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Cosmic Fated Chronicles of Future Earth
I suppose I hadn’t expected to return to Fate. If you were to base your expected game development time on the games played at conventions, you might sidle up to some Free League, Modiphius 2D20, or Forged in the Dark … Continue reading
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A Summary of 2023 Gaming
Well, another good year of gaming, and the stats don’t lie. Let’s start with actual play and look at the story told by the numbers. In terms of volume, there are a few standout games. For all that it might … Continue reading
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LongCon – Convention Design
As much as I enjoy one-shot convention ttrpgs, I really enjoy the longer form ‘Longcon’, where games last either a whole day, or full weekend. mini-campaign-alicious. I’ve composed some thoughts, which are below. Please feel free to comment, to help … Continue reading
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Furnace Convention XVIII
Our 18th Furnace(!!) was another fun gathering of 65 gamers or so, all together for a packed weekend of top RPGs. As ever the GMs had offered a great variety of inventive games and worlds for us all to explore. … Continue reading
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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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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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Trudvang @ Grogmeet
I had a great time at Grogmeet22, a convention that I managed to do in a day, thanks to the central Manchester location and foregoing some of the other shenanigans that made for a yet fuller weekend experience. It has … Continue reading
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Returning to Trudvang Chronicles
I’ve run Trudvang Chronicles at a couple of conventions now, which doesn’t yet make me especially accomplished with the system, but perhaps has given me enough to understand its quirks. The intricacies of the ‘combat capacity’ system really needs to … Continue reading
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Furnace XVII – a fine weekend of gaming
So, we get to our seventeenth outing! Furnace and The Garrison Hotel have become a part of my life, and perhaps yours? Everything from the long standing staff, familar layout of the rooms, to the TV welcome tune when you … Continue reading
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