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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 40 – Kevin and Wing WomenThis marks the first of a couple episodes where I got the chance to interview different people/groups nominated for one of the 2024 CRIT Awards. Kevin tells us about his campaign and actual play podcast, Wing Women. The campaign uses the Powered by the Apocalypse Night Witches rules system developed…
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Continue reading →: Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades RPG ReviewRighteous Blood Ruthless Blades (RBRB) tries to emulate the wuxia books and novels of the 1980’s. Wuxia is a subset of martial arts stories where the characters have progressed into supernatural abilities. Movies made by Ang Lee or Zhang Yimou are good examples of more modern wuxia films that worked…
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Continue reading →: D&D 3rd Edition Oriental Adventures RPG ReviewOriental Adventures was a supplement for 3rd edition D&D. It still requires the base game to play, but the book is much bigger than the other 3rd edition supplements. It was one of the most popular supplements. It had tons of new content for DMs and players. A lot of…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 39 – Jeph and Big CampaignJeph started playing D&D in school with a group of friends as most typically do. They played a couple different small campaigns, swapping between different DMs. One constant in their group was “Big Campaign,” the world that Jeph ran that everyone always came back. Jeph has run Big Campaign for…
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Continue reading →: Flying Swordsmen RPG ReviewFlying Swordsmen is the next RPG in my review hit list. The system is a derivative of D&D 3rd edition under the OGL. Just like other d20 systems you resolve most actions by rolling a d20 plus something to hit a target number. Everyone is a human and picks a…
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Continue reading →: Jury DutyI got my first jury summons this year! Which was funny for me because my wife has gotten a summons nearly ever year. She’s supposed to get the jury summons letters! Not me! The letter came with instructions for checking in on Thursday night before the scheduled reporting date on…
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Continue reading →: Future History of Cimmeria Part 6
I’ve focused on Seleucid Persia and Parthia, real world nations that are in the southern region around the Caspian. Cimmeria surrounds the Northern Caspian. What was happening up there was decided by an immortal dictator, but not the Absyrtus featured in the previous posts! Previous: Future History of Cimmeria Part…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 38 – Gallo and Rob BossGallo tells us about his D&D campaign that was designed for a girlfriend’s teenage daughter. Her one request, “I want Bob Ross to be in it.” Gallo ran with the idea and created a world where Bob Ross’s evil alter ego, Rob Boss, is the villain. He used his paint…
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Continue reading →: Future History of Cimmeria Part 5
This post follows Parthia’s history in sync with Cimmeria up to the end of the BCEs. Previous: Future History of Cimmeria Part 4 148BCE: Mithridates I of Parthia invaded Seleucid Persia territory. 141BCE: Mithridates I won the war with Persia, securing control of Media and Babylonia. Hobgoblins invaded Parthia. Mithradates…
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Continue reading →: Future History of Cimmeria Part 4
The Cimmerian Pointed Hats finished off the eldritch horror threat created by Barakah. Meanwhile the Parthians worked hard on replacing the Seleucids as masters of Persia. Previous: Future History of Cimmeria Part 3 250BCE: Antiochus II of the Seleucid Empire constantly led campaigns against the other Hellene states in the…





