***SPOILER ALERT*** I’m running Tomb of Horrors for this leg of the Storm Point campaign. You may not want to read on if you’re playing the game yourself. ***SPOILER ALERT*** We had a full house at the last Storm Point game ((The previous session, I had run out of prep … Continue reading
This weekend is Central Canada Comic Con, better known as C4 ((I don’t really know if it’s better known by that name, but it is the common abbreviation. Shut up.)). As I have for the past several years, I will be at the convention demoing a wide range of board, … Continue reading
So, you probably know about Kickstarter. And you probably know about the Hillfolk Kickstarter by Robin Laws. Well, as a backer, I received a .pdf copy of the current (post-playtest, pre-final) draft of the rules, and I took a little time to read the game this weekend. I liked what … Continue reading
***Spoiler Warning*** My group and I are playing through the Civil War event book for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, from Margaret Weis Productions. While the course of play may not follow the event book – or the comic books – precisely, there’s going to be a certain amount of stuff that … Continue reading
So, I’ve got a group of players that I’m going to be running through the Civil War event for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, with original characters for all the players. We’ve had a character creation session, and two of the players have produced finished characters. The other two are dragging their feet a … Continue reading
*** Potential Spoilers *** The adventure described below is loosely based on the great sword-and-sorcery novel Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed. I think what happens in the game is probably different enough from what happens in the novel that nothing’s gonna get ruined, but things change in play, and … Continue reading
It’s been a while, huh? Well, without running a regular game, I’ve had less to say than usual. That’s changing now; this past Sunday, I got four of my friends together to create characters. We’re starting the Civil War event for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. I gave the players the option, individually, to … Continue reading
I’m back in the room early tonight, thanks to a nasty headache. Just need some time in the quiet, which is hard to find on the dealer room floor. So, no Games On Demand for me tonight. Today was a pretty good day, all around. I got to read some … Continue reading
First of all, for Tyler, here’s a picture of Night’s Black Agents: And, as a bonus, a picture of The Zalozhniy Quartet: The big thing to talk about today is Shadows of Esteren. This is a game that just finished its Kickstarter for an English edition – the original is … Continue reading
Day one of GenCon 2012 is over. Busy day. Things started pretty wild when they opened the dealer room doors. There’s always a pretty intimidating rush of people, but it seemed like a larger crowd this year. I was grateful to be in the booth, avoiding a trampling. I managed … Continue reading
