#houserules — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #houserules, aggregated by home.social.
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Airbnb host calls on guests to follow rules after penalty over guest limit
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Airbnb host calls on guests to follow rules after penalty over guest limit
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https://www.europesays.com/people/160999/ Speaker Johnson supports expanding ban on lawmaker relationships with subordinates #CapitolHill #Congress #EthicsCommittee #house #HouseRules #HouseSpeaker #LisaMcClain #MembersOfCongress #MikeJohnson #RubenGallego #SexualMisconduct #SexualRelationship
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One rule a group I played with in the mid-late 80's had was to always stand in a bucket when reading an unknown scroll. This was because at one point someone had read a cursed scroll which turned the reader into liquid which drained away, preventing the possibility of resurrection. (x h) #ttrpg #ADandD #RPG #Roleplay #HouseRules
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One rule a group I played with in the mid-late 80's had was to always stand in a bucket when reading an unknown scroll. This was because at one point someone had read a cursed scroll which turned the reader into liquid which drained away, preventing the possibility of resurrection. (x h) #ttrpg #ADandD #RPG #Roleplay #HouseRules
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Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’ Partner With AI Platform
EXCLUSIVE: UK producer Wall of Entertainment has struck a deal with an AI platform to help grow audiences…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #TV #AI #Artificialintelligence #Entertainment #HouseRules #substituteteacher #TechLine #Tubi #WallofEntertainment
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Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’ Partner With AI Platform
EXCLUSIVE: UK producer Wall of Entertainment has struck a deal with an AI platform to help grow audiences…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #TV #AI #Artificialintelligence #Entertainment #HouseRules #substituteteacher #TechLine #Tubi #WallofEntertainment
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Wall Of Entertainment Partners With AI Platform For Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’
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Wall Of Entertainment Partners With AI Platform For Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’
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Wall Of Entertainment Partners With AI Platform For Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’
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Wall Of Entertainment Partners With AI Platform For Tubi’s ‘Substitute Teacher’ & ‘House Rules’
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Wall of Entertainment Partners with Tubi for Original Comedy Series
Wall of Entertainment studio is set to premiere two new original series, “Substitute Teacher” and “House Rules,” on…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #Entertainment #health #HouseRules #sports #substituteteacher #Tubi #unitedstatesofamerica #WallofEntertainment
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #HouseRules #SubstituteTeacher #Tubi #WallofEntertainmenthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wall-of-entertainment-tubi-partnership-original-comedy-1236787621/
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #HouseRules #SubstituteTeacher #Tubi #WallofEntertainmenthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wall-of-entertainment-tubi-partnership-original-comedy-1236787621/
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #HouseRules #SubstituteTeacher #Tubi #WallofEntertainmenthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wall-of-entertainment-tubi-partnership-original-comedy-1236787621/
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #HouseRules #SubstituteTeacher #Tubi #WallofEntertainmenthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wall-of-entertainment-tubi-partnership-original-comedy-1236787621/
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #HouseRules #SubstituteTeacher #Tubi #WallofEntertainmenthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/news/wall-of-entertainment-tubi-partnership-original-comedy-1236787621/
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Wall of Entertainment Studio to Partner with Tubi for Two Original Comedy Series (EXCLUSIVE)
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https://www.europesays.com/people/117569/ Why House Democrats aren’t worried about aisle-crossing rebellions #Congress #DischargePetition #DischargePetitions #DonBeyer #GOP #HakeemJeffries #HouseDemocrats #HouseRules #LeadershipStyle #MajorityParty #MikeJohnson #TheHouse
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House Rules: A Novel "Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one" Sale: $20 to $2.99 by Jodi Picoult Rating: 4.4/5 (12,404 Reviews) #houserules #books #booksky #mystery #thriller #suspense #psychological #kindle #bookstagram
