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[Carrion Crown] Character Creation Comes the Inquisitor from Held Action » Role-Playing Games

Held Action — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:16:18 +0000

After a suitable period of mourning for the prolapsed Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign, the group is embarking on a Pathfinder adventure path called Carrion Crown. Set in the region of Ustalav, I gather it’s fraught with undead and squicky things, ...

NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Setting from GMS Magazine

G*M*S Magazine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:40:56 +0000

This pdf from Louis Porter Design is 166 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 4 pages ToC, 1 page SRD, 2 pages char-sheet, 2 pages mini-monster-sheets, 1 page condition tracker, 1 page combat & initiative tracker, 1 character advancem...

A Twist in Time: Alternate Histories in RPGs from Campaign Mastery

Campaign Mastery — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:08:31 +0000

The latest iteration of my superhero campaign has just gotten underway. Being set (mostly) on an alternate-history Earth, it holds a number of elements that may be of interest to readers, especially if I explain the thinking that led to the various choices that were made and my approach to the construction of a detailed [...]

Jade Regent Chapter 1, The Brinewall Legacy, Session 1 from Geek Related » RPG

Geek Related — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:07:53 +0000

Welcome to the first chapter of our Jade Regent campaign, The Brinewall Legacy! Our neophyte adventurers in Sandpoint are drawn into long-hidden secrets by their friends, relatives, and loved ones, all linked to Sandpoint inn-owner Ameiko Kaijitsu. That’s right, it’s … Continue reading →

Terra Tori Episode Summary from Risus Monkey

Risus Monkey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000

After a rather long delay, we are finally catching up on our Slaying Solomon episode summaries. Up first, is episode 6.5: "Terra Tori", which initially "aired" back in October of 2010! Reading Jodi's write-up, I can only smile at what fun that session ...

Blight of the Khazars from Unofficial Games

Unofficial Games — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:36:00 +0000

So my Monday night ConstantCon game, the action has for now settled on a horrid little dungeon in Khazakstan.A rumoured mythical dungeon full of riches and power beyond mans wildest dreams! various notable nobles, scoundrels, vikings and other adventur...

Dungeons of Adel: The Hellmouth from The Spirits of Eden » RPG

The Spirits of Eden — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:28:39 +0000

One of the Arch-Dungeons of Adel, the Hellmouth is a member of a family of massive, seemingly living spaces that exist beneath each Nation of Adel (and the Abyss Isle and Noshiki), their exact positions shifting, shrinking and growing as they are sealed or “destroyed” and thereby forced dormant, until such a time as their [...]

The Gassy Gnoll: If I Could Save Time in a Bottle… (CONTEST!) from Game Knight Reviews

Game Knight Reviews — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:38 +0000

With apologies to Jim Croce:

If I could save time in a bottle, I’d drink it up like Mountain Dew, just so I could stay up late every day and continue playing games here with you…

**I’m soooo sorry Jim Croce!

This week marks the first week since college that I might have gamed . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: If I Could Save Time in a Bottle… (CONTEST!)

Introducing: Blazing Spear from Dagda's Workroom

Dagda's Workroom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:19:00 +0000

High time to pull back the curtain, I think.Blazing Spear is the tentative name for an original bronze age weird fantasy setting I and two others have been working on since early 2011. There are numerous influences (from 300 to Fringe), but a particula...

Game-time expectations from JP on Gaming

JP on Gaming — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:21:00 +0000

My previous post about expectation on a game has generated a couple of great comments and got me thinking some more about when joining a posted game, how realistic can I set my expectations? Here are two comments (edited slightly, for the full thing, c...

Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor Overview from Nevermet Press

Nevermet Press — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000

Welcome to Points on a Map! This series aims to offer small, system independent locations that can be dropped into a particular campaign easily and provide a jumping-off-point for side-treks and...

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playing D&D with mike mornard: henchmen and hirelings from Blog of Holding

Blog of Holding — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:56:49 +0000

When a spider dropped on my loyal teamster, Pedro, I was on the other side of my mule and too far away to rush to his aid. But, hey, at least the spider hadn't dropped on me. That seems to be the main reason why people have hirelings and henchmen, and mules for that matter. [...]

Sea Princes: Crew Profiles 4 from Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Avast me hearties! It's time for another pair of profiles from my Hold of the Sea Princes campaign. Last time I introduced the captain and first mate of the NPC companion ship, Osprem's Kiss. Today I'm featuring the last two integral mem...

