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Chivalry & Sorcery 2nd Edition
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
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
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
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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Running Tribes in the Dark
It was great to re-explore Vimary, the ruined city and home to tribal humanity in the post-apocalypse roleplaying game Tribe 8. The impetus to return came from the Quickstart of the new version of the game, powered by John Harper’s … Continue reading
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Fictional Positioning My Arse
And with that I dive into my first go at running a Forged in the Dark (FitD) based game: Tribes in the Dark. This is a long awated return to the Tribe8 setting, which I loved and ran in the … Continue reading
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Truer20
I haven’t been able to resist doing some prep for a future Greyhawk True20 game. True20 keeps calling to me, and this isn’t part of the plan. So, it might be an investment for a later time. The tweaks have … Continue reading
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A Return to Middle Earth
More tingles as the Kickstarter for The One Ring 2e becomes a physical reality, forged to seduce mortal men I wanted to say a bit about why I am excited to see this game re-emerge with an evolved and streamlined … Continue reading
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Hills, Moors and Fantasy RPGs
I had a happy day yesterday, walking the hills and moors around Derwent Edge and the resevoirs below. It’s a favourite site, beautiful surrounds and a mix between clear trails and out of the way walking on the edges. On … 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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