & Craft movement (Part 2 of Do you even OSR)
Oct 20, 202205:52
135 - Do you even OSR?
Oct 19, 202210:23
134 - The Master’s Hoard
Oct 16, 202217:35
133 - Some general jibber jabbering
Sep 27, 202207:12
132 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 2 of 2) - Mausritter actual play (should I write this adventure up?)

132 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 2 of 2) - Mausritter actual play (should I write this adventure up?)

Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message 

Part 2 of 2 - Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend 

Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play  

Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer (ages 6 to 8)

Spoiler: 

 - end of hotdog break -

:: Sleeping Guard

:: Treasure Room (full of pips)

:: Giving the slip & on the run

:: Leaps of Faith

:: Hot Air Balloon

:: Sinking Feeling

:: Squirrel King & Bat

:: Landing 

:: Locking the Gate 

:: Telling the Tall Tale

- END -

Sep 24, 202237:39
131 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play

131 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play

Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

Two Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend before a hotdog break 

Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play

Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer

Spoiler:

:: Alarm - the key is lost (Key of Souls) - King of the Mice needs help !!
:: River of Distant (Rapids)
:: Tunnel of No Return (Crayfish)
:: Lake of Doom (Duck riddle; Dire-Carp)
:: Wise Man of the Lake
:: Bramble Forest (Bramble Monster)
:: Sycamore tree (Pidgeon ride)
Hotdog break

Sep 13, 202247:48
130 - unusable magic system & updates
Sep 12, 202220:52
129 - Face Folio is LIVE (for Zine Quest 4)

129 - Face Folio is LIVE (for Zine Quest 4)

Link to Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/facefolio2/face-folio-for-zine-quest-4?ref=cs8e8e 

Ends: 25 August 2022

Aug 07, 202201:51
128 - Face Folio (what next) - weighing in on character builds (bit of unstructured chit chat)

128 - Face Folio (what next) - weighing in on character builds (bit of unstructured chit chat)

^
Jul 26, 202211:24
127 - Field Guide to Random Table Design in RPGs + some Doodles
Jun 19, 202208:08
126 - Quantum Ogre meet Schrödinger’s Troglodyte

126 - Quantum Ogre meet Schrödinger’s Troglodyte

Link: Blog post
May 20, 202211:40
125 - Updates

125 - Updates

^
May 12, 202204:51
124 - Portuguese Translation - Hex Flower Cookbook

124 - Portuguese Translation - Hex Flower Cookbook

Hex Flower Cookbook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295083/Hex-Flower-Cookbook 

Tito's Blog: https://titorpg.wordpress.com 

Sacrebleu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243550/Sacrebleu 

May 07, 202202:44
123 - IP Freely

123 - IP Freely

IP in RPGs - some thoughts.

Nothing said in this podcast constitutes legal advice. 

Jason's link to CC flow chart:
LINK

Ben Milton (Ludifex) and Yochai Gal (yochaigal) both comments on > Reddit < on the value of cc licences that allow people to use their work commercially. 

May 07, 202247:34
122 - Update

122 - Update

Face Folio (LINK)

In the Heart of the Eternal Forest (LINK)

Attack on the Death Moon, Planet or Star (LINK)

Apr 29, 202207:58
121 - Wolfram’s 4 colour theorem
Mar 09, 202204:36
120 - Henchlings try Mausritter (first RPG experience)

120 - Henchlings try Mausritter (first RPG experience)

Interview with Henchling, 5-and-a-half years old, about playing first RPG

Thumbnail of character sheet

Link to RPG: https://mausritter.com/

Feb 24, 202211:33
119 - Reddit rant; HF mechanic
Feb 15, 202210:47
118 - Have I made it …

118 - Have I made it …

… no
Feb 09, 202210:45
117 - Death Star & other news

117 - Death Star & other news

Feb 01, 202210:35
116 - AD&D 1e vs OSRIC

116 - AD&D 1e vs OSRIC

Jason’s link: https://www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15891
Jan 23, 202207:00
HEXiCON (?) - Hex Flower talk at BSer Con 2022

