RPGs, Uncategorized

New Licensed RPGs – The One Ring, Marvel Superheroes, and Star Wars

We’re about to hit our next set of licensed RPGs. In particular, Cubicle 7 (the folks behind the superb Doctor Who RPG) are releasing The One Ring, a RPG set in Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Meanwhile, Margaret Weis Productions are releasing a Marvel Superhero RPG. And, some time in the future, Fantasy Flight Games will do a new Star Wars RPG. Well, here you have three … Continue reading New Licensed RPGs – The One Ring, Marvel Superheroes, and Star Wars

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Life, Uncategorized

French doomsday suiciders?

I was recently… I guess you’d say amused… by an article in the Australian newspaper about French pessimism and its love of Apocalypse theories. It seems that the latest prediction of Doomsday might trigger mass suicides in France. Exactly what “mass” means in this matter is uncertain. There were 74 suicides in the late 90s by devotees of the Order of the Solar Temple, which … Continue reading French doomsday suiciders?

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D&D, D&D 3E, D&D 4E, Uncategorized

Thoughts on Epic D&D

I’m currently running one of my groups through E2: Kingdom of the Ghouls, and our first session of the adventure was quite a lot of fun. It helped that some of the more egregious Warlock and Cleric powers have been nerfed just recently, and I’m also using the updated damage codes for monsters. So, combats have been enjoyable. Conceptually the HPE series from Wizards works … Continue reading Thoughts on Epic D&D

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D&D, D&D 4E, Uncategorized

Greg gets hit by the nerfbat!

Well, the new version of the basic Cleric class is up on the wizards website, so we can now see how much Greg’s character for the epic campaign is affected… Of course, I don’t actually have a up-to-date version of the character. (Greg, could you e-mail me at merricb@yahoo.co.uk with the file of the most recent version?) However, looking at my out-of-date version, here’s what … Continue reading Greg gets hit by the nerfbat!

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Board Games, Life, Uncategorized, Wargames

Catching up on TV whilst playing wargames…

Last night, I continued to make my way through all of the Bones episodes I’ve missed this year, mainly because I was doing something else when they were showing. It hit a snag when the last five or six turned out to be repeats – in fact, the Australian showing of Bones has been paused since March, and we’ve still got about 7 or 8 … Continue reading Catching up on TV whilst playing wargames…

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Board Games, Life, Uncategorized, Wargames

Getting a few old Avalon Hill games

Well, thanks to the wonder of ebay, I’ve recently picked up three old Avalon Hill games. Magic Realm I’ve already talked about a bit; it’s a fantasy adventure game which is especially deadly. Really, really deadly. Each characters has monsters they can take on with moderate safety once they know the rules – and a lot easier once they have friends with them – but then … Continue reading Getting a few old Avalon Hill games

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D&D, Uncategorized

D&D Downtime

My most recent D&D session was unusual: no combat, just role-playing and exploration. And staying in town… Adam asked me before the session if his bard could create a number of (uncommon) magic items and learn a ritual. I’m moving towards restricting which magic items are available in my games, but I’m willing to let PCs create the items they really want. However, there’s got … Continue reading D&D Downtime

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D&D, D&D 4E, Uncategorized

Can Wizards turn around their support of 4E?

Mike Mearls just asked on twitter what panels we’d like to see at GenCon.   My reply: I want to see apologies and mass resignations from the DDi team.   I would add the resignation of the invisible D&D Brand Manager as well. What is going on at Wizards at the moment is a disaster. The last six months or more have seen them destroy … Continue reading Can Wizards turn around their support of 4E?

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