For the first time in a few weeks, I managed to spend a day at home, doing not all that much. Well, I managed to sort a few Magic cards I’ve had sitting around in piles for a few months and put them in the proper folders (or the proper “extras” box which will go to some deserving soul). I also read one of the … Continue reading A day at home – and a few RPG endings
I managed to get in one or two boardgames and CCGs over the weekend, but not – alas – any RPGs. My D&D group was missing someone (again) for the final session of this particular threat, so we chose to miss it. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get three people together for a one-shot D&D game either… So, I played a couple of games of Memoir ’44 … Continue reading Weekend of gaming: Magic, Republic of Rome, and other games
Last night, when I got home, I went looking for third book in the Alcatraz series by Brandon Sanderson. They’re gloriously funny and enjoyable books I bought through Amazon earlier in the year. Book 1, “Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians” is terribly playful and the second book is even better. So, I wanted to read the third book, but I couldn’t find it. I rummaged … Continue reading Arrgh!!!! Brandon Sanderson’s Alcatraz books
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