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House Rules: A Novel "Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one" Sale: $20 to $2.99 by Jodi Picoult Rating: 4.4/5 (12,404 Reviews) #houserules #books #booksky #mystery #thriller #suspense #psychological #kindle #bookstagram
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House Rules: A Novel "Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one" Sale: $20 to $2.99 by Jodi Picoult Rating: 4.4/5 (12,404 Reviews) #houserules #books #booksky #mystery #thriller #suspense #psychological #kindle #bookstagram
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House Rules: A Novel "Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one" Sale: $20 to $2.99 by Jodi Picoult Rating: 4.4/5 (12,404 Reviews) #houserules #books #booksky #mystery #thriller #suspense #psychological #kindle #bookstagram
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#Dungeontube sucks! All these self-proclaimed hobby know-it-alls are so annoying. I want the 90s back; in my opinion, at least the discourse was more diverse back then! These days, a few shitty #d20 #houserules are being sold as the next big thing. WTF! #DnD #OSR #TTRPG
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#Dungeontube sucks! All these self-proclaimed hobby know-it-alls are so annoying. I want the 90s back; in my opinion, at least the discourse was more diverse back then! These days, a few shitty #d20 #houserules are being sold as the next big thing. WTF! #DnD #OSR #TTRPG
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#Dungeontube sucks! All these self-proclaimed hobby know-it-alls are so annoying. I want the 90s back; in my opinion, at least the discourse was more diverse back then! These days, a few shitty #d20 #houserules are being sold as the next big thing. WTF! #DnD #OSR #TTRPG
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https://www.europesays.com/people/49470/ Trump’s agenda on razor’s edge as GOP divisions block legislative path in House #DonaldTrump #FarmBill #GOP #house #HouseOfRepresentatives #HouseRules #HouseRulesCommittee #MikeJohnson #ProceduralVote
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I have been tinkering with this set of houserules for some time
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I have been tinkering with this set of houserules for some time
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I have been tinkering with this set of houserules for some time
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/361060/ I set my novel in a two-tier housing nightmare that came true #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #EdelCoffey #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #HouseRules #HousingCrisis #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #Opinion #PropertyCrisis #ReadMe #SlidingDoors #TopStories #TopStories #voices
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AEW House Rules Brisbane Results And Surprises - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/97367/AEW-House-Rules-Brisbane-Results-And-Surprises/ #aew #houserules #brisbane #australia #results
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AEW House Rules Brisbane Results And Surprises - https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/97367/AEW-House-Rules-Brisbane-Results-And-Surprises/ #aew #houserules #brisbane #australia #results
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17 silly 'house rules' couples made as a joke that worked so well they kept them
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/17-silly-house-rules-in-happy-relationships
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I updated the #HouseRules for my #P1e #Ustalav campaign to add Cure Deadly Wounds and Inflict Deadly Wounds to the witch spell list as level 6 spells.
Witch class normally doesn't have Breath of Life spell (Cure Deadly Wounds is a renamed Breath of Life spell) on their spell list but they do have all the normal Cure and Inflict spells, and Raise Dead. Adding Cure/Inflict Deadly so they have the full set.
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I updated the #HouseRules for my #P1e #Ustalav campaign to add Cure Deadly Wounds and Inflict Deadly Wounds to the witch spell list as level 6 spells.
Witch class normally doesn't have Breath of Life spell (Cure Deadly Wounds is a renamed Breath of Life spell) on their spell list but they do have all the normal Cure and Inflict spells, and Raise Dead. Adding Cure/Inflict Deadly so they have the full set.
So they're getting a small boost. -
I updated the #HouseRules for my #P1e #Ustalav campaign to add Cure Deadly Wounds and Inflict Deadly Wounds to the witch spell list as level 6 spells.
Witch class normally doesn't have Breath of Life spell (Cure Deadly Wounds is a renamed Breath of Life spell) on their spell list but they do have all the normal Cure and Inflict spells, and Raise Dead. Adding Cure/Inflict Deadly so they have the full set.