HEXiCON (?) - Hex Flower talk at BSer Con 2022

Link https://tabletop.events/conventions/bs-er-con-2022/schedule

I'll be speaking 30 January 8pm UK time (3pm East; 2pm Central; 12pm West)

Jan 12, 202202:56
Carapace - play test anyone?
Jan 02, 202205:20
113 - OZR + Happy Holidays

113 - OZR + Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays everyone and wishing you the best in the New Year.

Things I talked about:

:: In the Heart of Oz - Procedural (Hex Flower) system neutral sandbox based in the land of Oz

(--> kindly reviewed by Jason here

:: Horror is the Hill - 1 page system neutral point crawl set in a giant jack o'lantern

:: Grimbo Grotto - system neutral one-shot adventure with a farcical X-Mas horror vibe 


GH 

Dec 14, 202107:41
112 - Not much of an update

112 - Not much of an update

^
Nov 03, 202102:60
111 - Oz sandbox update

111 - Oz sandbox update

^
Sep 25, 202102:38
110 - D6(6)6 tables - D66 tables with probability gradient

110 - D6(6)6 tables - D66 tables with probability gradient

More on this on my blog:
https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/d666-table-d66-table-with-probability-gradient/


Topic Inspired by a blog post by Sofinho:
http://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-brand-new-concept-in-dice-rolling.html

Sep 16, 202105:32
109 - Brief life and Wizard of Oz update

109 - Brief life and Wizard of Oz update

^
Sep 02, 202101:21
108 - Wizard of Oz - Hex Flower ?
Aug 14, 202107:13
107 - RPG Life update

107 - RPG Life update

:: In the Heart of the Sea - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274573

:: Simple weather Hex Flower - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367072

Aug 11, 202107:18
106 - 20 Unexpected Rooms
Jul 26, 202113:58
105 - Replacing HPs with Usage Die
Jul 15, 202106:49
104 - QR kidding me | drop die-like table
Jul 14, 202103:47
Actual plays - worth the time preparing?

Actual plays - worth the time preparing?

^
Jul 04, 202101:28
103 - Setting stuff - Gonzo is good, but why do I tend towards “good vanilla”

103 - Setting stuff - Gonzo is good, but why do I tend towards “good vanilla”

^
Jun 30, 202105:06
102 - X-Mas in July | one shot adventure - Grimbo Grotto
Jun 26, 202105:02
101 - Party in a pickle | Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')

101 - Party in a pickle | Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')

101 - Party in a pickle - Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')  

Link to Hex Flower procedural trial by jury: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283103/Law--InJustice--A-Procedural-Trial

Jun 20, 202101:32:07
100 - What have the Anchorites EVER done for me

100 - What have the Anchorites EVER done for me

^
Jun 12, 202122:35
99 - DVD reply show (The End ... ?)

99 - DVD reply show (The End ... ?)

Rely show - thanks Jason and Daniel 

Jun 03, 202117:16
98 - DVD review | coments on some 1970-80's films (Spoilers)

98 - DVD review | coments on some 1970-80's films (Spoilers)

Dragon Slayer - plead the 5th

Logan's Run - ran off the rails 

Conan - size doesn't matter, I think 

ET - Staaaaay hooome 

Flash Gordon - Mingcredible 

West World - Does not compute 

Dune - Thumping good 

Jun 02, 202121:21
97 - Back to Town (Actual Play - Giant fight and collecting rewards) | Some strong Language
Jun 01, 202102:05:42
96 - Update, Dungeon HaiKu return; anonymity in RPG space

96 - Update, Dungeon HaiKu return; anonymity in RPG space

96 - Update, Dungeon HaiKu return; anonymity in RPG space
May 29, 202117:48