A meandering journey into the world of fantasy.
I might be getting the chance to run a game that inspires me more than most - Wolves of God by Kevin Crawford. This is similar to the old classic Pendragon in that it is a game that is very strongly set in a particular historical period - and I never thought I'd get any … Continue reading For consideration – Wolves of God
So, the party has expanded to a rag tag bunch of escapees numbering nearly 20! Th player of our brave Knight wasn't able to make it, so the remaining three players tried to keep everyone alive while escaping from the Order of St Faxis. I was a little nervous at the beginning as I had … Continue reading Vastlands ep.14 – Into the Gardens.
This post has been much researched, discussed, discarded, and rewritten. It all comes down to "what am I trying to represent"... Finally I think we've got something that my players like. Oregon Family Trail, by Morgan Weistling Old School Essentials is really light on rules for "survival" or hardship while travelling. It amounts to the … Continue reading Vastlands Houserules – Survive the Night
This was a great session. I was surprised at how a "reroll mechanic" (fortune) really added to the tension. It seemed counter intuitive, but there you go. This session really pulled on the player's experiences with "Blades in the Dark" and heists in general. Loved it! This session was also interesting as our Witch player … Continue reading Vastlands ep.13 – Cathedral Rescue
Well, this session king of spiraled out of control. We had a last minute surprise that one of our players couldn't make it, and another was on a long distance train so could only type. So I decided to postpone with a little "colour" session, where I would let the players interact with various factions … Continue reading Vastlands ep 12 – The King is dead, long live the King
I've re-written this post a bunch of times, and only slowly came to any conclusions.This came about after many sessions and the realisation that this party are not "grave robbers". They will literally pass up treasure when it belongs to someone... Even worse was when the players planned an important rescue which worked smoothly, and … Continue reading Vastlands Houserules – Experience matters.
Wandering Wombat 