Reading the Shadowrun 5th Edition GM Advice Chapter
Last night I cracked open the Shadowrun 5th Edition (SR5) book for about a half hour read before wandering into my dream land filled with dragons, knights, cherries, princesses and funny pastel...
View ArticleThe Hand of God!
I am still reading Shadowrun and I have moved on to the Helps and Hindrances chapter. I have read through the section on grunts and really like the use of them in a simplified format should speed...
View ArticleBreak Night
Mage Knight!As we finished up the destruction of Ydersius' skull last week in Pathfinder we are swinging back toward the Skull and Shackles campaign again. To have a bit of a breather, refresh...
View ArticleThe Night of Mage Knight!
Last night we had a board game night as a break. We played a couple of games of Dungeon! which was really great fun. I died three times in it, nobody else died once. I have never laughed so hard at...
View ArticlePathfinder NPC: Denthen of Andoran
Denthen - image has no copyright taken from BritishLibrary free image sourceDenthen is a Kasatha (Bestiary 4) seeking his way home to the planes that bases himself in Andoran initially hoping to find...
View ArticleA Conquest Game of Mage Knight Played Solo
I am showing a bit of the play details from Mage Knight the board game. I had organised a two player game but the second player fell through so this turned into a solo game that worked really...
View ArticleThe Erudite (A sample race from my game Detritus)
Hi all. I have been working a bit at a time on my game where I can. I offer up here a sneak peak of one of the five races that will be in the game. Let me know what you think of the write up in the...
View ArticleMade A Decision About My Next Gaming Venture
I had a question asked of me a few weeks back asking if I would be running any further Adventure Paths once I was done with the Reign of Winter game. I stated at the time that I would see what was...
View ArticleZounds! I Had A Great Taster For A Fantasy Game
So, this morning I had a game pretty much organised around me to play in a fantasy game with a couple of friends from America. The game is Zounds! and it utilises the SFX system created by +Joshua...
View ArticlePirating Goodness Abounds
As a group my in-person game has headed back to the Skull and Shackles and we are having an absolute ball! The party finds it refreshing due to the self paced nature of the game and I love this...
View ArticleResuming the Role of Decimus
Last year, one of the highlights of my gaming was joining in a game about roman legionnaires in Britain. I played the role of a hard headed Optio from Gaul in FATE accelerated and the group we played...
View ArticlePathfinder Module Review: The Dragon's Demand
The moduleSo it appears I am a sucker for advertising. In one of my envelopes that I received an Adventure Path module in I got some of Paizo's postcard sized advertising and it had a blurb on this...
View ArticleDungeonslayers
I was reading the free fantasy RPG Dungeonslayers yesterday and was having a great time of it. It is a very simplistic system that has a large amount of customisation about it. It is well worth a...
View ArticleSometimes You Just Need To Let The Pictures Do the Talking
Last nights game of Skull and Shackles was much fun. Several naval battles and some costuming. Here are the photos. Please enjoy!The last battle involved three shipsAnother pirate had just disabled...
View ArticleHero Sheets are Looking to Implement GM Tools
I see the value in the Hero Sheets setup and have featured them on the blog a couple of times before. Well, I need to put this out there again! It appears that Hero Sheets are looking to add some GM...
View ArticleCreating Your Character : Incremental or Immediate?
I am an old school role player. I played in the eighties through to now and my base in the eighties have inured me to a certain style of gaming. But I am curious of the new school style of game and...
View ArticleSome Really Exciting Reviews On Their Way
I have been a little on the quiet side this week and here is why. I am reviewing three products that I am super excited to tell you all about. I am lining up interviews with the developers as I type...
View ArticleMortality in RPG's
I have recently started following a gentleman that I gamed with (Zounds! game) called +hurdygurdymanna (John) and today he came out with a blog that prompted a little bit of thought from me. You see,...
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