My time has recently been sucked away by a video game – Dragon Age: Origins. Bioware bills this game as a dark fantasy roleplaying game, the spiritual successor to the Baldur’s Gate games, and I can see that. It’s also taken a lot of influence, especially for the character interactions, … Continue reading
My friend Chris is running a boardgame demo at Imagine Games on Sunday, December 6, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. He’s going to be showing off Talisman 4th Edition, complete with the Dungeon and Reaper expansions. Strange as it may seem coming from an old geek like me, I’ve … Continue reading
Last night was Friday the 13th, and I felt it appropriate to have the inaugural game of my Hunter: The Vigil game. This game has been a long time coming, and that’s been my fault. First off, I did a collaborative world-building thing with the players, and truth to tell, … Continue reading
We wrapped up the siege of Storm Point yesterday, putting an end to the rebel shadar-kai storyline. I had left the previous game just as the big bad arrived to try and finish off the heroes. Opening the game this session, I started with a bit of flowery description, talking … Continue reading
Sunday was the latest installment of the Storm Point game, and saw the breaking of the siege of Storm Point. After defeating the demons who broke through the city’s magical protections last time, the gang went back to the skill challenges protecting the city. They had reached a tipping point, … Continue reading
Post Tenebras Lux is done. The campaign ran to 5th level for the characters, and ended with them stopping a cult of oni who were using gnolls to harvest children in the Thornwaste in order to feed the power to the Chained God in the Abyss. Success, and good feelings … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes up a game the past few weeks, thanks to my intended change in gaming habits. It’s got me examining that age-old balance in RPGs – system and setting. As I examine games that I might like to run, I look at both … Continue reading
I spent Saturday and Sunday at the 2009 Central Canada Comic Con, running board and card game demos for the good folks at Imagine Games and Hobbies. It was a good time: the con was well-attended and well-organized, and the folks who came by the game tables were all friendly … Continue reading
Central Canada Comic Con 2009 runs this coming weekend, Friday through Sunday, at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. I’m going to be there, demoing board and card games for the good folks at Imagine Games and Hobbies on Saturday and Sunday. What games? Well, here’s a list of what I’ll have … Continue reading
Been pretty quiet around here, hasn’t it? Don’t worry. Things should be picking up again fairly soon. Anyway, last night we had the latest installment of the Storm Point campaign. We joined our heroes in the middle of the siege of Storm Point, after they had just failed the skill … Continue reading
