Last Friday, I got to have my first session ever of Star Wars RPG: Saga edition. Cool. Of course, there were a few odd little things about how I ran it. First of all, I’m not actually really familiar with the rules yet. Trying to figure out Saga really gave me a glimpse of how a lot of the world deals with RPGs – they … Continue reading Friday gaming – Star Wars
From Logan Bonner’s blog: I like the new rules for the minis game. The previous version had a lot of things that were unlike the RPG in an annoying way (morale, always attacking the nearest) and a faction system that left us with too many minis of creatures PCs wouldn’t fight (which is a problem for people who buy minis for RPG play, but also … Continue reading More blog info
This is a really big and great article from Mat Smith. Have a look and enjoy! Continue reading September D&D Previews
Skirmishes in the Shadowlands – alternative terrain rules for DDM Desert of Desolation – Preview 1 – Reliving the Long Drought The two images are the Capricious Copper Dragon (CG/CE) and the Fire Archon (CE) Continue reading Wizards site updates
From the discussion on EN World, where I posted this: D&D has always been about having its major roles filled – particularly those of Fighter, Cleric and Magic-User. (If you check the early modules, there’s a lot of talk about balanced parties there). D&D 3E not only wants the four roles to be filled, it provided a bunch of other character options that couldn’t provide … Continue reading More on D&D Character Roles
A couple of new points from the Wizards blogs: Logan Bonner: I’m slotted for D&D Minis work for the next several weeks. This will be interesting. I wasn’t all that familiar with the old game, so working on the new one will probably be easier than trying to learn the old one. I think the list for set 17 looks pretty cool. I worked on … Continue reading Blogging
Andy Collins notes in a post on his forum“I hate the fact that if I want to play a ranger, or a monk, or a binder, or yes, even a bard, that I have to make sure that all the “normal” bases are covered in the party first, because my class isn’t good at the basic functions that every party needs. The game doesn’t have … Continue reading D&D Character Roles
I tend to post quite a bit, which might be understating it a tad, and I certainly write a lot of session reports. My reviews have also been generally well received… but why aren’t there more of them? There are two major reasons: The first is this: I find a good review a lot of work. There’s analysis involved, a description of what the game … Continue reading Why I don’t write more reviews
There’s a new Angus & Robertson bookstore in Wendouree village, within walking distance of my work. That’s great – although they don’t have the range of SF/Fantasy that Melbourne has, there’ll still be some things I want to pick up. Unfortunately, I have to put up with the stupidity of Australian book prices. Consider this – the Laurell K. Hamilton mass-market paperback is aus$23. It’s … Continue reading Something is wrong here.
Friday saw another non-Star Wars Saga edition session as Rob was unable to make it. It’s rather irritating to see a long-standing group fall apart because suddenly a number of people find that Real Life(tm) is catching up with them. No idea where Mat is; Dave is working, Daniel is studying, Rob has a family, and so it’s just Adam, Sarah and me. Well, Sarah … Continue reading Weekend thoughts
