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Hinterspace Notes #2
Terraforming The Terraformers of EOS are able to influence a world’s Atmosphere and Hydrosphere characteristics. For every century of elapsed time, the terraforming process modifies either or both UWP characteristics by +/-1. Present techniques can modify up to +/-3. These … Continue reading
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A Return to Vimray
With Revelation 2022 games convention coming at the end of February, I thought I’d push the boat out and have a go at running a Forged in the Dark game. This also gives me a chance to return to one … Continue reading
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Hinterspace Notes #1
Holiday Tuesday and I’m scribbling for my Hinterspace Cepheus Deluxe setting. Seem to have dallied on how longevity is managed, including newly available life extension treatments in the Empire of Stars (EOS), and unsuccessful attempts at sentience syphoning to quantum … Continue reading
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Looking Back and Forward to 2022
This is a gaming review and some thoughts on what 2022 might bring for me. For context, I retire at the end of March 2022, so I will have much more time for everything, includng the gaming hobby. We head … Continue reading
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A Maturing D&D 4e Campaign in Nentir Vale
I’m reflecting on my Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition campaign, that is now 25 sessions in and been running for most of this year. It has been a lot of absorbing fun, and perhaps one of my most successful long … Continue reading
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Playing D&D 4th Edition at Con4eR 2
And so ends another Con4eR, an online 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons convention, and what fun it was. Apart from anything else, this was only the second time in recent memory that I’ve actually got to play this marvellous game. … Continue reading
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Ssarosk Infiltrator (TL12)
Thinking about games next year and hoping to be able to get a Cepheus Deluxe game going in a homebrew setting. This morning I had a play with the starship design sequence in the game, which feels like a simplified … Continue reading
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Con4eR 2 Prep
I organise an occasional 4th Editon D&D online convention and our next outing is coming soon. Time for some prep!
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Drawing Mainworlds
From December I plan to start creating a detailed subsector for Cepheus Deluxe games next year. Every system in the subsector will have some detail. At present I expect that to include the mainworld UWP stats, an Isodecahedron map of … Continue reading
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A Long Form Pause
A synchronicity of play has brought both my long running campaigns to a brief reflective pause. Pathfinder 2e is more than 40 sessions in, and we are enjoying Adevnture Path blending, exploring exciting sessions of play whilst delving into the … Continue reading
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