"Share" This is a tough one. I thought about pulling some stuff together on GM Binder, but I'm really not there with most of it, and even trying to make it look vaguely nice too was a hassle.I thought about trying to collaborate on something, but that would involve finding someone who wanted to, and … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 4
Tag: writing
Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 3
"Engage" Sometimes I find it hard to engage with my players. Sometimes I find it hard to engage with a setting as a player.It happens. But I'm actively trying to do better at both.With the pandemic happening, I'm taking some online training to upskill a little for work. Mostly it's public speaking and interview skills … Continue reading Late to the party: RPGaDay 2019 prompt 3
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
Planescape IV – draft rules for Factions part 2 – Doomguard
Time for one of the longest posts I've written! OK, so let's design some new Faction rules.We'll start with a look at the Doomguard, because I think this one is pretty easy - when we look at the rules from the Planescape Boxed set anyway. Eligibility: All races and alignments accepted - but not clerics … Continue reading Planescape IV – draft rules for Factions part 2 – Doomguard
A quick explanation of another sudden change
Tried Squarespace. Didn't like it. No support for sidebars, harder to organise stuff, multiple posts lost without the option to rollback. A pain. So back to WordPress.
First post on the new site
Well, here we are. I’ve been toying with the idea of moving stuff to a new address for a while now. Actually try and engage with a more professional look than the WordPress free account can give me. So why the move now? Well, everyone is trying new things during the global pandemic and lockdown.I’d … Continue reading First post on the new site
Back after a long break
So, it's been a while! I still have a couple of posts to finish up with Loge and Planescape. There won't be any more going forward after that.Over Christmas, our DM passed, so we had a bit of a rejig. And then, after calling out one of our players on a particularly homophobic joke (it … Continue reading Back after a long break
No time to write
This might be a bit of a short post. Various bits of not much going on at the moment. I have a post for Loge and Planescape to get sorted but I'm waiting on a message from the DM to round out some social events that got skipped in the interest of play time. I … Continue reading No time to write
Three Hundred Posts
OK, so that's a milestone I suppose. Three hundred posts in a few years. More recently I started writing two a week, but that's currently fallen by the wayside. I'm going to try and get back into something every week at least, or that's the plan. Might take a while though!
A break from creativity
So I've had a bit of a break from the creative itch for a while there. Between work and looking after a newborn and moving everyone into a new house, things have been hectic. But I'm going to try and set aside a little time for me so that I can keep blogging. So what … Continue reading A break from creativity
Writer’s Block
I don't exactly have writer's block. I have a long list of drafts ready and waiting, filled with notes that need fleshing out. I'm just lacking some inspiration to actually flesh them out. I've got the next post for Come Hell or High Water to write, and Loge's next Planescape adventure, as well as another … Continue reading Writer’s Block
Free RPG day 2018
Well, another year, and another opportunity missed. I really need to start getting ahead and planning these things. I missed International Tabletop day too. I have a habit of missing these things. I think I've only ever played a game on exactly one of those days. I might have once managed to play a board game … Continue reading Free RPG day 2018
Power cut-induced creativity
So due to Storm Ophelia, I had to stay home from work today, and then we lost power for a few hours. It's back now, but it meant I actually found time to write. So here's what I came up with at the time. Since I find myself stuck in a house with a … Continue reading Power cut-induced creativity
Z is for: Zaibatsu
Whilst many Megacorps are run by a board of directors drawn from their different subsidiaries, the corporations called Zaibatsu are instead controlled by individual families. These families may act as a board of directors, running the holding company that manages its subsidiaries, and therefore they share a great deal with the other Megacorps. The subtle … Continue reading Z is for: Zaibatsu
Y is for: the Yellow Plague
The most recent health epidemic to sweep the world, the Yellow Plague was killing hundreds of people daily across the globe as recently as a few years ago. Related to Streptococcus pyogenes, which even in the early 21st century was killing 500,000 people a year, the Yellow Plague was much more effective at harming the … Continue reading Y is for: the Yellow Plague
X is for: Xenophon
Following a series of political, social and environmental disasters, the former state of Greece fell into civil war. One of the factions that arose called itself the Ten Thousand, modelled on the ancient army of the same name. Espousing a fascist ideal in their interpretation of Ancient Greece, a country they claimed direct heritage from, … Continue reading X is for: Xenophon
W is for: the rest of the World
Africa: United by the African Union, the nations of Africa have come together to build several Pan-African projects, including the continent's own space elevator and a reforestation effort at the edges of the Sahara. Economic ties with Europe and the Americas have slowly been replaced with projects funded by the UN, Asian interests and the … Continue reading W is for: the rest of the World
V is for: Vehicular transport
From the solar array atop the beanstalk, cheap electrical energy is available across the Pacific, with interchangeable, rechargeable batteries powering most vehicular transport, from motorbikes and buses to speedboats and ferries. Private transport is mostly used by the rich, though autonomous vehicles acting as a taxi service help get individuals from point A to B … Continue reading V is for: Vehicular transport
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