UK Games Expo 2024 – Roleplaying at UKGE
What’s it like roleplaying at UK Games Expo and what kind of things are on offer? Charlie’s been trying several different ways to roleplay at the con.
Weave
Weave By Mina McJanda and Liz Iles The wooden train station was battered by the endless storm. The apprentices of the Vellavna stood inside with what they were beginning to realise were too few supplies. Loden looked at his cotton suit, then back out to the rain and the darkness. He touched the glyph on […]
Root RPG Preview
Root RPG Preview The cats crept through the woods, pulling their robes close. If anyone saw them, they could easily be mistaken for missionaries. The supplied they carried would help rebuild Clutcher’s Creek’s forge and reinforce the Marquis de Cat’s stronghold. A bush rustled and two of the cats went for their swords. The captain […]
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, […]
Dungeon World Exodus Session Six – Vs The Crystal Eaters!
Starring: Lee as Ethan Gale, warden of the Order of Eternal Light. Jacob as Holden Luck, armoured law-mage. Vinnie as Bryan, dead for the final time. Ash as Captain Urit Morca, absent from the session Josh as (Fight the) Goodfight, master of elements and chaos. Amy, returning as Snow, a savage with a squirrel […]
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 […]
