Posted on December 1, 2021
Not the best year
In many ways 2021 has not been a lot of fun. For me, it started with catching COVID-19, along with many of the friends I game with, and while, fortunately, we all recovered, it was a distinctly “unfun”… Read More
Category: Games I'm Playing
Posted on May 26, 2020
Eternal Five Fantasy Roleplaying
First Five Fantasy Roleplaying is my retroclone of the 1991 black box Dungeons & Dragons set. When I first got into the hobby, it was surprisingly hard to find the Rules Cyclopedia in my city in Australia, or… Read More
Category: Basic D&D, Games I'm Playing, OSR
Posted on April 24, 2020
Chivalry & Sorcery 5e: 5+1 Sessions In
Some time ago, I reviewed the Chivalry & Sorcery 5e PDF, on the basis of reading it through and rolling up a character myself, but not after actual play. Since that time, the printed books have been shipped,… Read More
Category: Chivalry & Sorcery, Games I'm Playing, Review
Posted on May 7, 2019
Demonic Pacts with Lord Gogmak
This write-up is from my Lamentations of the Flame Princess campaign where a player character has formed a pact with a demon lord… Lord Gogmak Lord Gogmak is a mighty demon, worshipped by several cults across Europe, including… Read More
Posted on March 27, 2019
Teaching D&D to Teens
My kids are young (10 and 8 at time of writing), and so when I run D&D for them and their friends, I feel justified running my preferred iteration of the game: Basic D&D. It’s perfect for kids… Read More
Category: Games I'm Playing Tags: 5e
Posted on March 12, 2019
D&D For Kids: The Sanctuary of Elwyn
As I mentioned late last year, I have started running Basic D&D for kids (specifically, my kids, two of their friends, and one of their friend’s dad, who is a gamer too). The ages range from 8 to… Read More
Category: Basic D&D, Games I'm Playing Tags: basic D&D
Posted on February 20, 2019
Resources for the Weird Fantasy English Civil War
As mentioned in earlier blog posts, my Lamentations of the Flame Princess campaign is set during the English Civil War, starting as it did with the excellent England Upturn’d module published by LotFP by Barry Blatt. I thought… Read More
Category: Games I'm Playing, Lamentations of the Flame Princess Tags: LotFP
Posted on January 20, 2019
Player Agency & Emergent Storytelling
When I started this blog a few months ago, I picked the title “Save vs. Player Agency”. The reason is two-fold: When people ask me what I emphasize as a referee, I tend to answer “player agency” and… Read More
Category: Games I'm Playing, OSR, Pendragon
Posted on December 23, 2018
Twas the night before Christmas…
The family and I have travelled home for Christmas to spend the holiday period with our friends and family. For the second year in a row, I’ve organised a big gaming get together with all of my old… Read More
Category: Basic D&D, Games I'm Playing
Posted on December 17, 2018
Races of the Hollow Earth: Fomorians
Fomorians are humanoids who live in the permafrost of the north of the Hollow Earth. Once they lived on the surface, and were the enemies of the elves, whom they fought for control of Ireland. Their leader, Balor,… Read More