I’m going to try and do this every month. Main reason is so that I can track my progress against those objectives I set. So gaming plans for September are as follows – Friday 6thThe second session of the D&D Next Playtest. We’ll finish off the scenario I ran the...
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I’m going to London in October for a week’s holiday with my family and it got me thinking about how there are travel guides for practically everything these days. That got me thinking. Why isn’t there a “gamers guide to <insert city>” out there? Not even a blog or series...
Continue reading...Whilst it’s not likely to be kicking off for a few months due to D&D Next playtesting I am starting to plan what I want to do with Star Wars Edge Of The Empire. As I’ve said a number of times this game has been a contributing catalyst to this...
Continue reading...One of the things that comes up when I’m working on a plot or setting for a game is source material. There’s a lot of inspiration out there within media in general not least of which is the Science Fiction and Fantasy section of your local bookshop or library. If...
Continue reading...This idea is something that came to me through a variety of sources; many of which really don’t add up when I write (type) them. In the interest of getting to the point I don’t plan on breaking it down but if you really want to know the inspirational elements...
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When creating a new character in a RPG whether that be one used by a player or as a key non-player character a lot has to be considered.Extending the storyboard approach I’ve talked about before you have to look for a hook that either connects the character to the ones...
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I’m not planning on doing a month to month value analysis of my hobby but I will from time to time produce something that gives you a view of how I measure it and where I might not be getting as much value from my hobby as I would like....
Continue reading...As part of my rediscovery of my hobby and in relation to one of my objectives that I’d posted previously one of the things I want to do is introduce my daughter to tabletop games. She’s about to turn 7 as I write this and tabletop games are nothing new...
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GenCon next year might be something extra special. In 1974 Dungeons & Dragons was published for the first time and I fully expect that in 2014 we’ll see the release of D&D Next / 5th Edition. With that in mind I’m contemplating going to GenCon in 2014. Now this isn’t...
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When making your choices about what games to buy there are usually a few routes in. Community : This could be a friend or someone you know at your local games club or indeed anyone who’s opinion you value.People play a variety of games and so your immediate community is...
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