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Traveller Hull Points – 2016 but not in 2020
I’m planning to run some Traveller online, either on the Role or Foundry VTTs. Something I have noticed is that in between printings of the core rulebook, the Hull ratings for common starships have been removed. During playtest (all that … Continue reading
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D&D4e II & True20
Second session coming up of our 4e mini campaign. Fortnightly is too infrequent, and I miss the game. With luck we’ll get the full roster of the ‘Sturm und Drang’ company to attend to create maximum mayhem. Sturm und Drang … Continue reading
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VTT Juggling
With 2020 firmly dominated by the Lets Role Virtual Tabletop (VTT), I am looking at a more mixed experience during 2021. Lets Role provides a great simple VTT for tactical maps and tokens. It lacks player Audio Video (webcams), which … Continue reading
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Will it be another F20 Year?
Last year’s gaming stats confirmed a dominent display of D20 fantasy games of various hues had been played and GM’d. I suppose that a year with the numeric 2020 really should see the d20 predominent, though really I should be … Continue reading
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First time D&D4e DM
Well, 12 years too late (it’s never too late), I am now a 4e D&D DM, having run my first session last night on the Role VTT with a great group of players. If you are only counting official D&D … Continue reading
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D&D 4e Countdown
With less than a week to go before we start our D&D4e game set in the Nentir Vale, the Discord chat channel is now full of posts about characters and forging a team of heroes to right the wrongs and … Continue reading
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Preparing for my first 4e Game
I’m new to 4e and thought I’d share the things I’m doing to get started with a 4e game, inhabiting as I do, a 2021 time-frame, rather than late 2000s. This grants me some hindsight advantages and gives me some … Continue reading
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My Look Ahead for Gaming in 2021
We are all probably looking forward to something that looks a little bit like old normal for 2021. With a fair wind and a strong dose of ingenious science, perhaps we will as the year continues. Most markedly, I would … Continue reading
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A Review of my Gaming in 2020
2020 Gaming Year in Review It is safe to say that 2020 will live long in the memory, if not for a lot of good reasons. The World has changed and we will take some time to bring ourselves back … Continue reading
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Noughty but Nice
I have a reputation as one who chases the shiny, the new hotness, an ever revolving swirl of Kickstarters and spanking new tabletop roleplaying game lovelies. A recent example would be the new Warpstar from Fire Ruby Design. Dom’s provided … Continue reading
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