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WisCon 38, part 1: Social Isolation

Posted on 2014 May 30 by njwMay 29, 2015

As I mentioned before, a lot of the panels I went to at WisCon this year didn’t have much to do with gaming. This one, however, did: Social Isolation and WisCon For many of us, WisCon can be a magical … Continue reading →

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WisCon: Yay!

Posted on 2014 May 26 by njwMay 26, 2014

WisCon is over. Post-con blues have set in. But I have many pleasant memories. It was a great con. Not a lot that’s relevant to this blog, but I’ll be writing about a few things in upcoming posts. For now, … Continue reading →

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Off to WisCon!

Posted on 2014 May 23 by njwMay 23, 2014

Just about time to head off to WisCon. I’m looking forward to a weekend of passionate, buoyant geekery. Getting to run Blade & Crown tomorrow night will be an added bonus! I hope to see you there. Expect more early … Continue reading →

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A dice quirk about Blade & Crown

Posted on 2014 May 20 by njwMay 21, 2014

In my multi-year Blade & Crown campaign, a weird thing happened a couple sessions ago. A player rolled some dice. They then decided to use a Trait. Adding the Trait caused their roll to go down! How did that happen? … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, dice, rules variants & expansions, tips and tricks | 1 Reply

Movies for gaming: Ofelas

Posted on 2014 May 17 by njwMay 17, 2014

Having had it recommended to me many times, I finally watched the movie Ofelas (Pathfinder) recently. It lives up to the reviews; what a good find! It’s set in northern Scandinavia, in the land of the Sami people (sometimes incorrectly … Continue reading →

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Mountain Monastery Mystery at WisCon

Posted on 2014 May 14 by njwMay 14, 2014

If you missed my Mountain Monastery Mystery at Con of the North, you’ll get another chance to play it this coming Memorial Day weekend (May 23-26) at WisCon! WisCon is a wonderful convention with amazingly deep conversations, but it hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Minicon 49, part 5: Actual play & wrap-up

Posted on 2014 May 13 by njwMay 13, 2014

I didn’t do a whole lot of gaming at Minicon 49. A hoped-for game of Star Traders didn’t pan out. But I played a bit of Zar; played a couple rounds of Moneyduck (our local variant of EPYC) as well … Continue reading →

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Minicon 49, part 4: Terra Incognita

Posted on 2014 May 10 by njwMay 10, 2014

One of my favorite panels of the con, this was Saturday afternoon: Terra Incognita: The Role of Maps in SF&F Literature A discussion of maps used in speculative fiction, either as endpieces or as part of the story. What are … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged conventions, maps and mapping, Minicon, nerd self-loathing | 1 Reply

Blade & Crown magic: Keeping it mysterious, powerful and rare

Posted on 2014 May 7 by njwMay 7, 2014

My standards for fantasy magic: it should, I believe, be mysterious, powerful and rare. This is my preference in all fantasy RPGs, especially Blade & Crown. As I was designing B&C, the powerful part wasn’t hard to work out. Magic … Continue reading →

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Minicon 49, part 3: Build a World!

Posted on 2014 May 4 by njwAugust 28, 2018

Again inspired by the Build a World events run by Ben Rosenbaum at WisCon, and encouraged by previous iterations of this activity, I did a session of this at Minicon 49. We were inspired by the con’s official theme (Pirates … Continue reading →

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