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RPG Replay: "Fall of Magic," GenCon 2016 / Part 3: Barleytown
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(Part 2)
*** Magus / Barleytown: The Hospitality of the Barley Lord ***
Harp: After a certain space of time traveling in the Oak Hills, during which time the nights grow longer, the air grows cooler, and the trees start to burst out into color, we come into Barleytown just in time for the harvest festival. Although Barleytown is ( Read more... ) -
RPG Replay: "Fall of Magic," GenCon 2016 / Part 2: The Oak Hills
(Continued from part 1)
Caspian: I think it's time for the Magus to move to the Oak Hills.
Host: Everyone take back their tokens.
Caspian: So this is in the Magus's words?
Host: Yes, so when you play the Magus, show us who they are, what they're thinking, and how we travel together. Just as you would your own character.
Caspian: Okay.
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RPG Replay: "Fall of Magic," GenCon 2016 / Part 1: Ravenhall
I recently learned about the idea of the "replay," a transcript of a game session. They're circulated among RPG players in Japan and sometimes even published as paperback books. I've also been telling a lot of friends about playing a game called "Fall of Magic" at GenCon in August. Since I have a recording of the session, I thought a replay would ( Read more... ) -
Dawn of Defiance: The Traitor's Gambit (part 7)
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Nalon is the first to react, slapping an energy ball into his cesta as he assesses the situation. Cut off the head and the beast usually dies, he thinks as he lobs the ball at Ganga Lor ( Read more... ) -
Dawn of Defiance: The Traitor's Gambit (part 5)
Previous partNalon is the first to speak. "This mean hurtin' the Empire ( Read more... ) -
Dawn of Defiance: The Traitor's Gambit (part 4)
Previous partJebet launches herself forward and grabs Maya by the coveralls. She half-swings, half-drags Maya toward the bar and neatly steps behind her, so that Jebet is now between Maya and her pursuers. The loud chatter of Path's slug-thrower rifle rings through the cantina, but the navy squad continues their advance, blaster bolts flying ( Read more... ) -
Dawn of Defiance: The Traitor's Gambit (part 3)
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* * * Screen Wipe:Gundark's Cantina is noisy and dimly-lit. Chairs of a strange, spidery design are clustered around small tables, while a bank of vidscreens lines the ceiling. Most are showing podraces, but one is always tuned to the Imperial all-news channel. Unusually, there is a sizeable group of people watching this screen. ( Read more... ) -
Dawn of Defiance: The Traitor's Gambit (part 2)
Part 1After a brief pause, a new voice comes over the PA. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your co-pilot speaking. We apparently have had a little customs infraction. I'm sure it's just a mistake--a bureacratic error, probably. Of course, Freebird Transport will be unable to resume our journey after this leg until this is cleared up. However, we ( Read more... )
