Book Of The Month: The Mark Of Nerath

It's somehow appropriate that the first original novel set in the default Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition setting, The Mark Of Nerath, is penned by Bill Slavicsek, Director of R&D for Dungeons & Dragons and Bo[...]
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Star Wars: Saga Edition

As I mentioned in this post, I’ve been looking to pick up and run some sci-fi games. The two I’ve focused on are d20 Modern and Star Wars: Saga Edition. I know, they’re both based on the d20 ruleset, bu[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 27

   I had taken up a patrol around the Hohenheim Research Facility while we waited for our assassin to come in. Xiang and Jacob were doing their own security tasks like I was and Ben was playing scientist with the resea[...]
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Ornithopter Class Starflyer

Rare marbles adorned the walls and floor of the small hanger bay.  The bay doors were guarded by golden panthers, and between them sat the starflyer Uzra.  "Pardith, make sure no one follows us through tho[...]
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Demotivational Poster: Eenny Meenny Miny Mo…

Yes, I am still here.  Things are happening behind the scenes. Stay tuned to this blog for more details Filed under: Demotivational Posters, Fluff/Inspiration, Science Fiction Tagged: Darth Vader, demotivation, Demotiva[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 26

   Aboard the Lingsrymu (the Sith Super Star Destroyer), Ben, Lazlo, Alys, Shipwreck, and Khadim were becoming increasingly nervous – although 10-CH didn’t care… It wasn’t that they were being relentles[...]
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Free Stuff Friday: Sword and Sorcery Saga

It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: Sword and Sorcery Saga Swords and Sorcery Saga is a free website containing information, links, and downloads for a[...]
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1 Spell 4 Systems: Terrain of Terror

Next up in our Trilogy of Terror is the spell Terrain of Terror… fear for your sanity as your worst nightmares are made manifest! “The spell is an outrage! An abomination!” yelled Kalek as he slammed h[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 25

   As usual, this is Kira’s edited player log with material inserted to cover what the other characters were up to – and thus allow it to serve as a general session log…    Meanwhile, aboard the Lin[...]
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Valerie Soung (Alternate Galaxy)

   The Star Wars characters have recently confirmed that something does happen if you attempt to negate the force. It does indeed bind the galaxy together – and if you tamper with it, or sever your force-links wi[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Retaliation

   Valerie Soung, Trayus Academy, Malachor V    The fact that the Mandalorians came in on the freighter full of hafnium that blew up Headstone Station pretty much implied the explosion was not an accident. It also im[...]
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Choices

My gaming sessions have gone on a temporary hiatus due to player absence, a reprieve I'm actually somewhat grateful for. Two of my players have run across terrible work schedules, another is in the Army Reserve and is b[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 24

   As usual, this consists of Kira’s edited player log with material about the other characters inserted so that it can serve as a general session log as well.    While Kira, Alys, Handell, and the rest of the [...]
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Star Wars – Xiang the Slayer

   Xiang the Slayer is actually an obscure Coruscant cult classic – a holovid series about an extremely athletic young woman who secretly defends her home sector by hunting down and destroying the Sith and their [...]
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Choosing a Sci-Fi RPG

I’m thinking of picking up a sci-fi rpg. It would be something different from what we normally play and I think fun also. I’m certainly drawn to running something along those lines anyway. The question is, wh[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Repercussions

   Valerie Soung, Trayus Academy, Malachor V    I woke up in a daze and feeling very hungry. Looking out the window it was hard to tell the time as it was still dark and raining. The worst effects of the suppression [...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 23

   Meanwhile, Ben and Lazlo had been ushered right past all the formalities and had been taken aboard the Super Star Destroyer – with had it’s own small Sith Academy to go with the colonization setup – fo[...]
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Here Comes The Story Train…

A busy week outside of the gaming life, though things have been going well.Saturday's session wound up with some railroading. We all know that sometimes it can't be avoided. Sometimes, as a GM, you just need to push th[...]
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Star Wars – The HoloSith

   Virtually everyone in the galaxy knows about the Sith and the apparently-endless cycle of Sith Wars. They’ve been the favored master villains of holodramas, novels, and folktales for tens of thousands of years. Th[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 22

   On the borders of Jerondal’s gravity well, Handell was looping the Asrai in a complex web of evasive maneuvers that nevertheless managed to keep the ship between their target – the Ranharik – and a cle[...]
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The Guest DM

Occasionally, DMs need a break. In long-running highly developed game worlds players may find that there are parts of the campaign or the world that they are particular interested in. If they notice that the DM needs a[...]
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Latest Material Index

   It’s once again time to get the latest material index updated and to transfer the material from the old one to the main index tabs at the top of the page. If you want the very latest material, it may be necessary [...]
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Stranger things have happened when I was planning…

If you’ve been keeping up to speed with what has been happening with the gaming group, then you would no doubt be aware of the falling out between myself and one of the players a few weeks back. I am glad to report[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Repressions

   Valerie Soung, Varen Command Ship Winter Moon, Malachor V    I was shown to a large plush sitting room with a view of the planet below. Looking out the window, I could see Headstone Station and the Barmour fleet o[...]
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Saturday Recap

So Saturday's game session went quite well. A friend of mine from work joined the group, playing a Kel Dor scout working as a hired gun with the Exchange, sent along with the other players as back-up for their second fo[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Retributions

