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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Making sages work

Posted on 2013 November 29 by njwMarch 16, 2015

I love the idea of sages in a fantasy RPG. That scholar in their study with vast piles of paper, strange artifacts lying around, books half-forgotten, manuscripts half-written, quill pens and half-dried inkwells, perhaps the scholar themselves hard to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, encounters, religion, twelves, worldbuilding | Leave a reply

One year!

Posted on 2013 November 20 by njwMarch 5, 2015

It’s already been a year on this blog! Wow. There have been something like 16,000 visits; 162 comments; untold pieces of spam; and 144 posts. Blade & Crown, and this blog, continue to be rewarding for me. I hope they … Continue reading →

Posted in Admin, Gaming | Tagged Hârn & HârnMaster, meta, tips and tricks | Leave a reply

Classification scheme for objects found in Zone 6N

Posted on 2013 November 16 by njwAugust 21, 2015

My friend John is doing a cross-blog community project called From the Zones. Folks are describing weird places, things and notions set in the universe(s) of the novel Roadside Picnic and the movie Stalker. Here’s a contribution from me: a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged encounters, From the Zones, items, rules variants & expansions, SF, twelves | 3 Replies

The night my hall director solved Car Wars

Posted on 2013 November 13 by njwJuly 21, 2015

Recent discussion of the Tin reminds me of Car Wars. Starting sometime in the late 80s, my interest in Car Wars paralleled my interest in RPGs. For a few years there, I gave both an equal share of my free … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, buying and selling, Car Wars, gaming history, let me tell you about my character | Leave a reply

Item: an amphora

Posted on 2013 November 10 by njwNovember 29, 2013

This is an amphora, like many used for shipping food, oil or other commodities. There are only two things that distinguish it from a thousand other amphorae: An ancient, extravagant script and glyph are inscribed on it; and A mud … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, encounters, items, rules variants & expansions, twelves | Leave a reply

Gaming history: Mention of the Little Tin Soldier in a newspaper article, 1984

Posted on 2013 November 6 by njwJanuary 10, 2014

With a recent comment on my post about the Little Tin Soldier, I was curious what else I could find about Don Valentine on the net. With the exact search terms “Don Valentine” and “Little Tin Soldier”, Google returns just … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, FLGS, gaming history, local | 5 Replies

Sale at Lulu!

Posted on 2013 November 2 by njwNovember 2, 2013

Did you know there’s a sale going on at Lulu.com right now? You can get the print edition of Blade & Crown for just US$16.80 plus shipping and tax. Enter the coupon code FALLSALE40 before November 4! … Continue reading →

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

One more reason RPGs are cool

Posted on 2013 November 1 by njwNovember 2, 2013

In case you needed it, here’s yet another reason RPGs are cool. Today at work, I had occasion to help with a large-scale evacuation. People with walkie-talkies anxiously relaying information back and forth, fire trucks and command centers, rapidly evolving … Continue reading →

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