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Homeworld 2d20 RPG – Something of a Revelation

Posted on October 15, 2022 by First Age

Something of a cazy notion to pre-order the Homeworld Revelations 2D20 RPG from Modiphius. I have plenty on the shelves already, from Traveller/Cepheus to Infinity 2D20, vectoring at full thrust past some excellent PbtA offerings, Scum & Villainy and lighting … Continue reading →

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Custom System Builder – Creating a Game System in Foundry VTT

Posted on July 17, 2022 by First Age

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

Posted on July 10, 2022 by First Age

 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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Hope in the Darkness – Homeworld: Revelations 2D20

Posted on July 3, 2022 by First Age

 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

Posted on June 15, 2022 by First Age

 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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Conan 2d20 on a Forged Foundry

Posted on May 7, 2022 by First Age

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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Chivalry & Sorcery 2nd Edition

Posted on April 4, 2022 by First Age

This game was my jam in the mid Eighties. We were early adopters and actually gave it a proper go. The idealised feudal detail, with castles to manage, and the societal structures, reflected a ‘realistic’ amount of detail mirrored in … Continue reading →

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Games played during Quarter 1 of 2022

Posted on April 3, 2022 by First Age

  Twenty two in the quarter with two more sneaking in for this weekend, to give me 24 by close of this weekend. Will I make the tonne for the year? D&D 4e will probably dominate as I have much … Continue reading →

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Emergent Campaigns

Posted on March 25, 2022 by First Age

 There has been some discussion in the podverse about the term ‘campaign’ in a roleplay game context. What is a campaign? How up front do your goals for a campaign need to be? How planned in does the framework need … Continue reading →

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RPGs Played in 2022 – February Update

Posted on February 28, 2022 by First Age

  As at 28th Feb A slow start to this year’s gaming, but given a boost by Revelation Convention. My D&D4e game is the main game of the year as expected. As I plan to attend a good number of … Continue reading →

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