Undead Without Number - Session 3
March 24, 2024
Krevborna & Worlds Without Number & Mythic GME & The Monster Overhaul
Brother Erlan, a militant priest who fights the undead, is in Oakside investigating a series of attacks by undead. After uncovering the local
Undead Without Number - Session 2
March 21, 2024
Krevborna & Worlds Without Number & Mythic GME
After all that work to set things up (seriously, there was a lot of fucking around to get to a game setup I was happy with), I definitely want to
Undead Without Number - Session 1
March 19, 2024
Worlds Without Number & Krevborna & Mythic GME & D30 Sandbox Companion
While waiting for some other materials to arrive, I decided to upgrade a bit from Scarlet Heroes to use the Worlds Without Number rules from the
The Cryptorum - Session 5
March 14, 2024
Cinderheim & OD&D & Swords & Wizardry
Rather than (mostly) randomly stocking a dungeon as I go, this play session will involve using a randomly-generated dungeon from Donjon. While
The Cryptorum - Session 4
March 12, 2024
Cinderheim & OD&D & Swords & Wizardry
This should really be the final foray into this part of the dungeon. The adventurers will head back in one more time to scout out the arena and find
The Cryptorum - Session 3
March 11, 2024
Cinderheim & OD&D & Swords & Wizardry
As the adventurers prepare for their third delve into the Cryptorum, there are a few preparatory things to dig into. It would be useful to have
The Cryptorum - Session 2
March 9, 2024
Cinderheim & OD&D & Ruins of the Undercity & Swords & Wizardry
In the hellish desert of Cinderheim, where the demon sun beats down on the land, a group of adventurers seeks to win riches and glory, and perhaps a
The Cryptorum - Session 1
March 8, 2024
Cinderheim & OD&D & Swords & Wizardry
I’ve still been doing some solo play, including some abortive attempts with Maze Rats (which I’ll try again in a different way). But inspired by
Cinderheim - Session 4
March 2, 2024
Cinderheim & Scarlet Heroes & Searchers of the Unknown & Mythic GME & The Monster Overhaul
In what I expect will be the final session of this mini-campaign, Nammah the Butcher has allied herself with Thornscale the dracolich in part to
Cinderheim - Session 3
March 1, 2024
Cinderheim & Scarlet Heroes & Searchers of the Unknown & Mythic GME & The Monster Overhaul
Continuing to experiment in Cinderheim means I’m going to give Mythic GME a spin here for some questing by Nammah the Butcher, a first-level mage.
Cinderheim - Session 2
February 29, 2024
Cinderheim & Scarlet Heroes & Trilemma & The Monster Overhaul & Searchers of the Unknown
The first session in Cinderheim turned out to be something of a funnel, with only one member of a 3-person party surviving: Nammah the Butcher, a
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 20
February 28, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
All of their preparations and searching have come down to this moment. This is the culmination of a quest that started back on Campaign Turn 15. The
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 19
February 27, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
This is almost certainly the penultimate campaign turn, as (with Swales back in action) the crew can take this quest mission to pinpoint the
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 18
February 26, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
Time to move on - we know where to go next in this quest to get the genetically engineered creature to safety. It’s going to be dangerous, though!
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 17
February 25, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
One thing about the Quest Progression system is that it doesn’t specify a need to go to a new world, so I’m going to stay here on Nivelle IV until
5 Parsecs from Home - Campaign Turn 16
February 23, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
The crew is smuggling a funky little guy, a genetically-engineered creature that a scientist is trying to get to a safer location. They successfully
Cinderheim - Session 1
February 22, 2024
Cinderheim & Perilous Wilds & The Monster Overhaul & Searchers of the Unknown
I’d like to dig into some dungeons again. I’ve done this a few times without blogging it because sometimes writing out descriptions is more work
RPGs vs Wargames
February 20, 2024
Meta & The Doomed & 5 Parsecs from Home & OD&D & Wargames
Over the last month or two, the combat in games like 5 Parsecs from Home and The Doomed has felt much more satisfying for me than traditional RPG
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 15
February 19, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Tome of Adventure Design & Wargame
One of my favorite things about this game (and the others I play and document here) is emergent narrative. Taking a bunch of random results and
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 14
February 17, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
The previous mission went fine despite the increased difficulty. I had a few worries here and there - that Specialist was tough as nails - but never
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