The Parkers Play Camel Up
Aside from all that board gaming and RPG shenanigans Charlie has also found time to author a series of short stories and a book all about a dysfunctional bunch of super heroes trying to find their place on earth. Think of it as Buffy meets X-Men with a side order of Scott Pilgrim. Anyway he […]
7th Sea Session Three – The High Seas!
Starring: Jacob as the GM Charlie as Effy Varrow, an Avalon soon-to-be famous explorer Lee as Finn Hopkins, the vengeful son of an Avalon privateer Ash as Remy, a drunken ex-musketeer with a lot of fancy hats Josh as Janina “Nina” Kohrs, a Samartian union leader who makes pacts with honestly-not-devils Amy as Galina Rurick […]
One Ugly Motherfucker
By Erika Chappell and Newstand Press Sometimes a role-playing game can be deep, interesting, introspective. There have been projects like Trump/Putin which show how the ludicrous can seem worryingly real. Heads of State talks about dictators and living under them. TERPS tells us about military interpreters working for an occupying force. Then you get the weird […]
Trump/Putin
Trump/Putin A Ginger Goat game by Todd Crapper and Chelsea Hamilton Review copy provided by Josh Jordan. I was Donald Trump this weekend, and I may have helped Russia invade Canada. People sometimes say that comics, films and other media should stay out of politics. They should ‘just be entertainment’. The thing is, we […]
7th Sea Session Two – Whips & Butt Stuff (Montaigne)
Starring: Jacob as the GM Charlie as Effy Varrow, an Avalon soon-to-be famous explorer Lee as Finn Hopkins, the vengeful son of an Avalon privateer Vinnie as Vanya Steiglig, a grizzled Eisen monster hunter Josh as Janina “Nina” Kohrs, a Samartian union leader who makes pacts with honestly-not-devils Amy as Galina Rurick Olgovna V’novgorov, […]
7th Sea Session One – Heist: Counterheist – The Heistening (Vestenmannavnjar)
Starring: Jacob as the GM Charlie as Effy Varrow, an Avalon soon-to-be famous explorer Lee as Finn Hopkins, the vengeful son of an Avalon privateer Vinnie as Vanya Steiglig, a grizzled Eisen monster hunter Josh as Janina Kohrs, a Samartian union leader who makes pacts with honestly-not-devils Amy as Galina Rurick Olgovna V’novgorov, an Ussuran […]
The Explorer’s Society
7th Sea is a swashbuckling fantasy game set in a vague parallel to old Europe, albeit the old Europe of the Musketeers, the Princess Bride and so on. You don’t make characters, you make ‘heroes’. You get bonuses for mixing up the skills you resolve things with, you fight ‘mooks’ and upon taking your first […]
7th Sea Session Zero – Character Creation
We’re doing something a bit different this time; I’m going to be reporting on a campaign that I’m a player in. Jacob from the In-Fighters will be running the game and has volunteered to provide input where necessary. We’ll be playing John Wick’s 7th Sea Second Edition. The Game The In-Fighters have played the […]
Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game
It was a dark night when I first played the Living Card Game by the name of Arkham Horror. A white hound barked like an angry phantom, warding off invaders from the abode I now called my home. Through the storm arrived Steven, my old friend whom I had been corresponding with via electronic mail […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Seven – Vs The Crystal King!
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, unrepentant defender of his way-too-lawful bosses. Jacob as Holden Luck, living embodiment of terms & conditions. Vinnie as Ali, Barbarian bounty hunter. Ash as Captain Urit Morca, a man of low moral fibre. Josh as (Fight the) Goodfight, an elemental mess. Amy as Snow, a gap-year barbarian. Guest-Starring: King Erasmo, […]
