I recently got to play Vampire: the Masquerade for the first time since 2011/12 and, at the end of the first session, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to continue playing or not. It was a fun game, and I enjoyed playing a Nosferatu for the first time, but I spent time over a few … Continue reading Social Contracts
Category: play report
Dima the Crow at level 3
So another session and another level, not so much combat this session, but I picked up a magical violin that looks pretty, which fits the "no, I'm a bard, honest" theme I had going. So I can ditch the wooden flute I had now. I still have that annoyingly cursed dagger though. Where to next? … Continue reading Dima the Crow at level 3
Dima the Crow after play
Curiosity killed the cat. I think Dima needs to learn this. So, the first session went fine. Standard wander along a road, get to know the other players and their characters. All went well really, and we ended up in a big town and levelled up. Great. So I looked at my options and realised … Continue reading Dima the Crow after play
The Samurai Wedding adventure recap, part 1
So, ignore the Topaz Championship that I ran a while ago. I'll throw up a proper outcome of that later (none of the PCs won, though they did all come pretty high up in the rankings). After the Topaz Championship, the three Crab PCs were given honour guard duty - the niece of Hida Kisada … Continue reading The Samurai Wedding adventure recap, part 1
L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 2
For part one, see here. We started the session a little late, owing to using the gang to move some boxes over to my new house before we began. Also, pizza. It might be very apparent that I've made the tournament a lot bigger. The players all decided they wanted to play as Crab, so … Continue reading L5R 4E Topaz Championship session 2
Chapter I: The True Accounts and Adventuries of Grozny de Gronzi, Kingmaker.
Chapter II shall begin, against my personal custom, at the beginning rather than the end. The story begins better much later on, but I know that some of you prefer it this way.So.I was born and grew up in a small village of the Forest of Gronzi. Its name is unimportant to you, but it … Continue reading Chapter I: The True Accounts and Adventuries of Grozny de Gronzi, Kingmaker.
More ideas clamouring for attention
So here's a little overview of what's currently bubbling in my head:A game set in a world where the Roswell Incident was the site of Earth's first extraterrestrial encounter, not a crash. Ship landed, aliens surveyed and encountered locals, contacted mothership and decided to stay. It is now the 70s or 80s (or now, not … Continue reading More ideas clamouring for attention
Kingsmead update and a new system!
Well, since I haven't managed to post anything here since January, and since ignoring those two short posts, since October, I suppose it's only right I update here again.Especially since I've run another bit of a playtest, this time with a new rules system that I've been working on. One which emphasises the roleplaying aspect … Continue reading Kingsmead update and a new system!
First experiences with Traveller
I know I said I'd recap Dresden. I promise this will happen. It's just not happening today.This week it was decided that I'd run something, rather than just play along. Great says I, I have many of these things which people call ideas. Here are some of them. And then the players picked them apart, … Continue reading First experiences with Traveller
Guest starring the Priest
The Priest made his first appearance in a long while to our weekly game, so here's a brief overview of what happened.The Mortal was in The Bar, along with the Tanninomancer, despite their history of not getting along. The Priest walked in, having felt an impending doom. He recognises the Mortal from many many months … Continue reading Guest starring the Priest
Dresden Update
So what's happening in the Dresden game?The Lycanthrope is out of town, trying to track down someone named Sharkey. The Mayor has meanwhile made his presence, and corruption, known to the Mortal.The Apprentice has repaired the stuffed rabbit that may or may not still contain the ghost of the old necromancer. She has also apologised … Continue reading Dresden Update
Setting as yet unrevealed
I've been working on a blog post for a while about the sci-fi setting I have in my head. Unfortunately, it gives away far too much about the setting because it says which novel series I'm ripping off. And then the players would be able to research things. (Though I have some suspicions right now … Continue reading Setting as yet unrevealed
New Year, New Dresden Files Campaign
It's the new year, so we began a new story arc in our Dresden Files characters' lives.First up, the underhanded criminal duo, the Mortal and the Lycanthrope, have become fine upstanding businessmen, owning several nightclubs and bars. Although, they do of course have a side dealing in supplying places they don't own with narcotics of … Continue reading New Year, New Dresden Files Campaign
Sands of FATE development
Hello potential new readers.My pseudo-Arabian Nights game is currently sitting in a folder on my desktop marked Sands of FATE. I'm not happy with the name, it's far too close to Strands of Fate, but it will do for now whilst I continue the development.I've run a couple of playtest games with my Dresden Files … Continue reading Sands of FATE development
Wrapping up the Dresden Files from before the winter break
Ok, so I've gotten a little lax with posting this past little while. Blame a whole slew of things, but mostly Skyrim. It's been far too long to write a detailed account of what exactly happened, but I can detail it with some obvious highlights.The Mexican got a lot closer to the horrorific wildfae Bill … Continue reading Wrapping up the Dresden Files from before the winter break
Wednesday Dresdnesday
Yes, I mispelt the title on purpose! This week a very interesting time was had in Nevermore. Also, mildly scary. I'll begin with the new character, who had to leave early and didn't get to interact with the rest of the group. We shall call him Mr Demon. Guess what he does? Mr Demon works … Continue reading Wednesday Dresdnesday
Yet more Dresden
I'm a bit behind on collecting together my thoughts, but here's the recap of Wednesday's session.Crazy Mexican sorcerer attends the Priest's first mass in his new chapel. It does not go well for the mostly elderly congregation, as their hearing aids cease to function due to hexing. Priest is most unimpressed, but after mass gets … Continue reading Yet more Dresden
More Dresden
Another week and another adventure in Nevermore Baltimore. This time things got a little more interesting.A new player joined us, setting himself up as a new priest in town. I spent my time looking for faeries and any and all information on them.Mexican sorcerer knew about them, had talked to them, and we somehow ended … Continue reading More Dresden
Dresden Files: My first impressions of FATE
Today I finally got to use the FUDGE dice I ordered a few months ago when I sat down to my first game of Dresden Files.The setting is based on that presented in the books by Jim Butcher, namely a modern fantasy incorporating modern city folk, some film noir tropes, and magic both fun and … Continue reading Dresden Files: My first impressions of FATE
Story of a Young Bushi: My first impressions of L5R (written circa 2006)
(Originally published December 1st 2006)Otaku Kiyomaro saw to his family's horses. They would need to be prepared for the spring and the long ride home.The Winter Court of this Lion clan stronghold had been largely uneventful. Peace reigned, families met, clans exchanged words which would no doubt lead to fighting come the following autumn, a … Continue reading Story of a Young Bushi: My first impressions of L5R (written circa 2006)
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