Category Archives: Games

Playing The Chronicles of Future Earth

Posted on May 13, 2024 by First Age

 I had a great time at the North Star SF ttrpg convention weekend in Sheffield, UK. I ran the Swallower of Souls adventure for the new Chronicles of Future Earth RPG, powered by the Cosmic Fate rules.  Cosmic Fate is … Continue reading →

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Fulsome Gaming – one third into 2024

Posted on April 29, 2024 by First Age

 With the first third of the year almost through, I thought I’d reflect on some gaming stats so far, and serve as a compliment to my recent ‘Walk on by‘ post. Although apparently on the melancholy side, ‘Walk on by’ … Continue reading →

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Walk on by

Posted on April 27, 2024 by First Age

 Yesterday I got a particularly severe bout of ‘I am never going to be able to play this game again’. Time and opportunity are the main culprits, but I thought it interesting as to which games sprung to mind, and … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Fated Chronicles of Future Earth

Posted on April 17, 2024 by First Age

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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Earthdawn: The Age of Legends

Posted on March 5, 2024 by First Age

I’m a big fan of Nathan Russell’s Freeform Universal RPG rules, especially as found in the draft 2nd edition and found expression in a range of games such as: Neon City Overdrive, Tomorrow City and others. Neat D6 dice pool … Continue reading →

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Gods RPG

Posted on January 13, 2024 by First Age

Arkhane Asylum’s Gods RPG has finally landed, lost in Kickstarter sludge for a number of years (I think). The game has a Quickstart on DrivethruRPG, and will become more generally available in February. An early, first pass read, looks very … Continue reading →

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Bloodwood

Posted on January 2, 2024 by First Age

A few sessions of fantasy gaming on offer. Streamed to YouTube. Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition (The Black Hack based) 3-4 sessionsFortnightly Thursday 14:00 GMTSession Zero: Thursday, February 8th, 14:00 GMT Your adventurous company are travelling North to Redstone, protecting Atticus, … Continue reading →

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A Summary of 2023 Gaming

Posted on December 18, 2023 by First Age

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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A Company of Heroes

Posted on December 5, 2023 by First Age

Whilst running Dragonbane at conventions, and for a delightful home group on Foundry VTT, I’m side hustling a few other game ideas that I’d like to do something with. In particular, I am busting to give Freeform Universal 2e a … Continue reading →

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Neon City Overdrive at Seven Hills 2024

Posted on December 1, 2023 by First Age

I’m glad to be able to attend Seven Hills this year, one of a brace of great ttrpg conventions in Sheffield, UK. The convention has a theme to guide GMs who submit games. the theme for 2024 will be ‘Punk’. … Continue reading →

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