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Heroic Fantasy 2e Updates
My Black Hack based ‘Heroic Fantasy’ game continues to see play online and in the real. In the background I’m continuing to develop it, and consider where I might take it in the longer term. For now, it has been … Continue reading
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Updates to Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition
I’ve completed a quick and fairly minor update to Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition. The changes are found in the digital PDF on DrivethruRPG. The changes are predominently typos and some wording changes, plus a restructure of the Magic Chapter introduction, … Continue reading
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QuestWorlds
Chaosium’s QuestWorlds RPG has now arrived in POD at DrivethruRPG. I have a long history with the Hero Wars and HeroQuest game line, with my favourite being the excellent Mythic Russia. Although I will be applying a slightly more traditional … Continue reading
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Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition
After some protracted print proof tennis, the update to Heroic Fantasy, in PDF and softback book, has been published on DrivethruRPG here: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461381/heroic-fantasy-2nd-edition. The second edition is resplendent with new art, layout, and expanded with new kin, archetypes, magic and monsters. … Continue reading
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A Summary of 2023 Gaming
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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Setting for Age of Heroes
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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Heroic Fantasy 2e – Playtest and Progress
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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Heroic Fantasy 2e – Shaping Up
This may prove to be first in a series of posts on the progress of the Heroic Fantasy to a 2nd edition. Based on The Black Hack, Heroic Fantasy was my bash at getting a rules light heroic fantasy game … Continue reading
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Hope Valley Line Fantasy
The journey from my local station, Dore and Totley, to Manchester Picaddily, along the Hope Valley line is my favourite train ride. Travelling off-peak and through Peaks is quiet, giving me a table to myself on the newer Northern trains. … Continue reading
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My Gaming Year in 2022
I trust you have had a good year, and also a good year of RPG gaming? At an end of year reflective mood, I thought I’d give my 2022 RPG year in review, with the highs and the highers. As … Continue reading
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