So they're getting a small boost. -
I updated the #HouseRules for my #P1e #Ustalav campaign to add Cure Deadly Wounds and Inflict Deadly Wounds to the witch spell list as level 6 spells.
Witch class normally doesn't have Breath of Life spell (Cure Deadly Wounds is a renamed Breath of Life spell) on their spell list but they do have all the normal Cure and Inflict spells, and Raise Dead. Adding Cure/Inflict Deadly so they have the full set.
So they're getting a small boost. -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/239419/ TD chastised over Dáil stunt highlighting children in homelessness – The Journal #Asbestos #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #ChildHomelessness #DailEireann #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #FineGael #Headlines #Homelessness #HouseRules #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #RoryHearne #SimonHarris #SocialDemocrats #TD #TopStories #TopStories
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#GaryGygax himself might have objected to the phrase "house rules." As far as he was concerned, the creator of #ADnD didn't have #houserules. He only had new rules he hadn't told the rest of us about yet.
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#GaryGygax himself might have objected to the phrase "house rules." As far as he was concerned, the creator of #ADnD didn't have #houserules. He only had new rules he hadn't told the rest of us about yet.
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No torch alarms for Shadowdark? #ShadowdarkRPG #HouseRules
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No torch alarms for Shadowdark? #ShadowdarkRPG #HouseRules
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No torch alarms for Shadowdark? #ShadowdarkRPG #HouseRules
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No torch alarms for Shadowdark? #ShadowdarkRPG #HouseRules
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A #ttrpg without #houseRules is gross buckets.
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#Fediverse, and especially #Mastodon #admins: Either add #HouseRules that side with specific groups because you have principles and stand by them – or just leave it. Don't set up surveys to figure out whether you should have such house rules. Your house rules are understood as a statement of your stance.
The self-proclaimed majority never cares, but always questions the lived experiences of others, and is reliably outspoken on why "such things" aren't even worth mentioning at all, on your platform. I've yet to see any survey post that doesn't get flooded with "replies" that demonstrate nothing but ignorance, born out of privilege.
Even worse: I've seen admins periodically posting surveys on such matters. It's a clear sign that what are needs and rights of some are merely tokens in a debate, to them. It deeply disappoints and frustrates those who thought they had an #ally, and are now learning that the respective admins are among those who don't mind seeing questioned, in public, the essence of what and how they are.
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#Fediverse, and especially #Mastodon #admins: Either add #HouseRules that side with specific groups because you have principles and stand by them – or just leave it. Don't set up surveys to figure out whether you should have such house rules. Your house rules are understood as a statement of your stance.
The self-proclaimed majority never cares, but always questions the lived experiences of others, and is reliably outspoken on why "such things" aren't even worth mentioning at all, on your platform. I've yet to see any survey post that doesn't get flooded with "replies" that demonstrate nothing but ignorance, born out of privilege.
Even worse: I've seen admins periodically posting surveys on such matters. It's a clear sign that what are needs and rights of some are merely tokens in a debate, to them. It deeply disappoints and frustrates those who thought they had an #ally, and are now learning that the respective admins are among those who don't mind seeing questioned, in public, the essence of what and how they are.
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#Fediverse, and especially #Mastodon #admins: Either add #HouseRules that side with specific groups because you have principles and stand by them – or just leave it. Don't set up surveys to figure out whether you should have such house rules. Your house rules are understood as a statement of your stance.
The self-proclaimed majority never cares, but always questions the lived experiences of others, and is reliably outspoken on why "such things" aren't even worth mentioning at all, on your platform. I've yet to see any survey post that doesn't get flooded with "replies" that demonstrate nothing but ignorance, born out of privilege.
Even worse: I've seen admins periodically posting surveys on such matters. It's a clear sign that what are needs and rights of some are merely tokens in a debate, to them. It deeply disappoints and frustrates those who thought they had an #ally, and are now learning that the respective admins are among those who don't mind seeing questioned, in public, the essence of what and how they are.
