Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you have a lovely day. It’s a lovely day down here… And yes, that’s really where I live! Continue reading Merry Christmas!
OSR Review: Starter Adventures
There seems to be a trend starting of Old School products advertising themselves for D&D 5E on DriveThruRPG despite the author spending no time to familiarise themselves with the 5E rules or, indeed, even offering any 5E-compatible rules. Starter Adventures, by Tim Shorts, is in that category. The rules are pure Swords & Wizardry, a variant of original D&D. Interestingly, it bears the copyright date … Continue reading OSR Review: Starter Adventures
AD&D Review: The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting
The World of Greyhawk boxed set originally came out in 1983, a few years after the original folio edition of 1980. At the time, it was a really impressive product. Two big poster maps showing the world, and two softcover booklets – one 80 pages, the other 48 pages – detailing the world. The first book, the Guide to the World of Greyhawk, described the … Continue reading AD&D Review: The World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting
Khans of Tarkir Sealed Pool
I play a fair bit of Magic: the Gathering in addition to my board-gaming and role-playing. This evening, I competed (I used the term very loosely) in a Khans of Tarkir Sealed Daily event. My card pool was… underwhelming. Have a look: It’s not that the pool doesn’t have bombs – it certainly does, especially with Crater’s Claws and Duneblast. The trouble is that the … Continue reading Khans of Tarkir Sealed Pool
Upcoming Saturday gaming sessions
My Saturday gaming is likely to remain fairly similar to how it has been the last few years, except I’m probably going to drop the late-evening AD&D/Cthulhu/Whatever role-playing for some board-gaming – at least in the early part of the year. I’m not entirely sure which weeks we’ll miss over Christmas, but at present the schedule looks something like this: Saturday 20th December – D&D … Continue reading Upcoming Saturday gaming sessions
Role-playing Games I’ve played
RPG Geek is currently having a little micro-badge awarding thread based on a rather interesting topic: How many RPGs have you played or run? In the thirty-odd years I’ve been playing RPGs, I’ve not amassed a list that is extremely long; I’d normally categorize myself as a D&D specialist, although there are certainly periods when I’ve played other RPGs. The lists I created for the … Continue reading Role-playing Games I’ve played
Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 15
We did a reconfiguration of the tables this session to account for players who have dropped out. There is one fewer table now; our numbers are generally stable around 30 players each week, which seems more sustainable into the future. My own table is nominally at six players, although Lewis couldn’t make this session so we only had five players this session. My table is … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 15
Adventure Review: The Kingdom of Karak
The Kingdom of Karak is the latest 5E release of Mithgarthr Entertainment. (Their previous adventure was The Mines of Valdhum, reviewed here). This product is a combination sourcebook and adventure, containing an overview of the world, details on new monsters and spells, and a short adventure. The world’s background is relatively basic, with hints of potential adventures. Interestingly, the five gods this book describes are … Continue reading Adventure Review: The Kingdom of Karak
Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #3
“Hamster justice cannot be ignored, ugly man!” Yes, it’s time for the latest instalment of the Legends of Baldur’s Gate series, in which we get to see the upper half lives in Baldur’s Gate. Did I say “half”? I meant tenth, or less. Of course, Minsc doesn’t need an invitation to get into a ball, although his explanation to the usher as to why he’s … Continue reading Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #3
Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Creation
Well, at last the Dungeon Master’s Guide has been released, which allows all of us playing D&D 5E to finally have the full system and start properly evaluating what it is and what it does. My first impressions of the DMG? Pretty favourable. I’ve been spending a lot of time with the system for creating monsters and – in particular – assigning their Challenge Ratings. … Continue reading Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Creation