Session 3.7: Stelaro awoke in front of Cleon on the deck of the Tharshi flagship, the Celestial Queen. His crew were in chains and in the distance Mythurio and Didrick sailed his ship away. Besides hostile Tharshi guards, Stelaro saw a Sheban ambassador called Adan, who had a familial resemblance to Bahadur. In a desperate gamble, Adan freed ( Read more... )

With Chapter Three - "Scions Scatter and Scorn" - finishing this week, we are moving into Chapter Four - "City Atop the Mire" in a fortnight. This chapter should bring all kinds of urban intrigue goodness. It is heavily inspired by Kull's "Shadow Kingdom" and Conan's "Rogues in the House ( Read more... )

Session 3.6: Achindra was awakened above the city in a dreamlike state by the spectre of Xanthe and Daniel. She informed him that Efraim's curse was directed at Daniel not him. She also warned him that Tali was in danger from the ill alliances she had made. Both Daniel and Xanthe were expelled by Dazan Drune who was still looking desperately for ( Read more... )

I am coming into the final two sessions of chapter 3 of my Atlantis campaign. That will take it over 20 sessions, which is my self defined threshold for a long campaign. I remain happy with the campaign and my sustained enthusiasm for it - the later being the key to an RPG campaign of any length IMO ( Read more... )

Session 3.5: The PCs found themselves floating above the city of Targrim, looking out from the top of Dazan's tower. They were able to climb down to the city's walls and met Rosa, Dazan's daughter. Rosa held many in the city in a powerful enthrallment, and many seemed convinced that this power also held the besieging Tharshesh forces at bay. She ( Read more... )

Session 3.4: The dark walkers proved openly hostile toward Achindra after he had used magic, but the PCs convinced them to take them to Dazan Drune using a secret tunnel. The PCs discovered that the rats they had seen earlier were sentient and also servants of the mad wizard. The rats seemed less hostile toward their master than the dark walkers, ( Read more... )

Another KS, another $1. :) Seriously, KS continues to provide great RPG by great RPG, even when viewed by a discerning eye. The latest offering that has caught my attention is "Shadow of the Demon Lord" by Rob Schwalb - http://www.kickstarter.com/ ( Read more... )

I ran Ryuutama for the first time over the weekend for Sam, Ayla, and Sophie. We created PCs. This was a lengthier process than anything we have done before but I think it really helps set up the tone of the game ( Read more... )

Session 3.3: The PCs did not trust Leviathan nor his quest to slay Dazan Drune. However, they distrusted Dazan Drune more. That night, one of the sailors was attacked by strange dark dwellers and dragged into a cave. Baram found that the sailor had been changed such that he was allergic to light. In the morning, Stelaro dealt with a mutiny by ( Read more... )

Given I didn't get chance to run it last weekend, I hope to run Ryuutama for the family this weekend. I have high hopes for it with my girls. To be honest, it's wonderful to be thinking on a fantasy game in which violence and victory are not forefront in the mechanics and setting. The "heart-warming" approach is so ingrained in this game that it ( Read more... )