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#Fediverse, and especially #Mastodon #admins: Either add #HouseRules that side with specific groups because you have principles and stand by them – or just leave it. Don't set up surveys to figure out whether you should have such house rules. Your house rules are understood as a statement of your stance.
The self-proclaimed majority never cares, but always questions the lived experiences of others, and is reliably outspoken on why "such things" aren't even worth mentioning at all, on your platform. I've yet to see any survey post that doesn't get flooded with "replies" that demonstrate nothing but ignorance, born out of privilege.
Even worse: I've seen admins periodically posting surveys on such matters. It's a clear sign that what are needs and rights of some are merely tokens in a debate, to them. It deeply disappoints and frustrates those who thought they had an #ally, and are now learning that the respective admins are among those who don't mind seeing questioned, in public, the essence of what and how they are.
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#Fediverse, and especially #Mastodon #admins: Either add #HouseRules that side with specific groups because you have principles and stand by them – or just leave it. Don't set up surveys to figure out whether you should have such house rules. Your house rules are understood as a statement of your stance.
The self-proclaimed majority never cares, but always questions the lived experiences of others, and is reliably outspoken on why "such things" aren't even worth mentioning at all, on your platform. I've yet to see any survey post that doesn't get flooded with "replies" that demonstrate nothing but ignorance, born out of privilege.
Even worse: I've seen admins periodically posting surveys on such matters. It's a clear sign that what are needs and rights of some are merely tokens in a debate, to them. It deeply disappoints and frustrates those who thought they had an #ally, and are now learning that the respective admins are among those who don't mind seeing questioned, in public, the essence of what and how they are.
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 30 – Experience – XP in the OSR
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 30 – Experience
I’ve recently started running an OSR West Marches game using the Basic Fantasy rules. It’s going pretty well so far, but I think I’m having issues with awarding Experience Points (XP)
Basic Fantasy is mostly a retro-clone of B/X. Here’s how the current (4th) edition explains how to reward XP.
Experience points are given for monsters defeated, and for other challenges as the GM sees fit.
Every monster has an XP value, and some extra points are given if players use their class abilities.
Here’s the problem I’m having. Since I’m running a West Marches game, and I don’t have the same players each session, XP gains are very slow. I’ve run five sessions and none of my players are anywhere close to getting to level two.
The issue for me, as GM, is that since the players are staying at 1st level, it’s limiting what adventures I can run. I can’t give them any higher-level adversaries without risking a TPK. Which can be fun once, but I can’t have it happening every session.
So I’ve been looking at some of the other methods of awarding XP that other OSR games have tries, and worked out which might be best for my game.
XP Methods
Treasure: A pretty common one. I don’t care for it. It forces a GM to have to plan treasure hoards a little too carefully to avoid
Individual Feats: Giving XP every time a player does something cool. I think this would work well in a ongoing campaign with a set roster of players. I’m running a West Marches, and many of the players are entirely new to me, so this seems a little unfair. I don’t want to be perceived as favoring or disfavoring anyone in particular.
Goalposts: Set XP reward for accomplishing certain things in a setting. This is the one I’ll probably go with. It seems to make the most sense in a West Marches.
Here’s my initial ideas for general goalposts. I’ll also have specific goalposts for each scenario. The point totals are per player, and aren’t set in stone. They’re just my first estimates for good values.
- Exploring a new place – 200 XP
- Saving an innocent life – 100 XP
- Discovering a new bit of lore – 150 XP
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 30 – Experience – XP in the OSR
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 30 – Experience
I’ve recently started running an OSR West Marches game using the Basic Fantasy rules. It’s going pretty well so far, but I think I’m having issues with awarding Experience Points (XP)
Basic Fantasy is mostly a retro-clone of B/X. Here’s how the current (4th) edition explains how to reward XP.
Experience points are given for monsters defeated, and for other challenges as the GM sees fit.
Every monster has an XP value, and some extra points are given if players use their class abilities.
