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Looking Back and Forward to 2022
This is a gaming review and some thoughts on what 2022 might bring for me. For context, I retire at the end of March 2022, so I will have much more time for everything, includng the gaming hobby. We head … Continue reading
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Con4eR 2 Prep
I organise an occasional 4th Editon D&D online convention and our next outing is coming soon. Time for some prep!
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A Long Form Pause
A synchronicity of play has brought both my long running campaigns to a brief reflective pause. Pathfinder 2e is more than 40 sessions in, and we are enjoying Adevnture Path blending, exploring exciting sessions of play whilst delving into the … Continue reading
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Furnace XVI In Person
Furnace Convention has returned to the Garrison Hotel for a weekend of games, my goodness it was great to be back! We decided to hold the convention fully in the physical as a starter to our return to what we … Continue reading
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Character Premise
Player characters with a premise are easier to play as distinct and deeper personas, with a story to tell in the game you are playing. A premise is a prior set of statements from which a plot develops and has … Continue reading
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Eventide
I’m having some innocent fun with Traveller setting building, just as a thought exercise and to squeeze some creative juices. This was precipitated by the acquisition of the new Cepheus Deluxe, a really wonderful version of Traveller. I talk about … Continue reading
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Starships Riding Fire Across The Sky
Starships riding fire across the sky. Heroes and villains exchanging laser fire. Desperate spacers struggling against an alien monstrosity. Vast planetary vistas, flying cities, moonscapes, mad robots, and first encounters. In short: high-action science-fiction adventure that stimulates your sense of … Continue reading
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D100 like it’s 1986
I’ve had an old times blast today. Inspired by Che Webster’s Roleplay Rescue Podcast, episode 911, I have gone back to old roots and started to build a Chaosium ‘Basic Roleplaying’ game that feels right to me. I suggest 1986, … Continue reading
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Danger in Highfort Pass
A Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition game set in Kallahn. With the eastern lands of the Kal crumbling to remorseless Kestolian pressure, Haldun, King of Thrail, has commissioned you to uncover a new threat to the north. The pass through … Continue reading
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