   Valerie Soung, Trayus Academy, Malachor V    We finally got all the wounded back to the Varen Compound the next morning. Once there, we found out that the Baramour fleet had arrived and was now in a staring match [...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 21

   As usual, this is a combination of Kira’s player log and inserted material on the activities of the other characters to allow it to serve as a general session log.    With most of the group was in for weeks [...]
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For the sake of it…

Ah Wednesday. With the weather, it should be more like Thor's Day. Bah, who am I kidding, this is San Francisco. There is no weather. There is only Schroedinger's Weather.Wednesday has called upon me to be a posting [...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Organized Chaos

   Valerie Soung, Baramour Bunker, Malachor V    It was hard to tell if whatever that was down the stairwell was alive or not. I suspected a droid, but best to be careful. I directed one of the soldiers to come over[...]
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Traveller and other games

I’ve got this sudden desire to run some Traveller. This desire is particularly odd since the last time I played Traveller was back when I was about 13, and that was only for one session in any case. Then I’ve[...]
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Good stories need good endings

Though one of my GM mentors recommended the “never-ending campaign” that has no ending, I rather like endings to be honest. It comes from liking the ending of stories, though not the fact that they end, as it[...]
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The Confused Bantha will return…

Well, despite my own doubts, we did finish the campaign. Not as polished as I would have liked it, and definitely several loose ends that need to be tied up. But, it’s done and it can be “ended” again, [...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 20

   “If the best attack the Sith can mount is mooning you through a port, you’re doing pretty well.”    “That’s no moon!”    It was time to board the shuttle and head to orbit. However, L[...]
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Wiki Wiki!

Oddly quiet, these last few days. I've been a bit crazy, between happenings at work, friends visiting town and planning my next game session. Oh yeah, and in theory, writing a few short stories and a novel.But then, pe[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 19

   As usual, this is a combination of Kira’s player log and material on the other characters, inserted so as to allow it to function as a general campaign log as well.    Discussion turned to how we might take out [...]
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The Gift of Dice [THE BONES Blog Carnival]

Gameplaywright has published a book called THE BONES: Us And Our Dice, a collection of articles and essays celebrating those funny-shaped randomizers that every gamer just absolutely seems to love. To celebrate the publi[...]
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And so it begins…

Our group plays on Sundays, when most of us have the time to do it. So we met today to discuss the new campaign, the switch to Star Wars and who is involved. My plan seems solid, and at least of those players that were[...]
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Great Moments and Highlights at Polyhedral

If you’re wondering why My Girlfriend is a DM hasn’t been updated lately, then it’s likely you weren’t at Ludos Bar & Restaurant last Saturday. We and a bunch of friends, held POLYHEDRAL, an R[...]
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To Pre- or not to Pre-Gen

Forgive the horrible pun of the title.I find myself subject to an internal debate at the moment. Should I make pre-gen characters for this one-shot? Or should I have the players create their own and adjust the level ac[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Valerie Soung – Contingency Operations

   Here we have another slightly-edited item from Kira’s player – the ongoing backstory of the Varen Sith and Valerie Soung, his primary enemy/rival.    Valerie Soung, Trayus Academy, Malachor V    I go[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 18

   As usual, this is Kira’s players log with a lot of additional material edited in so that it can serve as a general session log as well.    Perhaps fortunately, no one had yet started to wonder what Jarik was up [...]
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More Star Wars NPCs For Your Pleasure

So, I continue working. I updated the last ones posted with some little tweaks, and am plugging away at new characters. I'm continuing to give each their own little special trait or ability for use in the coming one shot[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 17

   As usual, this is Kira’s players log with a lot of additional material edited in so that it can serve as a general session log as well.    With two of the Orbs in our possession, it was time to figure out how to[...]
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“And you try and tell the young people of today that…”

I don’t know how we did it, but we managed to do an entire session of Star Wars without having a single encounter. From Nar Shaddaa to Corellia it was all roleplaying, and perhaps one of the best sessions I have h[...]
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Star Wars Lives! The Proxis Prospecting Co.

I am quite excited for my upcoming Star Wars game, and I'm always somehow surprised at how easy and fun character generation is in the D6 system is. Every character is different, there are really no "set" classes or temp[...]
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Now, where were we?

I first must start this post with massive apologies. You have no doubt been wondering about the lack of posts over the past few weeks and the simple reason is this: work, or Darth Real Life as Star Wars fans call it. So [...]
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The Week In Geek…

A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...(1) Star Trek Gets Clicky: Wizkids/NECA has acquired a license to produce official Star Trek-themed HeroClix. The first products should be out this Christmas.(2)[...]
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Star Wars Lives Again

Just a quick hit tonight. I'm sitting here, watching Firefly on Netflix, and making Star Wars RPG characters. How is that for an awesome evening? I'm even going so far as to build a good character sheet, all typed out on[...]
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Recordings from the Holocron of Kira Keldav – Session 16

   As usual, Kira’s player log has been edited and expanded, so that it can serve as a general campaign log as well.    I didn’t think we were ready to face the predators of Kahranoth yet. While those thi[...]
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Inspiration [Carnival]

Part of the RPG Bloggers Carnival.  For more information on this month’s carnival, check out Campaign Mastery. Johnn Four asked the following question: What non-game media have most inspired your games and how? It[...]
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