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  • First RPG Bought – RPGaDay 2023

    First RPG Bought – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG Bought (this year) And that’s a complicated old question, right? The key issue that spirals out of this one is that I have played none of these games yet. Not for want of trying, but it hasn’t happened. I like to pick up new games, especially those that skip…

  • First RPG Gamemaster – RPGaDay 2023

    First RPG Gamemaster – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG Gamemaster Graham, a percussionist in the Beanfield Comprehensive School brass band, presented me with the chance to play a game of red box Basic D&D one lunchtime. So – along with double bass player Jon and cornet player Roy – we played our first adventure seeking out that dastardly wizard Bargle. In the…

  • This Years First RPG – RPGaDay 2023

    This Years First RPG – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG played (this year) The answer: MÖRK BORG Specifically, I ran a game at Con-tingency, an excellent 5-day residential event held in Hunstantion. I thoroughly encourage you to try this one out if you’re in the UK (or even if you’re just near enough in Europe that the journey isn’t…

  • minimal Explosion

    minimal Explosion

    For me, creating minimald6 versions of things seems to be a fine way of de-stressing and getting some creative juices running. I think it has something to do with the simplicity of the starting point and the challenge of emulation. There’s little point in creating something that doesn’t feel right. Davokar came out of a…

  • Diverse Bloggery

    In the past I looked to focus the content of multiple blogs under the banner of boreders. Now, I have decided that it might be better to stick with the original format. In truth, I think the idea probably stemmed from the fallow state of multiple blogs. If I have many blogs with occasional postings,…

  • Numenera: Live from Norwich

    Numenera: Strand proved a useful touchstone yesterday for kicking off an adventure in the Ninth World. I always answer any questions the players have about the situation that their characters find and the world around them, but Numenera: Strand was a neat way of setting the scene and the tone. A 10-minute video with just enough…

  • Dream Teams and Inspiration

    These RPGaDay questions are still weird. Short (-ish) answers inevitable. Day #13: What makes a successful campaign? I have no idea. I have never had the opportunity to run one. Day #14: Your dream team of people you used to game with? My dream team resides in my current gaming group, the best bunch of people I…

  • Stories About Your Character

    RPGaDay Day #5 asks: What story does your group tell about your character? I have eternally made Dwarves Italian after a couple of entertaining games run in my ongoing Dragon Age campaign, does that count? I honestly can’t say that this applies to me because I don’t recall anyone ever talking to me about my…

  • Real Dice, Dice App, or Diceless

    RPGaDay Day #1 asks: Real Dice, Dice App, Diceless – how do you prefer to “roll”? Well, as one-half of a business that creates hand-crafted game rolls / dice bags, it seems like I would have to opt for dice right? Yes, to a certain extent, though I’m open to other possibilities. I have, for…