From e97151b66501427b27234c33369eab289b5e4e96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christine Dodrill Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:04:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] start miau oneshot --- blog/miau-oneshot-2020-06-15.markdown | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/miau-oneshot-2020-06-15.markdown diff --git a/blog/miau-oneshot-2020-06-15.markdown b/blog/miau-oneshot-2020-06-15.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d84c3e --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/miau-oneshot-2020-06-15.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +title: "6E Oneshot: Retrieve the Sandstorm Amulet" +date: 2020-06-15 +series: 6e +tags: + - miau +--- + +# 6E Oneshot: Retrieve the Sandstorm Amulet + +## Intro + +I've been working on ideas for an original fiction novel about someone that +rediscovers magic in an incredibly secular world. This is a bit of a bigger task +(and would really be one of the biggest works of art I've ever done), and coming +up with ideas for it can be difficult. I've also been casually interested in +[Dungeons and Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons) for a +long time, but have never had the chance to play it. Though it is a great tool +to help guide the creation of stories, it can be intimidating and complicated to +get into. There really is a lot going on there. Recently [itch.io][itch] created +a [Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality][itchbundle], and one of the items in +there was [6E][sixe], a simplified view of Dungeons and Dragons that is aimed to +be very rules-light and focus on the situations. + +[itch]: https://itch.io +[itchbundle]: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality +[sixe]: https://s-jared.itch.io/6e + +This is great if you have ideas for what to do in a campaign, but sometimes you +just don't. This is an idea that you can build on for a small, short one-shot +adventure with [6E][sixe]. This should only take an hour or two and is perfect +for helping people get into the flow of table-top role-playing games. You will +need the following things: + +- 4-5 people (including yourself) willing to play together (whether in person or + over the internet) +- Six-sided dice (at least 4) or a chatbot that can handle dice rolling for you +- The playbook PDF from the [6E page on itch.io][sixe] +- A bit of creativity (you can work together if you are suddenly lacking + inspiration) +- A willingness to learn + +## Setting + +Deep in the desert wasteland of Miau there is a cove for bandits. This cove is +full of bandits and evil boomerang rats. You and your party walk into the +entrance of the cave. There is a torch by the entrance. What do you do? + +## Process + +Choose someone to be the Dungeon Master. Give them the sheets for the Dungeon +Master and then have the others start filling out their stats. Rolling for stats +is done like on the Dungeon Master character creation sheet: + +For each stat (strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and +charisma), roll two six-sided dice. Add them up and convert them into stats +using these rules: + +| Roll | Stat | +| :----------- | :----- | +| 11 and above | +2 | +| 9-10 | +1 | +| 6-8 | +0 | +| 4-5 | -1 | +| 3 and below | -2 | + +