Taran Awakens… It doesn’t matter how much I try to push this idea away, it haunts my dreams and gaming. Having had a couple of people express a small amount of interest in Taran, the fantasy world built upon twelve faces of a massive dodecahedron (think “d12”), it’s time to really start to develop some … Read More →
Category Archives: Fantasy
My Fantasy Hack
Today I took the plunge and, using the two heroes I had created for the HackMaster Basic rules that I mentioned last time, ran a combat against a pair of Goblins. The game was fun, revealed to me the intense coolness that is HackMaster combat, and then… well then… Then I got to thinking about … Read More →
On Three Strands: Fridays, Newbies & Hackmastery
This is something of a news post from the wondrous world of my hobby head. It’s been a weird week or so since my last post. I’ve had a period of holiday and then a return to regular. During this time, however, my butterfly-head has fluttered over myriad points of interest. There are, however, three … Read More →
The One Ring
Few novels have had such a profound effect upon me than the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Growing up, the escapades of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were deeply affecting and inspired many dreams and adventurings of my own. Indeed, Tolkien is probably largely responsible for my becoming a roleplayer at all. Over the years there have … Read More →
