Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan (and writer for) the Mythras game system’s “Classic Fantasy” supplement. In the last two years, I have played more of this game than any other. Ever since the release of Mythras, as the reborn edition of “the game formerly known as RuneQuest 6th Edition“, I … Read More →
As my gaming friends know, I have been roleplaying for something like 30 or more years. The roots of my hobby have been documented elsewhere, but over the past two or three years I have been revisiting those roots. It began with a trip into the Red Box of Dungeons & Dragons (1981) and led … Read More →
Whatever your view of Evil Hat Productions, you have to admit that they really know how to run a Kickstarter campaign. With their $1 entry-level pledge offering a draft copy of the first installment of a four-part product, you’re pretty much a loon not to give it a try: after all, if you don’t like … Read More →
When I began gaming, way back in the late ’70s and early ’80s, things were different. Looking back at how we played, both as teenagers and as relatively early-adopters, gaming was in many ways simpler. What is intriguing to me now is that, for all the experience accumulated over the years, the so-called innovations in … Read More →
