Author: stanshinn

The OGG will be trying out Open Table Gaming. Open Table Gaming is similar to West Marches play (learn about West Marches campaigns here and here). Open Table gaming is sightly different, and includes these key elements:

• There Is No Regular Party — Each session will draw from a larger pool players than we can accommodate in any one given game. Space will be limited (usually capped at GM plus 4 players), so first come, first served. Any additional players who RSVP will be placed on a waiting list). (Alternatively, we might recruit a stand-by GM).
• Episodic Gameplay — Due to the revolving cast of characters, each game will be episodic with the adventure being self-contained.

So it’s a bit like an organized play program.

The Alexandrian Guide for open tables features a great overview of this play style (with additional articles on this topic here and here).

I have written a game called Third Age which is based on the Paragon RPG rules and uses standard polyhedral dice. You can read about this conversion — called Third Age.

Any standard D&D dice sets will work, but themed dice are cool. In particular, I love the Q Workshop Elvish and Dwarvish themed dice which I’ve collected over the years. Paragon uses a dice pool system so you need a lot of these dice — three sets of normal D&D dice — to play.

Check out some of the Q Workshop themed dice styles here:

• https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/7/elvish-black-glow-in-the-dark-dice-set-7
• https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/695/classic-rpg-smoky-white-dice-set-7
• https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/453/dwarven-beige-black-dice-set-7