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Just Going For IT
The ‘Legendary Thursday Nighters’, provides an opportunity to play out a whole host of games, accumulated in a wish list that we can, over time, play through. As such, our european roster of players (I think of myself as such … Continue reading
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Clash of Steel
We are living in legendary times, when lightweight and flavourful sword & sorcery rpgs are strewn like a carpet of glittering jewels over lands of high adventure. Clash of Steel from Zozer Games, sits high on the raised dias of … Continue reading
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Fading Suns Fun
I have recently returned to one of my favourite games through reading and playing its most recent 4th edition: Fading Suns. What is it with me and 4th editions?! Fading Suns is a medieval factional space opera, set in a … Continue reading
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Designing a Basic Roleplaying RPG
I’m confessing to a return to my roots with some Basic Roleplaying game building. This is something we did endlessly in my early years of the hobby in the 80s, using Stormbringer as the chasis, to play out great games … Continue reading
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QuestWorlds
Chaosium’s QuestWorlds RPG has now arrived in POD at DrivethruRPG. I have a long history with the Hero Wars and HeroQuest game line, with my favourite being the excellent Mythic Russia. Although I will be applying a slightly more traditional … Continue reading
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Playing Dragonbane
I’m a big fan of Dragonbane, the BRP derived fantasy RPG from Free League that has set the gaming world on fire. I’ve been running the game for just over a year, setting the light and flexible game rules in … Continue reading
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Talislanta Epic Edition
Talislanta 6th and Epic edition has landed in the People’s Republic of Sheffield and is, perhaps, one of the heaviest roleplaying games I own. The system itself is blissfully light, but can take in a lot of factors that effectively … Continue reading
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Keltia and Yggdrasill RPGs in Trudvang
As I head towards the Trudvang Dragonbane campaign end game, I was thinking of getting some play out of the Keltia and Yggdrasill RPGs. Once licensed through Cubicle 7, these French historical (with magic) RPGs have long held a fascination. … Continue reading
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Grogmeet 2025 and Hell Rides to Hallt
I’m now back with my feet on the ground after a fun Grogmeet weekend in Manchester centre. I played two and ran one, with a nice slice of meal and pub socialising exquisitely dovetailed between. Throw in a slightly bizarre … Continue reading
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An unexpected return to the Third Horizon
It’s the 11th january and, having just finished my concrete RPG planning for 2025, I’m running an unplanned mini campaign. I expected flagrant deviation, but perhaps not 24 hours after finishing my plans. An end, or extended pause to Tom’s … Continue reading
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