Yesterday was cool: Pete and I got together and, once we’d chewed the fat about gaming for a couple of hours, played through the first Alternity playtest scenario. It was a fun introduction to the system, albeit with details that have changed in the current playtest document. We escaped (barely) the “Institute” and, along the … Read More →
Yesterday, following on from an unexpected sequence of events, I took the time to take a look at MicroLite74. Written by Randall S. Stukey, this is a roleplaying game built from the “Primary Fantasy SRD rules” to: “recreate the style and feel of that very first (‘0e’) fantasy roleplaying game published back in 1974 without … Read More →
I’ve decided that the first scenario in my game will involve investigating what is widely believed to be an old cairn from the days of the Ancient Men. Some farmer who lives near the cairn is having problems and the Jarl has been asked to help. Jarl Osvald has spoken to Havamal who, in turn, … Read More →
As is my way, I woke this morning in a reflective mindset but determined to look forward toward 2018. The words I wrote at the beginning of 2017 echo clearly: “this post is an opportunity to discuss hopes“. As before, I’d like to elucidate on the three topics that this blog tends to focus upon: … Read More →
