Monthly Archives: March 2023

The Spinward Extents

The Spinward Extents is a relatively new setting supplement for Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller. At 364 pages or more, it a is a big book covering two exciting sectors of space: Beyond and Vanguard Reaches. I mean, even the names sound cool! … Continue reading

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An Emergent Beginning and a Triumphant Finale for D&D 4e

 And so, after more than two years and fifty sessions of play, my Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition game has come to an end. What started as a planned short series of sessions to see how this edition played, it … Continue reading

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AireCon 2023

Thursday to Friday of last week was AireCon 2023. I was running the RPG track for the event, and  attending the convention, for the first time. Everything about my four days in Harrogate was just great, not least thanks to … Continue reading

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Heroic Fantasy 2e – Playtest and Progress

The playtest for Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition is now well underway, with my players exploring the Forest of Margreve in Kobold Press’ Midgard setting. I’m aiming for half a dozen or so sessions to test out the balance of the … Continue reading

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Heroic Fantasy 2e – Shaping Up

This may prove to be first in a series of posts on the progress of the Heroic Fantasy to a 2nd edition. Based on The Black Hack, Heroic Fantasy was my bash at getting a rules light heroic fantasy game … Continue reading

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The Skill Challenge

I thought I’d set out some more thoughts on how I have approached the Skill Challenges to round off the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition campaign. Skill Challenges, or linked Clocks as the Forged cool kids like to say, are … Continue reading

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