Here’s the problem I’m having. Since I’m running a West Marches game, and I don’t have the same players each session, XP gains are very slow. I’ve run five sessions and none of my players are anywhere close to getting to level two.
The issue for me, as GM, is that since the players are staying at 1st level, it’s limiting what adventures I can run. I can’t give them any higher-level adversaries without risking a TPK. Which can be fun once, but I can’t have it happening every session.
So I’ve been looking at some of the other methods of awarding XP that other OSR games have tries, and worked out which might be best for my game.
XP Methods
Treasure: A pretty common one. I don’t care for it. It forces a GM to have to plan treasure hoards a little too carefully to avoid
Individual Feats: Giving XP every time a player does something cool. I think this would work well in a ongoing campaign with a set roster of players. I’m running a West Marches, and many of the players are entirely new to me, so this seems a little unfair. I don’t want to be perceived as favoring or disfavoring anyone in particular.
Goalposts: Set XP reward for accomplishing certain things in a setting. This is the one I’ll probably go with. It seems to make the most sense in a West Marches.
Here’s my initial ideas for general goalposts. I’ll also have specific goalposts for each scenario. The point totals are per player, and aren’t set in stone. They’re just my first estimates for good values.
- Exploring a new place – 200 XP
- Saving an innocent life – 100 XP
- Discovering a new bit of lore – 150 XP
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RPGaDAY2025 - Day 26 - Nemesis - How to Punish a PC
Using the goddess Nemesis to enforce alignment
https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/08/26/rpgaday2025-day-26-nemesis-how-to-punish-a-pc/
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RPGaDAY2025 - Day 26 - Nemesis - How to Punish a PC
Using the goddess Nemesis to enforce alignment
https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/08/26/rpgaday2025-day-26-nemesis-how-to-punish-a-pc/
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RPGaDAY2025 - Day 26 - Nemesis - How to Punish a PC
Using the goddess Nemesis to enforce alignment
https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/08/26/rpgaday2025-day-26-nemesis-how-to-punish-a-pc/
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 26 – Nemesis – How to Punish a PC
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 26 – Nemesis
Some RPGs have a fairly strict morality system, usually called alignment. It’s a code of ethics that players are supposed to follow. What happens if they don’t?
I’m going to use Nemesis, the Greek goddess of retribution, as a mechanic for enforcing alignments.
In this scheme, Nemesis is not just a goddess, but a permanent moral fixture of the universe. If a hero steps off his or her moral path, Nemesis will take notice and come to punish the transgressor.
All PCs start out with a Nemesis level of zero. If they do anything counter to their alignment, the GM can add a one to their Nemesis level. The levels are as follows:
- Nemesis is asleep
- Nemesis has awoken
- Nemesis has noticed you
- Nemesis has begun her journey
- Nemesis is coming
- Nemesis is near
- Nemesis has arrived
As the number increases, there will be various signs and omens around the PC, warning them of the cost of their misdeeds. To build tension, GMs may want keep the PC’s current Nemesis level secret from them.
If the number reaches six, Nemesis will arrive to punish the PC.
If a player makes a genuine attempt to atone for their actions, the GM may lower the Nemesis level.
The Arrival of Nemesis
All natural processes will come to a halt. Birds will cease singing, the wind will not blow, and rivers and streams will stop flowing. All will go quiet. Nemesis will appear, usually in the guise of a human woman wearing a blindfold, though this may vary depending on the culture of the area.
The nature of the punishment is up to the GM. One could make it some kind of poetic justice (like Narcissus), or to keep it simple, use the following:
Withering of Nemesis
- Reduce maximum hit points by half
- Reduce STR, DEX, COM by 1d4 points
- Reduce level by one
Nemesis cannot be attacked or defeated. She is an inherent property of the universe, like gravity. After her punishment is imposed, she will disappear.
