Category Archives: Games

Roleplaying in the Ashes of an Empire

Posted on August 25, 2023 by First Age

Twilight Imperium Embers of the Imperium A Genesys RPG Space Opera Campaign Setting This sourcebook delivers a galaxy spanning space opera for Genesys, taken from the strategic board game. In 290 attractively laid out pages, a GM is given all … Continue reading →

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More Hjältarnas Tid Actual Play

Posted on July 5, 2023 by First Age

Not quite a once and done then! It was nice to get Hjältarnas tid out to the table once more at TavernCon. The game ran very smoothly, demonstrating most of the key concepts, or at least as many as I could … Continue reading →

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2023 – Half Way There Games Tally

Posted on July 3, 2023 by First Age

Can it be July?! As I try not to look at the Free League games sale on their store, I have opportunity to reflect on where I have got to with 2023 games. With both the D&D campaigns ending during … Continue reading →

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Shadow of the Sorcerer – Session #2

Posted on June 1, 2023 by First Age

With a Session 0/1 under our belts, and some intriguing characters needing adventure, our Conan 2D20 RPG mini-campaign got properly underway last night. Our heroes, of appropriately loose character, are off to steal a jewel artefact from the house of … Continue reading →

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Aldland of the Kall

Posted on May 25, 2023 by First Age

 I’m hoping to run a simple scenario from Burning Light Press,  ‘A Royal Treat’. at conventions during this year, using Hjältarnas Tid instead of D&D5e. It’s a simple enough tale, with some nice pressured interactions and a fun moral decision point. … Continue reading →

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Setting for Age of Heroes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by First Age

With the ‘Age of Heroes‘ rules now under my belt, it is perhaps time to consider setting and adventure. With the assumption that we are looking at High Fantasy in the KSR style, it leaves wide vistas of places to … Continue reading →

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Klassiskt Svenskt Rollspel – KSR

Posted on April 11, 2023 by First Age

Still bamboozled by OSR? Well, that’s alright, because you can leave that behind you and take up the standard for KSR! What is ‘Classic Swedish Roleplay’ and why does it have such a grip on me?  Let’s start with Anders … Continue reading →

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Hjältarnas Tid (The Age of Heroes)

Posted on April 9, 2023 by First Age

My Swedish fantasies have been further extended to another light and inventive take on BRP, ‘Hjältarnas Tid‘ (The Age of Heroes). Without any translation available in English, this became my first foreign language RPG purchase. I was enamoured by the … Continue reading →

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An Emergent Beginning and a Triumphant Finale for D&D 4e

Posted on March 18, 2023 by First Age

 And so, after more than two years and fifty sessions of play, my Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition game has come to an end. What started as a planned short series of sessions to see how this edition played, it … Continue reading →

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Heroic Fantasy 2e – Playtest and Progress

Posted on March 14, 2023 by First Age

The playtest for Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition is now well underway, with my players exploring the Forest of Margreve in Kobold Press’ Midgard setting. I’m aiming for half a dozen or so sessions to test out the balance of the … Continue reading →

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