I was just searching for an article I wrote about playing White Plume Mountain – it turned out I wrote in in 2005! – when the search turned up my name on Wikipedia. Not an entry about myself, but my name being cited as a source for information. In particular, it was a post I made on EN World about Wizards’ plans for D&D Insider and Dragon magazine. … Continue reading Wikipedia and me
Well, the latest of the Classic Doctor Who DVD releases has hit Australia – in a boxed set entitled “Myths and Legends” three stories: The Time Monster, Underworld and Horns of the Nimon. None of them are great stories, although they have some moments, but it moves me three closer to having all the classic serials that still exist. I’m still wondering what they’ll do … Continue reading More DVDs – Joy!
For those Super Hero RPG lovers out there, the 3rd edition of Mutants and Masterminds has just been announced. My experiences with M&M haven’t been the most happy; there are things about the system I really like, but the damage system irritates me massively. (I’m much happier with a simple hit points system). And there are a few totally broken powers. Con drain, I’m looking at … Continue reading Mutants and Masterminds 3rd edition
The latest set of rules updates to D&D 4E are now available on the Wizards website. So, I hear you ask… what are they about? Are they minor? Or do they require the rebuilding of our characters? Well, there’s more major than normal. Not so much for powers being changed, but in a few ways the system works. Those of you who are D&D Insider … Continue reading D&D 4E May Rules Updates
I recently ran a session of my Serenity RPG where the players decided to not to go on either of the plot hooks I expected them to, but instead went to an Alliance shipyard to be refueled. For some reason, they didn’t trust Nishka/Niska to give them the fuel without betraying them somehow. Only problem: I hadn’t defined the shipyard at all! Didn’t even know it was … Continue reading Roleplaying the unexpected
Do you know who Jon New is? He’s the guy behind Talisman Island, a fantastic site to go for people who enjoy this classic game. Anyway, he noticed that I was still using the Black Industries tokens with my set of Talisman rather than those of the latest FFG version. (I bought the BI version, then the FFG Upgrade pack, but it didn’t upgrade everything). So, … Continue reading Awesome people – Jon New
Well, Saturday was a confusing day. It was my regular boardgaming day in town, but I was also set up to run a session of D&D Encounters if there were people wanting to play. Yes, it might be an unsanctioned "catch-up" session or something, but I’ve got my hands on the adventure so I might as well run it in the local store to help … Continue reading More D&D Encounters
The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design has announced the following nominees for the 36th Annual Origins Awards: Card Game The Isle of Dr. Necreaux – Alderac Entertainment Group Martian Fluxx – Looney Labs Poo – Catalyst Game Labs The Stars are Right – Steve Jackson Games Thunderstone – Alderac Entertainment Group Board Game Castle Panic – Fireside Games Endeavor – Z-Man Games Small … Continue reading Origins Awards Nominations 2010
D&D Encounters is a new Organised Play series by Wizards of the Coast to promote Dungeons & Dragons play in stores. However, my original enthusiasm for the project waned and faded when I discovered that the program could only be run on Wednesdays. My local store, which has game space and runs miniatures, boardgames and the occasional D&D event, has a basic problem with running D&D … Continue reading The problems with D&D Encounters
I’m a fan of good science fiction TV shows. I’m especially a fan of good British SF shows. I was quite excited to discover that Channel Nine in Australia would be showing the 2008 series of the BBC SF show, Survivors. Originally created in the 70s by Terry Nation (the guy who created the Daleks for Doctor Who), the reimaging of the show had been … Continue reading SF show Survivors butchered by Channel Nine
