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Nefertiti Overdrive

I’m planning on running this game at Gen Con. Work has only just begun. The first thing I wrote was an overview, and this should give you some idea of the tone. You may have already read something about this Read more…


For My Next Trick . . .

I’m kind of at a loss. Now that I’ve finished writing Centurion, I don’t know what to do in my evenings. And then I remembered, hey, I have a blog. Maybe I should write something on that! So here I Read more…


Odyssey of the Fall of the Kushite Pharaohs

One of the thoughts I’ve had for a game sounds really cool in my head, but it is very much all about the setup. I have one scenario that I think could be awesome with the right group. Here it Read more…


Where’s He Been? Where’s He Going?

But he’s been so quiet. I wonder what he’s doing. How about running a successful Kickstarter campaign? Yeah, that’s what he’s doing. I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is I’m going to be working Read more…


Assault on the Mountains of Madness from Modiphius

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 Read more…


Dungeon World Received

I received my Dungeon World package from the Dungeon World Kickstarter. I received the main book (a hefty 400+ pages) and three small supplements, provided in pocket notebook size. I haven’t read through the entire book (of course), but I Read more…


Get Game Summit

Tonight, I’m not doing work on Centurion: Legionary of Rome, though I likely should. I’ve signed up to run D&D Next at Game Summit on 2 Feb at 19:00. Right now, I’m doing the pregens for the game, which is Read more…


Battling With Centurion

I have another Centurion playtest on Wednesday, and there is an aspect of the rules that is bothering me but that I can’t quite conceive of a solution. To explain the problem would require a fairly good knowledge of the Read more…


Being Rich Among the Magic Poor

I like to run low magic games. This doesn’t mean no magic. I prefer the Conan-style of game, in which only the bad guys have magic. I can’t honestly explain this fascination for me. My intro into fantasy (if one Read more…


Kickstarting Fabled Environments

You may remember Fabled Environments and Charles White from the times he’s been on the Accidental Survivors podcast. Fabled Environments produces some really impressive maps for use with modern-era campaigns. Now Fabled Environments is trying to get a PDF map Read more…