Author Archives: First Age

Custom System Builder – Creating a Game System in Foundry VTT

All I have to say to you is this:  You ${[1d20cs<=:skill_value_score:] ? ‘Succeed!’ : ‘Fail!’}$ Are you glad you asked? I’ve been thinking how to get the Trudvang Chronicles RPG to the table and, realistically if it is to be … Continue reading

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Into the dark forests of Trudvang

 A side discussion on The Gaming Tavern led me to pull my crisp and largely untouched Trudvang Chronicles books off my shelf to take another look. I had been there, briefly, two years ago, but hadn’t stayed too long despite … Continue reading

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Published – Always Be Prepared

 Pleased to get ‘Always Be Prepared’, a Cepheus Deluxe Adventure, published on DrivethruRPG. Took some hoops a leaping, and learned a lot on the way. Maybe the next one will be easier?! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399746/Always-Be-Prepared–a-Cepheus-Adventure

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Hope in the Darkness – Homeworld: Revelations 2D20

 It seems a good time for the Homeworld 2D20 game that is due to arrive out of hyperspace when the book is fully validated by Gearbox, with current indications being August, just over a month away. I wasn’t too much of … Continue reading

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Over Half Way – Games Played in 2022

 It’s the D&Ds, not helped by a marathon weekend of Castles & Crusades set in Athas of Dark Sun on the Dungeon Muser’s YouTube Chanel. A really fun weekend. It’s been sometime since I have got up for a 2am … Continue reading

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Always Be Prepared

I’m zeroing in on finishing a small scenario book for Drivethru. It’s going to be print and PDF and gets some Cepheus Deluxe off my brain and out there.   In theory I now follow this up with the full … Continue reading

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Foundry VTT and 4e Adventures

Fun times, now that I have retirement time. I am paying a bit more for my Foundry VTT upkeep. In addition to Forge hosting, I am paying the developer of the Livekit AV integration via his Patreon. This gives me … Continue reading

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Conan 2d20 on a Forged Foundry

It’s been a fair bit of effort to get the VTT ready for some tabletop action. I’ve been fiddling with NPC abilities, attacks, items and the actual assets to reflect the campaign. All told it has been a more effort … Continue reading

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Westlands

My Cepheus delight, which is a mere extension of my Traveller delight, is finding broader expression in the fantasy genre. I very much enjoyed ‘Sword of Cepheus’ from Stellagama Publishing, with its tempting open content approach for my own innovation … Continue reading

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Hinterspace Notes #5

 Just messing about with classic covers. Perhaps, If I can crack Publisher, I could get a small adventure out on Drivethru as a precursor to the subsector book?

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