At long last, I managed to play another game of Battletech on the weekend. It was Josh’s and Rich’s first game, but they learnt the rules pretty quickly and, I think, had a great time blowing up my mechs. Two of my mechs suffered Ammo explosions, which was bad. Very bad. Goodbye pilots! Meanwhile, Josh and Rich, playing mechs of Sorenson’s Sabres, completed their mission. … Continue reading Battletech
January Open Grave – this is a book about the undead. February Dungeon Delve – short dungeon adventures playable in a session March P3 Assault on Nightworm Fortress – the third Paragon adventurePlayer’s Handbook II – This is the first book my players will probably want to get; new races, 8 new classes (including Barbarian, Bard, Druid, and Invoker), and other cool stuff. April E1 Death’s … Continue reading 2009 D&D Rulebook & Adventure releases
With us getting back to speed with our roleplaying campaigns, I thought now would be a nice time to discuss the Castle Greyhawk campaign and where it’s going. Because – as you might know by now – I don’t have a clue! The original concept for the game was mostly as a dungeon-delve campaign centred about Castle Greyhawk (using the Castle Zagyg material from TLG), … Continue reading Themes and plotlines in my Friday 4E campaign
I’ve almost played 100 games of Dominion on BSW. Hooray! The game is remaining entertaining, although there are times when interaction ceases and super-combo decks become standard. Just like Magic. Yeah, there are things I don’t miss about Magic. The Chapel (trash up to 4 cards in hand) has proven to be incredibly powerful – especially when taken early game. Getting rid of all the … Continue reading Dominion
Due to one thing or another, my 4E Castle Zagyg campaign has taken a detour into Gary Gygax’s “Hall of Many Panes”, appropriately subtitled “an Adventure of Significant Length”. I picked it up for $10 during the recent TLG liquidation of their LA/d20 products (at the same time that I bought the Upper Works for full price). Although this campaign began in the same tactical … Continue reading 4Eing the Hall of Many Panes
My group finally (after seven sessions) finished Thunderspire Labyrinth. In contrast to the Friday campaign (more on which in a later post), the Sunday campaign has been running in a fairly by-the-book and tactical fashion. Brief summary: Friday: 4e, no minis, more freeform, lots of roleplaying and exploration Sunday: 4e, minis, more combat and tactical play Due to the holiday period, the attendance recently has … Continue reading Thunderspire Oops (some spoilers)
Merry Christmas everyone! I’ve spent my afternoon at Randy’s place, playing board games (surprise, surprise). I’m now at home waiting for Chrismas dinner, which will probably be followed by a few comedy DVDs – I gave my father the complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus set, along with the Christmas episodes of Dad’s Army. Glenda got a trio of Clint Eastwood movies: The Eiger Sanction, Play … Continue reading Christmas
We broke in my shiny new copy of Battlestar Galactica on Monday evening with six of us getting together to take the game through its paces: Randy, Rich, Josh, Adam, Pat and myself. Some eight hours later, we tottered off home, having experienced a couple of the best games we’ve played. Paranoia, co-operation, and a fair deal of brig time had combined to give a … Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: the Board Game
I’m 36 today. The years are speeding by now. I’ve had a very good year, all things considered, although this isn’t my favourite day of it – I’m stuck at work printing report after report. Given that’s also what I was doing yesterday and most of last week, I’m a bit sick of it now. Happily, I’ve got two new boardgames: Dominion (currently #7 on … Continue reading Birthday fun
I’ve picked up on my reading and buying of new books recently. (Hooray!) Here’s a few of the highlights: Chris Evans, A Darkness Forged in Fire, book 1 of the Iron Elves A new US fantasy writer, and he’s written an enjoyable debut book. It’s a military fantasy in a world where a dark force is rising and corrupting certain groups. Interestingly, you have the … Continue reading Books, books, books
