u/Bodoheye

After nearly three years of Megadungeoneering (Arden Vul), I need some fresh air 🙂
I‘m just about to launch an OSE (Advanced) campaign for our open table set around the town of Saltmarsh (World of Greyhawk, only using the 1983 boxed set as setting material). After running the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (U1) as an opener, the campaign will branch out in a Westmarches-style. That’s the plan.

For „my“ Saltmarsh, I‘m still looking for small (!) adventure modules / locations, especially small dungeons to be placed around the town.

Please throw your suggestions at me!
Thanks

Hi there, I come from OSR land, but was gifted a Dragonbane boxed set and really came to like the game while browsing through the rules book. I did not really have the game on my radar, since I thought of Dragonbane as just another modern DnD/DnD5e heartbreaker (+ I was put off by the anthropomorphic duck people), but after my readthrough I’m quite impressed. Dragongame seems to combine elements from OSR design with rules-lighter Tradgame elements and a very thoughtful approach to streamlining game mechanics.

Now here is my question: How does combat plays out at the table? What is your experience running and playing combat encounters in Dragonbane. After my read, I’ve a somehow conflicted impression: on the one hand, the game leans into tactical decisions that matter (you either attack or dodge/parry) and there is no hit point bloat à la 5e. On the other hand there seem to be all kinds of cushioning mechanics to make sure PCs hardly ever bite the dust, namely the ability to push rolls and the three saves which allow you to escape death. I just thought of PCs with a particular high CON score. Are they then „unkillable“ in Dragonbane since they will hardly ever botch three saves in a row?
Is Dragonbane a high stakes-game when it comes to combats?

Appreciate your answers. Very intrigued to learn more more about this game.