[L5R - Never a Dull Blade] Actual Play 15 – Summer Wars from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:47:23 +0000

After the events of the Spring season, the team find themselves in a peculiar situation for the Lion Clan. Conflicts are brewing across the empire, and threats both domestic and foreign are starting to rear their heads and the Lion Clan are called on to start taking sides. This session wasn’t very long, admittedly, as [...]

Puzzle Strike unboxing video from GMS Magazine

G*M*S Magazine — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:40:37 +0000

By Paco Garcia Jaen Sirlin Games have made a habit of creating good quality games that play fast, are fun and durable. Puzzle Strike is a non-collectable card game with tons and tons of chips you use to fight your …

Reavers on the Seas of Fate – Season Two, Twentieth Session from Geek Related » RPG

Geek Related — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:46:15 +0000

Twentieth Session (18 page pdf) – “From Shore To Sea” – The crew drops into the village of Blackcove to check in on their old buddy Jaren the Jinx. Apparently his jinxiness has gone nuclear as tentacle horror erupts shortly after … Continue reading →

Sea Princes: Crew Profiles 3 from Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:37:00 +0000

Tada! Bonus material from my Sea Princes campaign! Here is a couple NPC profiles from the allied Lordship of the Isles vessel, Osprem's Kiss. I've been sitting on these drawings for a while until I had some of their character development out ...

What Movies / TV Shows Illustrate Your Game from Troll and Flame

Troll and Flame — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000

While writing up blurb to announce afterwork game for coworkers I started a list of movies / shows to give folks a feel for the game. I kept list a bit old school, cause that's how I roll (haha!). Also see my past RPG Movie Posts.This h...

[Solo GPC] 526: A Squire’s Life from The RPG Corner

The RPG Corner — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:17:00 +0000

For this first installment in the new phase of the campaign, I decided to cheat a little bit. There's a little introductory scenario that comes in the back of the Pendragon core rulebook; I think everyone who's played Pendragon is familiar with it. I'v...

Player Maps from Tower of the Archmage

Tower of the Archmage — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Player maps tend to only resemble the original DM's map vaguely, unless the PCs spend an awful lot of time mapping, rather than exploring. They also tend to include way more notes, as they don't tend to make a key for the map. However, rather than rumi...

Sea Princes #20: All Work And No Play… from Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

A week ago, the heroic privateers of the Bird of Prey got acquainted with the curse of Captain Rennaud and the true reason why he seeks the Well of All Heals, and also the female crew (led by Captain "Jet" Cassidy) of their new sister ship, Osprem...

Return to Stonehell from Tower of the Archmage

Tower of the Archmage — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:22:00 +0000

After spending a pleasant evening recovering from his first delve into Stonehell, Nick the Pike hired Randolph the Herald to let it be known that he was looking for a few strong arms to accompany him into the dungeon. 4 men answered his call - Kaldue, ...

Eclipse Phase: Breakdown – Session 1 (Flashback) from This is My Game

This is my game — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:36 +0000

This past Friday, I got to run my first Eclipse Phase session for my group. I’ve got some thoughts about how it went, which I’ll go into here, but first,... Read more »

The Chronicles of Heavenly Artifice Session XXXIX – Gates of the Third Circle from Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emergence Campaign Logs — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:35:29 +0000

Hala’s little reverie hadn’t taken up much time – although she would like to know what caste her bondmate was… After twenty thousand years there was no easy way to find out much about who’d had your exaltation in the first age – or who your bondmate was. Lytek was about the only reliable source, [...]

Kingmaker: The Road from Restov from Dice Monkey

Dice Monkey — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:12:08 +0000

Number of Views :440 My Kingmaker Pathfinder campaign began on Saturday. Two players failed to show, so it was Jack, Josh and myself. We were initially thinking we’d just talk about the campaign, but I was begged into running “Something, anything!” So here was the session. Ransom, a dwarf rogue, was making his way down [...]

The Chronicles of Heavenly Artifice Session XXXVIII – Out of the Umbra from Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emergence Campaign Logs — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:46:00 +0000

Sadly, despite Mr Montagues calling them in, the Nocturnals hadn’t been able to help out with the analysis much; there was just no way of knowing what WAS “normal” for a young primordial! Nobody even knew how they came into being outside of “they appeared in the Wyld”. Still, Jose had been quite relieved when [...]

Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 138: A Sort of Homecoming, Part 2 from Icosahedrophilia

Icosahedrophilia — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:03:28 +0000

Our adventure entitled “A Sort of Homecoming” continues, adventure fans! It’s as if Maelbrathyr were singing to the Broken Promise crew, “Stay with me … just a little bit longer … please please please please … say that you’re a-going to!” And they do! Please listen now to part 2, or subscribe via iTunes, Zune, or [...]

Alternity “The Lighthouse” Session Summary 57 – Campaign Finale! from Geek Related » RPG

Geek Related — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:08:09 +0000

Fifty-Seventh Session - It’s time to end this. We get some reinforcements from Old Space, and decide to lure the External fleet to Bluefall and wipe their bitch asses out in one fell swoop. Does it work? Who dies? Want to … Continue reading →

First Foray Into Stonehell from Tower of the Archmage

Tower of the Archmage — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The Bumpkin's Squire was getting quickly out of control. Drak the Hood had arrived a short while ago, already drunk, and likely experiencing the highs of some sort of mind altering substance. At the bar Medwin the former henchman was lamenting the pass...

UnderDiscussion 65: Quarriors Actual Play from Undergopher Central » RPGs

Undergopher Central — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:11 +0000

This week on UnderDiscussion we officially upgrade frequent guest Hooligan into the third host of UnderDiscussion, and what better way to do that than with an actual play of one of the best games of 2011: Quarriors! Slacker joins us for a surprisingly...

The Slaughter at the Ruin Sea from Superhero Necromancer

Superhero Necromancer — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:30:00 +0000

First, a litany of the dead.This is the roll of adventurers who were cut down on the shores of the Ruin Sea by viking raven men with cold axes and no mercy for the dying. Merrik, Ranger Prince of Dark HelmBlimm Hollylock, Gnomish NecromancerRigoro...

[L5R - Never a Dull Blade] Actual Play 14 – Nobody Expects the Rokugani Inquisition! (Long) from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:18:26 +0000

This session was the last one of Year 2 Spring Arc for Never a Dull Blade, and from the way it looks, was thematically tied in to three major investigations across several mysteries. After the mess caused by the Tsuno attacks in the last session, the team was busy trying to make sure that the [...]

Reavers on the Seas of Fate – Season Two, Nineteenth Session from Geek Related » RPG

Geek Related — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:17:28 +0000

Nineteenth Session (27 page pdf) – “A Pirate’s Life For Me” – More time at sea; the crew gets into the pirate spirit and wavecrawls the hell out of the region. Vikings! Whales! Dead Vikings! Dead whales! Mass hysteria! We … Continue reading →

Pathfinder RPG – Play Report Two by Rvelasco from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:30:54 +0000

There was much delay on the second session, and most of it is because of real-life reasons. First, we changed sites. Since the original site was rather noisy, a player suggested to game on his own house. While I am very thankful for the change of venue, our exodus did take away some from our [...]

Thunderspire Session 6 part 2 from Tower of the Archmage

Tower of the Archmage — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This session was played on 1/7.Cory ran:Dietrich the Human KnightAnder the Halfling RogueAlex ran:Barakas the Tiefling WarlordChan Lee the Human MonkThe death of the demonic gnoll freed the slaves from the ritual, and they collapsed to the ground drain...

Sea Princes #19: Nurses and Curses from Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:38:00 +0000

I'm still a week behind on these sessions. I hope my memory is fresh and my notes are good. When last we saw the adventurous members of the Bird of Prey, they had just defeated two orc pirate ships near the Pomarj with the help of a Duxchaner vessel na...

The Chronicles of Heavenly Artifice XXXVII – Investigating Charles Mansen from Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emergence Campaign Logs — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:48:40 +0000

Over the next several weeks there was much frantic Sidereal scrambling to fit surveillance on Charles in between their usual duties – and immense amounts of frustration with the results of that surveillance. It was embarrassing enough that the blasted schoolmaster seemed to have some charms that let him know when ANYONE was up to [...]

Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 137: A Sort of Homecoming, Part 1 from Icosahedrophilia

Icosahedrophilia — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:43:30 +0000

We’re back, adventure fans, with a new adventure in the Stormhaven campaign! Please listen now to episode 137, presenting “A Sort of Homecoming, Part 1,” or subscribe via iTunes, Zune, or plain old RSS. In this episode, the crew members of the Broken Promise conclude their business in Maelbrathyr and prepare to set sail for [...]