A Nemesis Campaign
Alternately, you could have a campaign where the players start out with a high Nemesis level, for evil deeds in their past. The point of the game is they have to go out and do good deeds to redeem themselves and avoid the judgement of Nemesis.
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 26 – Nemesis – How to Punish a PC
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 26 – Nemesis
Some RPGs have a fairly strict morality system, usually called alignment. It’s a code of ethics that players are supposed to follow. What happens if they don’t?
I’m going to use Nemesis, the Greek goddess of retribution, as a mechanic for enforcing alignments.
In this scheme, Nemesis is not just a goddess, but a permanent moral fixture of the universe. If a hero steps off his or her moral path, Nemesis will take notice and come to punish the transgressor.
All PCs start out with a Nemesis level of zero. If they do anything counter to their alignment, the GM can add a one to their Nemesis level. The levels are as follows:
- Nemesis is asleep
- Nemesis has awoken
- Nemesis has noticed you
- Nemesis has begun her journey
- Nemesis is coming
- Nemesis is near
- Nemesis has arrived
As the number increases, there will be various signs and omens around the PC, warning them of the cost of their misdeeds. To build tension, GMs may want keep the PC’s current Nemesis level secret from them.
If the number reaches six, Nemesis will arrive to punish the PC.
If a player makes a genuine attempt to atone for their actions, the GM may lower the Nemesis level.
The Arrival of Nemesis
All natural processes will come to a halt. Birds will cease singing, the wind will not blow, and rivers and streams will stop flowing. All will go quiet. Nemesis will appear, usually in the guise of a human woman wearing a blindfold, though this may vary depending on the culture of the area.
The nature of the punishment is up to the GM. One could make it some kind of poetic justice (like Narcissus), or to keep it simple, use the following:
Withering of Nemesis
- Reduce maximum hit points by half
- Reduce STR, DEX, COM by 1d4 points
- Reduce level by one
Nemesis cannot be attacked or defeated. She is an inherent property of the universe, like gravity. After her punishment is imposed, she will disappear.
A Nemesis Campaign
Alternately, you could have a campaign where the players start out with a high Nemesis level, for evil deeds in their past. The point of the game is they have to go out and do good deeds to redeem themselves and avoid the judgement of Nemesis.
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 24 – Reveal – Secret Identities
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 24 – Reveal
In a lot of pulp or superhero worlds, characters have secret identities. Batman is Bruce Wayne, Spiderman is Peter Parker, etc. They’re in constant danger of having their true identity revealed.
How can we model this in a RPG?
I’m going to steal an idea from Zorro: The Roleplaying Game from West End games (which, sadly, is out of print). It’s a somewhat modified version, designed to be generic enough to work with any game.
Suspicion Points
A character with a secret identity will have Suspicion Points. They’ll start off with 1.
Gaining Suspicion
Whenever a character does something that might lead others to suspect them, they gain one Suspicion Point.
Example: The masked crimefighting hero known as the Revenger is attending a charity ball as his alter ego, millionaire playboy Rex Fontaine. Without warning, a ninja assassin hiding in the ballroom ceiling fires a poison blow dart at Mayor Thompson. The Revenger, with his honed reflexes, knocks the Mayor out of the path of the deadly projectile. Detective "Blackjack" O'Toole, begins to get curious about the wealthy Fontaine's apparently incredible reflexes. The Revenger now has 2 Suspicion points.
The GM may want to reward a player who gains suspicion for a heroic act by awarding them Hero Points, or whatever the game’s equivalent of Hero Points are.
Testing Suspicion
Whenever suspicion is raised, the GM rolls a d6. If the result is equal to or less than the current Suspicion Points, the character is Revealed.
Example: The GM rolls a 4. Rex Fontaine pretends to be tipsy from the champagne, and claims to have bumped into the Mayor by accident. Detective O'Toole is satisfied, for now…
Revealed
If the Testing Suspicion roll fails or the character gets six Suspicion Points, the character is Revealed. Some possible scenarios:
- Taken in for questioning by the authorities.
