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Cypher Jorune
I’m in midst preparation for UK Games Expo, which lands next weekend. It’s always a lot of fun getting your games together, not least because, often, I find that I am re-exploring and re-discovering games systems and settings that have … Continue reading
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Characters for Dramaguhl
I’ve been writing again, which I had hoped would happen whilst I was on holiday this week. I’ve missed getting words down and the move away from the intensity of work has freed me up a little. Mostly I’ve been … Continue reading
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A Storm Eternal
I’m running a game of ‘A Storm Eternal’ at Seven Hills in a couple of weeks. I plan to allow the players to provide the portentous underpinning of our saga. I wrote some playbook introduction text for each of the … Continue reading
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Numenera
I dip in and out of Numenera and have used it frequently as a convention game which it is well suited for. A simple system with some avoidable gotchas that let me narrate and go with the flow as I … Continue reading
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Speeding By
What, February? How so? The squeeze is on at work, but I cleave to my resolutions as much as possible and balance is approximated. The weekends are proving an island of chill and I look forward to them greatly. Me … Continue reading
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Resolutions
I must say that, on balance, 2016 happened to be a good year for me and family. If I could be lucky enough to have another one as fortuitous in the snatch of time ahead then I will be doing … Continue reading
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2016 Gaming Year
Many of my highlights are already held on my blog below. I post infrequently, but I’m glad I setup to capture some moments and drop into a little more detail away from the frenetic pace and immediacy of social media. … Continue reading
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Conan – Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of
And lo, in the time of Kickstarters, I did succumb mightily, and parted with many coins for Modiphius’ new 2d20 based Conan Roleplaying game. So it is, after an age undreamed of, they have, eventually, released a Beta PDF of … Continue reading
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Heroic Fantasy
Sometimes things take a bit of a life of their own. You might think you are in control, but the creative process and the collaboration can breathe such life into a project that the tight reins of control slip and … Continue reading
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