Reavers on the Seas of Fate – Season Two, Eighteenth Session from Geek Related » RPG

Geek Related — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:14:27 +0000

Eighteenth Session (12 page pdf) – “The Fishwife’s Lament” – The motley crew of the Teeth of Araska heads to sea, and immediately decides that they are on a search and destroy mission for every random encounter ever! And then, … Continue reading →

[Solo GPC] A Winter Interlude from The RPG Corner

The RPG Corner — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:31:00 +0000

Photo by Antony SpencerThis is an account of what turned out to be Meleri's last session as a full-time PC. I had an adventure prepared for this year as usual, but what turned out happening was an all-roleplaying session that took the form of a convers...

Getting The Party Started from RPG MUSINGS

DM Samuels RPG Musings — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:30:18 +0000

As a GM, there are few things I hate more upon starting a new game than the mess that inevitably arises from getting a load of PCs, who may not have anything at all to do with one another, into a vague semblance of a coherent group. Most of the time, i...

The Chronicles of Heavenly Artifice XXXVI – Titanic Misperceptions from Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emergence Campaign Logs — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:44:59 +0000

A couple of weeks after Mr. Clearwater and Cipher Child had visited Charles – and about the same amount of time before the Bureau of Heaven would be announcing the results (someone HAD to be expediting that) there was a knocking at Charles’s door… (Charles) “Hello! Could you let yourself in and come upstairs? I [...]

Wilderness Mini-Regions from Superhero Necromancer

Superhero Necromancer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Campaign prep continues. We've broadened our horizons a bit, giving us a world with a lot of wilderness organized into small-ish (7x7 hex) regions that are basically wilderness geomorphs. The world is an eclectically magical one, so it's not a problem ...

Just like riding a bike from Ostensible Cat

Ostensible Cat — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:56:00 +0000

Finally got my game on this weekend and had some great fun. I DMed a group of three using OSRIC/1e rules through a modified version of Keep on the Borderlands. So far the group has hired some mercenary muscle and managed to talk the Priest ...

[L5R - Never a Dull Blade] Actual Play 12 & 13 – New Year, Old Problems from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:36:04 +0000

After a lengthy hiatus due to the Holiday Season, the group is back for the Legend of the Five Rings campaign. When we last left off the team had been busy trying to get the Town of Two Rivers back into shape. Years of neglect and general indolence by the original Daimyo have made the [...]

Thunderspire Session 6 part 1 from Tower of the Archmage

Tower of the Archmage — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This session was played on 1/7.Cory ran:Dietrich the Human KnightAnder the Halfling RogueAlex ran:Barakas the Tiefling WarlordChan Lee the Human MonkThe shadow dragon was dead, and the doors to the Well of Shadow’s Inner Sanctum were open. The compan...

Blackpowder Weapons in Greyhawk Part 2 from Greyhawkery

Greyhawkery — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Welcome back! For those just tuning in, go back and check this link to read my last manifesto on why blackpowder weapons belong in Greyhawk. Before I continue I'd like to add one more reference I overlooked, that was smartly pointed out to me...

The Echo Of Events To Come: foreshadowing in a campaign structure from Campaign Mastery

Campaign Mastery — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:23:48 +0000

The Campain Structure series: Back To Basics Part 1: Adventure Structures Back To Basics Part 2: Campaign Structures Back To Basics Part 3: Example: The White Tower Back To Basics Part 4: Example: The Belt Of Terra In my recent posts on campaign structure (refer the panel above), I made a big point of the [...]

The Chronicles of Heavenly Artifice XXXIV – Fiduciary Divine from Emergence Campaign Weblog

The Emergence Campaign Logs — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:22:02 +0000

While Charles was busily building more manses to impersonate (or perhaps become) his “third-circle souls”, working on the Stargate project, mapping the earth’s dragon lines, running rescue missions, and otherwise keeping busy, several investigations were gathering steam – with some of the investigators coming up with scenarios that even he hadn’t thought of yet. Similarly, [...]

[Pathfinder Campaign] Session One by Rvelasco from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer

Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:40:39 +0000

A bit of a long post. Sorries for that. I also included some notes for those curious on the details on some NPCs and mechanics. The game begins in a flashback. (The intention of this mini adventure is to have everyone get used to their character before actual play happens. Also, its to add some [...]