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 & Wargame
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
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 13
February 15, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
After a little bit of an interlude, I’m ready to get back to the crew of the Acidic Angel. But the game will be a little different this time around…
Scarlet Hero in the Undercity - Part 3
February 14, 2024
Ruins of the Undercity & Scarlet Heroes
In the spirit of my previous thoughts on Scarlet Heroes, and in keeping with the existing Ruins of the Undercity campaign, I’m going to go back to
Scarlet Hero in the Undercity - Part 2
February 13, 2024
Ruins of the Undercity & Scarlet Heroes & Labyrinth Lord
Last time, Garrison the Fang ventured down into the Ruins of the Undercity (RotU) but found nothing useful. In the end, he decided to return to the
Scarlet Hero in the Undercity - Part 1
February 12, 2024
Ruins of the Undercity & Scarlet Heroes & Labyrinth Lord
I’m taking a bit of an interlude to get back to some old-fashioned dungeon crawling. To do this, I’m using Ruins of the Undercity (RotU) by Kabuki
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 12
February 11, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Starforged & Wargame
It’s time to get the hell off Elyria and find what Swales has been looking for. That said: Easy Mode is over. No more bonuses to XP, credits, and
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 11
February 9, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
Hopefully this is the last turn in which ships are not allowed to leave this planet. And it might even represent the end of Captain Swales’
5 Parsecs From Home - Campaign Turn 10
February 8, 2024
Five Parsecs From Home & Wargame
Our plans to leave Elyria were put on hold by the government that has temporarily barred all ships from leaving due to military operations. The
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