- Captured by an Archenemy
- Harassed by the media
This doesn’t mean they’ve immediately been unmasked. They may still have a chance to save their double life. That process would most likely be a whole adventure.
Reducing Suspicion
To lower the Suspicion, there are a few options for a player:
- Use a double so that both you and your alter ego are seen at the same place
- In public, act in a fashion unlike your alter ego – cowardly, weak, etc.
- Find a patsy, and claim they’re your alter ego.
- Produce evidence, (real or fake) that proves your innocence.
If any one of these work, lower the Suspicion Points by one.
Example: Rex Fontaine's faithful manservant Quanto, dressed in the iconic black cloak of the Revenger, flees the burning toy factory, in full view of the police. Seeing this, Rex Fontaine pretends to faint in the street, being caught in the arms of Detective O'Toole. The Revenger loses one Suspicion point.
Suspicion Fades (optional rule)
If a character completes two adventures without doing anything to cause a Testing Suspicion roll, they will automatically lose a Suspicion Point.
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RPGaDAY2025 – Day 24 – Reveal – Secret Identities
What’s #RPGaDAY2025 ? See the details here.
Day 24 – Reveal
In a lot of pulp or superhero worlds, characters have secret identities. Batman is Bruce Wayne, Spiderman is Peter Parker, etc. They’re in constant danger of having their true identity revealed.
How can we model this in a RPG?
I’m going to steal an idea from Zorro: The Roleplaying Game from West End games (which, sadly, is out of print). It’s a somewhat modified version, designed to be generic enough to work with any game.
Suspicion Points
A character with a secret identity will have Suspicion Points. They’ll start off with 1.
Gaining Suspicion
Whenever a character does something that might lead others to suspect them, they gain one Suspicion Point.
Example: The masked crimefighting hero known as the Revenger is attending a charity ball as his alter ego, millionaire playboy Rex Fontaine. Without warning, a ninja assassin hiding in the ballroom ceiling fires a poison blow dart at Mayor Thompson. The Revenger, with his honed reflexes, knocks the Mayor out of the path of the deadly projectile. Detective "Blackjack" O'Toole, begins to get curious about the wealthy Fontaine's apparently incredible reflexes. The Revenger now has 2 Suspicion points.
The GM may want to reward a player who gains suspicion for a heroic act by awarding them Hero Points, or whatever the game’s equivalent of Hero Points are.
Testing Suspicion
Whenever suspicion is raised, the GM rolls a d6. If the result is equal to or less than the current Suspicion Points, the character is Revealed.
Example: The GM rolls a 4. Rex Fontaine pretends to be tipsy from the champagne, and claims to have bumped into the Mayor by accident. Detective O'Toole is satisfied, for now…
Revealed
If the Testing Suspicion roll fails or the character gets six Suspicion Points, the character is Revealed. Some possible scenarios:
- Taken in for questioning by the authorities.
- Captured by an Archenemy
- Harassed by the media
This doesn’t mean they’ve immediately been unmasked. They may still have a chance to save their double life. That process would most likely be a whole adventure.
Reducing Suspicion
To lower the Suspicion, there are a few options for a player:
- Use a double so that both you and your alter ego are seen at the same place
- In public, act in a fashion unlike your alter ego – cowardly, weak, etc.
- Find a patsy, and claim they’re your alter ego.
- Produce evidence, (real or fake) that proves your innocence.
If any one of these work, lower the Suspicion Points by one.
Example: Rex Fontaine's faithful manservant Quanto, dressed in the iconic black cloak of the Revenger, flees the burning toy factory, in full view of the police. Seeing this, Rex Fontaine pretends to faint in the street, being caught in the arms of Detective O'Toole. The Revenger loses one Suspicion point.
Suspicion Fades (optional rule)
If a character completes two adventures without doing anything to cause a Testing Suspicion roll, they will automatically lose a Suspicion Point.