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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Blade & Crown back on the spinner racks

Posted on 2013 September 28 by njwSeptember 28, 2013

The Source has had Blade & Crown on sale in their bricks-and-mortar store since late last year. However, I noticed later on that they’d overpriced the book. I gently pointed this out a few times, and they’ve now got B&C … Continue reading →

Posted in Blade & Crown updates | Tagged Blade & Crown, buying and selling, FLGS | Leave a reply

Lego minifigs for RPGs

Posted on 2013 September 27 by njwAugust 21, 2015

If you need miniatures for gaming, there are a lot of options out there. Metal or plastic minis; tokens or counters; cardboard standups. One of my favorite solutions, though, is Lego minifigs. They’re a bit too cute and cartoony, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged gaming on the cheap, miniatures, tips and tricks, tools | Leave a reply

Fictional nonfiction I: What is this genre?

Posted on 2013 September 21 by njwJanuary 25, 2015

There’s a genre that I love very dearly, and which I’ve already talked about in some places on this blog. Here are some examples of the genre: Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged fictional nonfiction, reviews, tools, worldbuilding | 2 Replies

The D&D movies

Posted on 2013 September 19 by njwMarch 24, 2015

For such a successful game, it’s funny how unsuccessful the (official) D&D movies have been. Part of it is probably just popular disdain of gaming culture. Most of it, though, is probably the fault of the first D&D movie. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged D&D, diversity, filmed RPGs, reviews | 3 Replies

The Bandit Map: Playtest done!

Posted on 2013 September 14 by njwJanuary 4, 2014

This past Thursday night we finally finished playtesting The Bandit Map, the adventure for Blade & Crown that I hope to have out soon. The scenario was pretty fun and this session, the last, involved equal parts silliness and seriousness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blade & Crown updates, Gaming | Tagged actual play, adventures, Blade & Crown, Calteir, GMing, publishing | 2 Replies

…and a quiet week

Posted on 2013 September 12 by njwSeptember 12, 2013

Already five days without a post… Real life has been keeping me extremely busy the past few days, with no time for a real post here. Hopefully I should have more this weekend. In the meantime, how about an aphorism? … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged meta, real life | Leave a reply

The Quiet Year

Posted on 2013 September 7 by njwMarch 13, 2014

This Thursday, Real Life intervened again and we were short a player. Had been hoping to finish our playtest of The Bandit Map, the Blade & Crown scenario I’m playtesting. Instead, we played a game that one of the players … Continue reading →

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One more reason RPGs are cool

Posted on 2013 September 3 by njwNovember 1, 2013

In case you needed it, here’s another reason RPGs are cool: because they make you want to learn everything. RPGs (and worldbuilding, and working to make rules model the world) have made me curious about how pretty much everything works, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged one more reason RPGs are cool, theory, worldbuilding | Leave a reply
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