As per a previous post I signed up to take part in the Storytelling Collective‘s RPG adventure writing workshop during July, this time opting to write for Call of Cthulhu after previously writing a DMsGuild module – Unsettled Ground. I wanted to capture some of the thinking that went into The...
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Call of Cthulhu – RPG Writer Workshop Summer 2021
After doing the RPG Writer Workshop in November 2020 and producing Unsettled Ground on DMsGuild, I came into 2021 with grand plans to produce more. Those plans haven’t turned into outputs and it’s in part down to the usual “spinning too many plates” but it’s probably as much due to...
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As part of my revised hobby objectives I set out to be more involved in the hobby at large and to organise events. Roll Against Cancer does both of these. I’ve been involved in charity events in the past, mostly during the 1st Chapter but also through events at DWARF...
Continue reading...UK Games Expo 2016 – RPGLifeUK TweetUp
As per my previous post about RPG Life UK I met up with some twitter folks to talk about RPGs and other stuff. Tweetup Part 1 – Hilton Thursday 8pm For something that was largely a random collection of twitter folks this went better than it probably should have. Ok,...
Continue reading...Gaming at a Beer Festival
So I’m going to a craft beer festival – Cambolicious – on Saturday 8th November and I’m taking games with me to play with people I know and hopefully introduce some games to complete strangers. Given it’s a beer festival and the focus is on the beer I’m not looking...
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- 28/10/2014
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Gen Con Seminar : The Psychology Of Gaming
So yeah I attended this seminar and it was very interesting although I think I was out of my depth at times… The pitch for the event was – “Are you interested in psychology? Are you looking for some insight into what makes gamers tick? Come join a talk on...
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So, I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 + Bluetooth keyboard that doubles as a hard case for it. The main reason for this sounds a bit silly and a bit of an extravagance but…I wanted a tablet which I could take to Gen Con with me so that I...
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- 14/06/2014
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Holiday Posts – Guests?
I’m taking some time off work the week starting the 7th of October and starting to forward post more to ensure that there is content ready for publication during that week as we’re having a family holiday.I have couple of posts already done but whilst I was writing the third...
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- 27/09/2013
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2nd Breakfast
Last year on the 21st of September it was 75 years since the publication of The Hobbit and there was a fan-led celebration event to host a Hobbit 2nd Breakfast which was enjoyed the world over at precisely 11:00AM on the 21st. I organised one at my workplace last year and...
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- 21/09/2013
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YARRR!
So today is the 19th September which means that it’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Why is this relevant to tabletop games? Well in reality it’s not but why ignore such a prestigious event when it can be turned into a blog post about Pirates in games? Pirates are...
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- 19/09/2013
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