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Review: The Secret Cabal Dungeon Master’s Ludus
I just finished listening to the first episode of the Dungeon Master’s Ludus, a Secret Cabal Gaming podcast. I’ve been listening to the Secret Cabal for some time now, and this is their first effort at a focused podcast on gamemastering (not just dungeon mastery, despite the title). The podcast features Jamie and Bender, two of…
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Review: Rising Sun from CMON
Saturday was my first chance to break out Rising Sun, the Kickstarted game of diplomacy and battle from CMON. We played a five-player game using the standard five clans, Lotus, Koi, Bonsai, Turtle, and Dragonfly (me), but did include the Kickstarter exclusive monsters. Both the Kaiju and the Phoenix from the Kickstarter came into play.…
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ETU Roll20 Gang Actual Play – 1/31
The gang found themselves in a brawl with dozens of zombies. Most of the crew started in one library of the mansion, while Matt was off by himself in another. Strangely, the zombies did not bother Matt, but simply rummaged through piles of books as though searching for something specific. Meanwhile, the rest of the…
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Savage Temeraire: Longwings
The Longwings are, with the Regal Coppers, the central combat dragons in the British Aviator Corps. What makes them unique is their acid-spitting ability, a truly lethal combat skill that can cause major damage to ships, fortifications, and enemy dragons alike. Longwings are also noted for the quirk of only accepting female captains, with the…
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Kickstarter from the Inside – One Day to Go
The Kickstarter campaign for Children of the Apocalypse ends tomorrow evening, and it’s been a wild ride- interviews, backers jumping in, backers jumping out, and watching the % funded slowly creep up. Thursday I’ll be letting the backers know what happens next, whether the project funds or not. I think the thing that has been…
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Savage Temeraire: Yellow Reaper
The Yellow Reaper is a much more modest-sized dragon than the enormous Regal Copper, and is a staple dragon of Britain’s medium-weight forces. Yellow ReaperAgility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d12+4, Vigor d10 Size: +7, Natural Armor +1, Flight 24, Climb 2, Toughness: 13/12 Aerial Acrobat: Receives a +2 on Chase rolls for aerial…
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Savage Temeraire: The Regal Copper
OK, so we have an idea of what it would mean to build a dragon PC – let’s look at some specific races, starting with the Regal Copper. Since dragon breeding fixes characteristics such as size and strength, dragon PCs would have set values for attributes, but would be able to select skills and dragon-specific…
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Interview!
Here’s the video of my interview with Veiled Fury! We lost one side of the sound partway, but you can hear a lot about my approach to setting design and about Children of the Apocalypse.
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Just for Fun: Savage Temeraire
Sometimes, you just have to get your Christmas present yourself. Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series was one of the settings on my Christmas wish list, so I thought I’d take a periodic stab at putting the setting together here. The Dragon in the Room To start with, we need to deal with the obvious question – who wants to…
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Flash Gordon Review Update: Cliffhanger Cards
I just downloaded the Cliffhanger cards for the Savage World of Flash Gordon, and they present some interesting possibilities for improvisational gameplay. I’m still thinking these might present a challenge for the GM, but looking them over in detail, I can certainly see some possibilities for how to implement them in various games, not just…