Witch: The Road to Lindisfarne
By Kevin Barthaud & Richard Lacy It’s said in writing that if you want to make things dramatic then you should have your character or characters conflicting against two of three things: the world, another character or themselves. Role-playing games often focus on the first two. You’re a bunch of adventurers taking down some bastard […]
Ghost Lines
Previously I’ve reviewed Lady Blackbird by John Harper. It was a kind of skypunk riff on Star Wars style narratives with players on the run from an evil empire. It had spaceships, vague magical powers and sky whales. Okay, Star Wars didn’t have sky whales, but it should have. I’m off track, which is bad […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Five – Vs A Dire Peacock!
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, if a Green Lantern was a knight. Jacob as Holden Luck, Roll +Int to check the fine print. Vinnie as Bryan Weaver, Goblin poisoner who bargained with Death. Ash as Captain Urit Morca, the one murderer in the group. Josh as (Fight the) Goodfight, Aang, if he took a […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Four – Vs The Spider-Minaret!
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, unrepentant defender of his way-too-lawful bosses. Jacob as Holden Luck, living embodiment of terms & conditions. Vinnie as Bryan Weaver, Goblin poisoner addicted to his own stash. Ash as Captain Urit Morca, a man of low moral fibre. Josh as (Fight the) Goodfight, an elemental mess. And introducing Amy […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Three – Vs Cult Pamphleteers!
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, Warden for the Order of Eternal Light. Jacob as Holden Luck, stubbornness mage. Vinnie as Bryan Weaver, Goblin bounty hunter. Ash as Captain Urit Morca of the pirate ship Thondir’s Dagger. Josh as (Fight the) Goodfight, an elemental savant. Session Zero: Vs Character Creation Session One: Vs Two […]
A Real Game
This is a weird one to review. It’s like trying to review The Stanley Parable or The Beginner’s Guide (which I actually did. I’m drawn to these games and they’re so tricky to articulate. A Real Game is free and all you need to do is print it out in order. Try not to […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Two – Vs the Guard Kraken
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, Warden for the Order of Eternal Light. His mother Helena is missing. Jacob as Holden Luck, stubbornness mage. The son of the family he protects is missing. Vinnie as Bryan Weaver, Goblin bounty hunter. His friendly rival Ali is missing. Ash as Captain Urit Morca of the pirate ship Thondir’s […]
Tremulus Session Six “Sacrifice”
Starring: Lee as “Dusty” Dawes, The Drifter Jacob as Doc Roberts (fake medical certificate, fake cult membership), The Salesman Vinnie as Fred Barrows, The Gravedigger Ash as Randall “Hands” Hershey, The Criminal Josh as Sam Star, The Entertainer Supporting Cast: Tommy Magellan, Local Gangster, now pushing up daisies Dr. Rodriquez, owner of the […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session One
Dungeon World Exodus Session One – Vs Two Cohesive Units of Seagulls Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, Warden for the Order of Eternal Light. His mother Helena is missing. Jacob as Holden Luck, stubbornness mage. The son of the family he protects is missing. Vinnie as Bryan Weaver, Goblin bounty hunter. His friendly rival […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Zero – Character Creation
Dungeon World is an amazing game; hands down it’s possibly one of my favourite if not my favourite D&D type game. You may have read my experiences with D&D and with the Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Dungeon World has been my solution to wanting those kinds of experiences with some great mechanics. I’ve started my […]
