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Note: this one of several play reports about this session. See also Weird Writer and Against the Cult of the Commodity . I was nosing around my favorite Discord server, OSR...Linked by the ring
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Note to readers, this post is long and self involved. It initially started as a personal journal post, but I thought it may have some interest for others. I haven't written a...
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I was able to secure an Interview with the Jack-O-Bear Crypto-Zoologist, Professor Linus Van Pelt, and his companion Charles Brown. Prof. Van Pelt seemed relaxed, but he...Linked by the ring
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This will again be a brief recap, and some notes about what seems to be working for me and what has not worked for me as Game Master at the end. See also Mr. Mann's Purposeful...
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Friday night's group was composed of Rosrolar (S.), Grundle (N.), and Daranth (Oldhawkeyes). Olyander (O.) was out this game. They had been invited to the King of Trilus...
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Hmm, I have no good game stories to relate. I'll talk about Bunnies & Burrows rpg, what little I have to relate. When I think of B&B I think of Watership Down, by Richard...
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I was introduced to Tekumel in the 1980's with the books Man of Gold, and then Flamesong, by M.A.R. Barker (published by DAW). I bought and collected several games that I never...
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This is me just trying to explain why I like and love older games. Why do I like Paranoia! but love Metamorphosis Alpha? Why do I like 3E D&D but love OD&D (plus Grey Hawk)?...Linked by the ring
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I blogged recently about playing in jay_zer0's Arduin Arcade The Howling Tower! Session #2 https://zer0.bearblog.dev/arduin-arcade-session-2-the-howling-tower/ . This has got...
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This will be the briefest notes I can outline for this session. I also want to talk about what worked as a GM/DM in the session. Jantos Redspear (B.R.), and Arax (C.), were...