The school B/X Essentials megadungeon game using “The Caverns of Thracia” continues despite many interruptions. This is a report on where we are after six sessions with the game and the evolution of our house rules. … Read More →
Bohemian Rhapsody
Finally got around to going to the cinema to see “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the movie about Queen and Freddie Mercury. Suffice it to say that it was one of the most positive and cathartic experiences I’ve had in many years. For all the undoubted flaws of the film, and at the risk of adding to the hagiographic tone, the presentation of the band touched nerves that I hadn’t realised lay within me … Read More →
Savage Achtung! Cthulhu
The Friday Night Gamers met yesterday and we played a game of Achtung! Cthulhu using the Savage Worlds game system. In short, it was a blast! I’ve had an on-and-off relationship with Savage Worlds over the years. I have always been drawn to the game and appreciated the lighter framework. That said, I’ve never found … Read More →
Soryandum: Into Sunken Veldra, Ep2
This is a largely unedited solo adventure actual play report using Castles & Crusades plus Scarlet Heroes. Soryandum stands on a small island of muddy ground deep inside the ruins of Sunken Veldra. While he intended to explore the smaller of two surface ruins, just to the north-west, a robed stranger has appeared on the far side of a fallen obelisk that has obviously formed a bridge to the larger ruin… … Read More →
