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This is even more of a stream of consciousness than normal, sparked by a recent playtest of MAC Attack.With some handy unit cardsWhen we finished the game my friend asked: "Why...
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Mythic Bastionland suggests that Holdings are commonly ruled by a Knight. Last time I spoke about this I had one of the four Holdings in a Realm ruled by a non-knight, in that...Linked by the ring
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If I'm not careful I can see a future where I own far too many Tarot decks.Not so much for oracular life guidance, but I'm increasingly drawn to these decks of highly evocative...Linked by the ring
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Chatting with people at GenCon, we occasionally drifted onto talking about Google+, the rosy past where we rejoiced in social media paradise [citation needed]. It's getting on...
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This post is fuelled by jetlag and hazy memory, but I wanted to quickly talk about my experiences at GenCon. I have no way of funnelling this into a coherent narrative, so it's...
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Did you read this?Well, what could be more exciting to a 10-year old than their first White Dwarf magazine?Could their second ever live up to that?Let's go back to 1995 and...
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I have a handful of games that I don't want to outright review, but would like to talk about briefly. Because I'm away for the next few weeks, with family commitments and then...
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15 Years Ago I wrote the first half of 100 Interesting Magic Items. Perhaps I'll finish it for the 20th Anniversary. This is by far my most viewed blogpost of all time, perhaps...
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Each of the MAC Attack Factions will have a distinct visual identity, but I wanted to include an option for players to either stray from their faction's aesthetic for a few...
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With the core rules alone, MAC Attack focused entirely on the MAC, not the pilot. Now I'm testing out a few options to make the pilot feel like more of a presence on the field....
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One-off battles are fun in MAC Attack, but what if you want a campaign?Before writing anything resembling a campaign system I wanted to think about campaigns. I mean, what's...Linked by the ring
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New MAC Tech just dropped!(in my version of the doc, that is. I won't be adding them to the Google Doc till I've done some tests)Let's see what we've got.ADVANCED...
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MAC Attack takes place on distant worlds, with HumanityFleet splintered into factions. Some of those worlds are less welcoming than others. HAZARDOUS TERRAIN Strange crystals,...
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Tired of getting crushed by your enemies' finely balanced MACs? Tired of living by the book? Want to bring something special for your next clash?We hacked Foreman Postello's...
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I wanted a simple system for "Offboard Bullshit" in MAC Attack, covering long range artillery, nearby computer operators, and orbital support. The points values are very shaky...
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In Rock, Paper, Scissors, players simultaneously throw out one of three hand symbols. Rock beats scissors beats paper beats rock etc. If the thrown symbols match then the...
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Last week I took a bit of time off around my Birthday, so there's no Patreon post to share. However, if you haven't already been following the podcast then there are four...
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MAC Attack is back on the menu!Well, it was never really off for me. I've been tinkering away at it behind the scenes since I last wrote about it. Since my brain has latched...
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I was reading through the rules for Blood Red Skies. I picked up the starter set for reasons that will become clear in a few weeks. The game appeals to me because it feels so...
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Four years ago, I wrote about my history with miniature games and getting back into them during the lockdown. Summer 1995 saw me seduced by the world of miniatures during...
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My favourite RPG books do their work in three distinct stages: GRAB: Get the reader excited to play the game and make it an easy sell to players. PREP: Give the GM what they...Linked by the ring
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Okay, let's do this again! 15 years ago I was still deep into working on The Adventurer's Tale, preparing an all-dwarf sandbox campaign. I drew up a cool hex map, did some prep...
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I've always been aware of Paranoia, but I only played it for the first time at Grogmeet in December. Its reputation as a silly game of backstabbing and betrayal sounded perfect...
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This blog is now old enough that I can look back 15 years. I'll also dip into what was happening 10 and 5 years ago. Self-indulgent? How dare you! I'll do my best to find...
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This is not errata. It’s a little module I’m messing with that might appeal to those who want more combat options for gunplay in Electric Bastionland.Guns are back! Let's go...
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I'm three sessions into my Mongoose Traveller campaign. That's one session of lifepath character creation and two of regular play. So far we've had a lot of fun, and the...
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Want to go PEG-RACING?Okay, get yourself some clothes pegs, ideally a few different sizes. Break them open and glue them together till they look like something from WipEout (or...
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Continuing from last week's delve into Beyond the Pit. I'm examining a handful of creatures from its follow-up, Return to the Pit. Again, we'll start with the first spread and...
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Fifteen years ago this month I wrote a post about Out of the Pit, the Fighting Fantasy monster manual and my first ever RPG book. In particular, I wanted to see what lessons I...
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What happens when a player Knight in Mythic Bastionland actually gets to rule their own Holding? First you have a bunch of entitled jerks to deal with. PLAY Ref: Okay, Tal, now...