Other Games & Stuff

While I have created a lot of scenarios for Dread, I have also written adventures for other systems. Here are some of them. I will post more as I get around to it.

NOTE: The system that the module is written for is the first Tag listed.

70's, 80's, & 90's Primers Tags: System-less, Primer, Nostalgia

Blurb:

Aren't sure when Madonna's "Like a Virgin" came out? Want to know if the Cold War was still going on during your game set in 1994 (Spoiler - it was not). Or are curious what rpgs were available in the 1970's? Then look no further than these brief primers for the years

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Commentary:

As I have gotten older (I am a Gen-Xer), I have started playing with folks who are much younger than I. There has also been a rise in games set in the 1980's. These things made me realize that many of cultural touch points and experiences that I grew up with have become obscured by the mists of time.

To combat this I whipped up a primer for the 1980's to give people a feel for that time. Each year has a page listing interesting movies that were released, songs in the Top 40, TV shows, interesting events, and video games that came out. Also at included is an expanded list of songs ordered by year and title, a lexicon, and a list of miscellaneous stuff.

Because I am a completionist at heart, I also did this for the 1970's and 1990's. I am *not* doing the entire 20th Century.

I also generated lists for Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, and Rap songs of those 30 years, also ordered by year and title.

I hope these are helpful!

NOTE: This is all according to me. There are definitely things that were deliberately left out as I they just didn't interest me as much.

MA1 - The Siege of the Lonely Maiden Inn Tags: D&D 5E, Fantasy, Mystery

Blurb:

Where the old King's Road enters the Barrow Fields, there sits The Lonely Maiden Inn. The inn is a place of solace and shelter for travelers, caravans, and adventurers before entering that cursed land. Tonight, it becomes the focus of fel powers thought long forgotten. What are the minions of evil looking for? What will happen to those trapped inside? Will the inn remain standing until the coming of dawn? Find out in The Siege of The Lonely Maiden Inn.

This is a Non-Adventures League Adventure

For 4-5 PCs. Beginners welcome.

Links:

MA1 - The Siege of the Lonely Maiden Inn - An Adventure for D&D 5E - WEB.pdf

Commentary:

One day in 2017, my friend Ellen told me that she did not like D&D because of all the combat. I knew that D&D had more to offer. And so I took it as a challenge to show her that D&D could be fun.

A couple years went by and I hadn't done anything towards that. But then I came across a Dungeon Dudes episode on YouTube where they mentioned that a siege is a great one-shot adventure idea. I then remembered Ellen's comment and I immediately accepted that challenge. A siege would make a great setting for a mystery - the PCs have to solve it to lift the siege. I chose an inn as the focus location as inns are a common trope in D&D. Now in the process of figuring out the mystery, I came up with a fun, very mythic feeling, world.

Et voilà! The Siege of the Lonely Maiden Inn was born.

Ironically Ellen has yet to play it.

LoST and FouND Tags: Paranoia XP, Classic, Cheesy

Blurb:

Friend Citizen, are you prepared to face the enemies of Alpha Complex? Will you terminate the evil and foul Commie Mutant Traitors that threaten us at every turn? Will you sacrifice your clones in the name of the Great and Omnibenevolent Computer? The mandatory answer to all of these questions is a resounding "Yes!" (All other answers are, of course, treason). Remember treason is all around you. Stay alert! Trust no one! Keep your laser handy! And don’t forget: The Computer is always your Friend!

For 6 PCs. Beginners welcome.

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Commentary:

Paranoia 2nd Edition was my fifth RPG I ever played (AD&D, Traveller (Little Black Box), Warhamer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k were 1-4). And for the longest time it was one of my favorites all time. Paranoia XP did such a good job of maintaining the feel of the previous editions so much so that I lumped the two editions together (the jury is still out on the newer editions Red Clearance edition and The All New Shiny edition). The only reason it has fallen is that most of my regular gamers are not a fan and so I don't get to play it that often any more.

In 2015, I had a major brainstorm strike - what if an existing Alpha Complex sector was isolated and then accidently discovered when Alpha Complex unknowingly tries to expand into the lost sector. The idea of a lost sector being rebranded as a new one grabbed me and wouldn't let go. So 8 or so years since I last ran/played Paranoia, I wrote this.

I tried to write it so the mission could actually be completed and not one of the Zap! style impossible missions that always end up in a slapstick murderfest. Though there is some built in cheese :)

And I still really love it. Both the game and this adventure.