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Outlander

Yet more interesting news after a perusal of Twitch–the alien vs. viking movie Outlander. Yes, I said alien vs. viking.  Sounds crazy, but after viewing the trailer, it looks pretty cool. Then again, I never get to go out for Read more…


Five Deadly Venoms Remake?

Chris pointed out at ForgedRPG.com that Twitch has posted about a possible remake of the Five Deadly Venoms. Read the Twitch article here. As Chris says: ” My eyes! My eyes!” I have a feeling that the goggles? They will Read more…


Go-Play Ottawa a Go!

So it’s been announced on the Go-Play Ottawa website that the mini-con is on for July 26th from noon to 9 PM. If you are in the Ottawa area, go check out the info and plan to attend. You’ve seen Read more…


Go-Play Ottawa

Ottawa’s Casual Gaming Convention – but what does that mean? The idea behind Go-Play Ottawa (GPO) is to mix up the gaming scene in Ottawa. Get gamers out of the woodwork, get them playing new stuff with new people, and Read more…


Gencon? It might happen

Hey all There is the possibility that Sword’s Edge will have someone at Gencon doing some reporting for us. Fingers crossed that things go through. I’ll let you know as soon as I know.


Beast of Namgakksan – Setting the Stage

When running a one-shot game at an event like the Go-Play mini-con, it’s important that your players know what they are getting into. Below is a quick summary of game philosophy in a kind of FAQ format. What is the Read more…


Farewell, My . . . Something

I’ve said it before, Wikipedia is your friend. Doing some reading on Film Noir, I ran across a synopsis of Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely. Oddly enough–or perhaps not so oddly–it inspired me to write another Hadrapole story. Hadrapole is Read more…


Beast of Namgakksan – Your Korean Culture Lesson

Each of the characters has a quick personality sketch based on the character’s corresponding Chinese zodiac symbol. This, however, need not be the sum depth of the character. An important aspect of any individual in Choson (What Koreans call Korea Read more…


Beast of Namgakksan – Setting teaser

This is the teaser that I’m going to use to advertise the game. This could certainly lead into a campaign, but I need to plan it for about a four hour session. This is a dark time for Korea. A Read more…


The Four Worthies – Stats

The Edges as written don’t really allow for designing certain character aspects (especially martial arts), so some edges have been modified and some edges have been added. A quick description is included in brackets. Also, each character has a Birthright Read more…