Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 2

"Unique" I try to do something unique with each of my settings. Of course, eventually it's obvious that nothing you do is really unique, and it's all been done.But the operative word above is 'try'. The Old Crown started as a setting for 4e D&D, and it's morphed through FATE and could probably be run … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 2

Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 1

"First" My first tabletop game of D&D (I'd played Baldur's Gate on the PC before) was played at lunchtimes in school.I somehow managed to make a Drizzt Do'Urden clone before I'd even heard of him - a dual-wielding Drow Ranger with a green cloak and dark armour. We played for a few weeks. We were … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 1

Changing up my blogging habits for the next while

I finally got around to looking at the RPGaDay 2019 blogging prompts, so I'll be posting those up for the next little while. Gives me time to work on some other stuff and have it go up when it's ready. I've also started collating my Planescape stuff over at its own page. That will get … Continue reading Changing up my blogging habits for the next while

RPGaDay2018 – Day 27 to 31

Final round. FIGHT!   #RPGaDAY - Day 27! SHARE a great stream / actual play It seems like half the planet is excited to watch Critical Role now. I only started watching a few months ago, and I jumped straight into the second campaign rather than the two-year long first campaign. It's a good show … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 27 to 31

RPGaDay2018 – Day 20 to 26

OK, now we move on to the WHICH questions - #RPGaDay - Day 20! WHICH game mechanic inspires your play the most? I really like FATE's tag and compel mechanic for Aspects, and I like to think in terms of Aspects in other games now too. Keeping an clear idea of a primary core of … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 20 to 26

RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19

Onto part 3 / week 3 but I'm still behind! Oh well, it'll get finished eventually. #RPGaDay2018 - Day 13! DESCRIBE how your play has evolved I think the main change has been familiarity with the hobby and what it involves, and going from slow and nervous start to awesome tabletop badass is natural after … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19

RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19

Onto part 3 / week 3 but I'm still behind! Oh well, it'll get finished eventually.DESCRIBE how your play has evolvedI think the main change has been familiarity with the hobby and what it involves, and going from slow and nervous start to awesome tabletop badass is natural after 18+ years.That being said, introductions to … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 13 to 19

RPGaDay2018 – Day 6 to 12

Well, time for part two of my vague attempt to catch up with RPGaDay 2018. #RPGaDay2018 - Day 6! HOW can players make a world seem real? If a GM has crafts a campaign world, I think its the duty of a player to explore at least a bit of that. But there's also the … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 6 to 12

RPGaDay2018 – Day 0 to 5

So, despite having flagged it as something to keep an eye out for, I still forgot all about RPGaDay this year. Damn. So I guess I'll just start posting late or something? Can't hurt I guess? Since I've missed a bunch, I'm just going to bunch all the posts together into a week at a … Continue reading RPGaDay2018 – Day 0 to 5