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A Peace of the Action

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 Read more…


Chatty DM’s Gears of Ruin

Do yourself a favour and go read about Chatty DM’s Gears of Ruin setting/concept. The Campaign Genesis article is awesome in how it breaks down the creation structure into What If questions. This had never occurred to me, and it Read more…


In the Alban Empire

Unfortunately, my Viking True20 campaign ended without a real conclusion. I’m glad, though, that I got the chance to run it. One of the reasons is that I learned a heck of a lot about the Varangian trade route through Read more…


More RPG AP Goodness?

It looks like, barring a disaster–which is always possible!–that the Ottawa Warband will reassemble. We won’t be continuing the True20 Viking campaign. While many of the original players will return, I’ve got something else I’ve promised to run that has the majority Read more…


Got the S&S Spell Thing Covered!

I am actually in pain, across my back, from a day of painting. I have many more to look forward to, at least two more. Woe is me, indeed. Anyway, the good thing is that all of the other stuff Read more…


Campaign Crash & Burn

I had four players in my Viking True20 campaign. Things were chugging along well. We had one player who had a lot of scheduling issues, but we tried to work around them. Then one player moved to BC for a job. Hated Read more…


Viking True20 Actual Play

For those of you who have been reading my campaign journal over at Sword’s Edge Publishing, you know a little something about the Viking campaign I’m running for my RPG group in Ottawa. I decided I wanted to do an actual play, and Read more…


Starting Up A Game (I Hope!)

I am planning on beginning a role-playing game in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada). The game would happen every other (or every third) Thursday, starting at 7 PM. I am looking for between 4 and 6 players. There would be an initial Read more…