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Aldland of the Kall
I’m hoping to run a simple scenario from Burning Light Press, ‘A Royal Treat’. at conventions during this year, using Hjältarnas Tid instead of D&D5e. It’s a simple enough tale, with some nice pressured interactions and a fun moral decision point. … Continue reading
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North Star Convention 2023
Top Science Fiction #ttrpg action over the weekend at The Garison Hotel, with a great family of gamers. Cortex Prime, New Eden. Paul Mitchener’s excellent GMing provided a great setup and the right hooks to propel us players to some … Continue reading
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Setting for Age of Heroes
With the ‘Age of Heroes‘ rules now under my belt, it is perhaps time to consider setting and adventure. With the assumption that we are looking at High Fantasy in the KSR style, it leaves wide vistas of places to … Continue reading
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Klassiskt Svenskt Rollspel – KSR
Still bamboozled by OSR? Well, that’s alright, because you can leave that behind you and take up the standard for KSR! What is ‘Classic Swedish Roleplay’ and why does it have such a grip on me? Let’s start with Anders … Continue reading
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Hjältarnas Tid (The Age of Heroes)
My Swedish fantasies have been further extended to another light and inventive take on BRP, ‘Hjältarnas Tid‘ (The Age of Heroes). Without any translation available in English, this became my first foreign language RPG purchase. I was enamoured by the … Continue reading
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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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