Tag Archives: campaign

Medieval Urbanity

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Fraser

Looking back through Sword’s Edge, there are a lot of articles that might still be of interest. While I am not writing fiction or creating much these days – between my actual job, my Master’s program, and my family, I’m … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Borderlands

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Fraser

During the thinking-phase of my planning for a Pandora Excess campaign which I could offer up as a possibility to my gaming group here in Ottawa, I came to a realization: Borderlands 2 and the Guardians of the Galaxy movie … Continue reading →

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Pandora Got Pulped

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Fraser

So it seems that I will be working on a pulp campaign for my RPG group in Ottawa – which I still refer to as the Ottawa Warband, a name applied to the group during our long True20 Viking campaign. … Continue reading →

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Flooded Steampunk England

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Fraser

It’s late at night and I should be heading to bed, but I also need to get an article up. Sleep is for closers! I was playtesting the scenario building system I’m working on for Nefertiti Overdrive, and the scenario … Continue reading →

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Assault on the Mountains of Madness from Modiphius

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Fraser

I’ve been kept busy with my own Kickstarter campaign for Centurion: Legionaries of Rome (which you have supported . . . right?) so I haven’t had a chance to keep you all updated on another exciting Kickstarter in which you … Continue reading →

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In Which I Consider Peanut Butter

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Fraser

The great dilemma, as revealed in the last post, is the system which I’ll use for a new modern military, Covert Forces-style campaign I’m plotting out. Crunchy/robust or smooth/light? How do you like your peanut butter/RPG? In order to answer … Continue reading →

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Forcing the Covert

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Fraser

I’ve been thinking about, plotting, and planning a new RPG campaign. This one is going to be a modern Covert Forces style campaign. Now, in the past, there would have been no dilemma—I would have run it in d20 modern, … Continue reading →

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Mundus Novit at RPG Now

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Fraser

Repost from SEP Although the release was done in the stealth model, Mundus Novit: the Changed World is available at RPG Now. This reminds me of Clerks: “I Assure You, We’re Open!” The sourcebook is systemless, it provides the secret histories and … Continue reading →

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A Defective Story?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Fraser

And here’s the hook for your next modern action adventure. This has got it all: an exotic locale (unless you live in South Korea, though I did for 3 ½ years, and I still find it exotic), government assassins, and … Continue reading →

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A Peace of the Action

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Fraser

I’ve been listening to some lectures about the history of warfare, and—more particularly—the effect of warfare on history, or the lack there of. What is fascinating is that in the first urbanizations in the Old World (Uruk) and the new … Continue reading →

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