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Mythras Adventure: Betrayal at Shadewood Keep

As announced last week, I’ve been working on an adventure for the Mythras roleplaying game and the Classic Fantasy supplement, both fantastic RPG products published by The Design Mechanism. The content for the adventure is complete and is currently undergoing review with TDM, and all that’s left at this point is to finish up theContinueContinue reading “Mythras Adventure: Betrayal at Shadewood Keep”

RuneQuest and Mythras

I first played the RuneQuest RPG back in the mid-80’s when my best friend ran a campaign centered around Griffin Island, a setting that had been adapted from the earlier Griffin Mountain of Glorantha fame. We spent a long time exploring the island, fighting orcs and broos, getting arrested and thrown in prison at leastContinueContinue reading “RuneQuest and Mythras”

Espionage Games in Fate – Part 4

Here is the fourth and final part of my series of posts on espionage gaming with Fate Core, using some of the ideas for “streamlined” systems from the original Spycraft rpg published by AEG back in 2002. The other articles can be found at these links: Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Physical InfiltrationContinueContinue reading “Espionage Games in Fate – Part 4”

Espionage Games in Fate – Part 3

This is a continuation of my posts about using some of the ideas in the first edition of the Spycraft RPG to run espionage games in Fate Core. Post 1 – Introduction Post 2 – Physical Infiltration The elements that I’m discussing are: Physical Infiltration Face-to-Face Infiltration Electronic Infiltration (System Hacking) Direct Assault Interrogation SeductionContinueContinue reading “Espionage Games in Fate – Part 3”

Espionage Games in Fate Core – Part 2

Last week, I talked about some of the great systems in the original d20 edition of the Spycraft RPG that allowed the GM to run streamlined versions of some of the key elements that appear in high-action espionage games. These include: Physical Infiltration Face-to-Face Infiltration Electronic Infiltration (System Hacking) Direct Assault Interrogation Seduction Area PursuitsContinueContinue reading “Espionage Games in Fate Core – Part 2”

Espionage Games in Fate

Back in 2002, AEG released the Spycraft RPG, an espionage-oriented game that captured my interest (and dollars). It was based off the d20 system engine, and was pretty crunch-heavy, but it was a great base from which to do games about dashing superspies. In 2005, the second edition of the game was released. It triedContinueContinue reading “Espionage Games in Fate”

Draconem Sub-Sector Revisited

Since I posted the Draconem Sub-Sector document, both here and on DriveThruRPG, I’ve had a lot of downloads. I hope that people have found it useful. I’ve continued to explore the early 1977 edition of Traveller, and it got me to thinking about how one could more fully develop possible adventure ideas so that theContinueContinue reading “Draconem Sub-Sector Revisited”

Combining the Best of Old and New School

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been running a first-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game for my son and his friends. Scheduling issues for 6 people, four of whom are kids, has been a bit difficult, so we haven’t played as often as we’d like. We’re working on establishing a regular routine, though, so things shouldContinueContinue reading “Combining the Best of Old and New School”

Writing Update – July 2017

List of Projects: The Traitor and the Thief – Rewriting almost completed. Origin – Awaiting review and decision on how to move forward. The Revenant and the Reaper – Outline completed, chapter-by-chapter plan completed. The Darkness in the Deep – Outline completed, chapter-by-chapter plan completed. This Vision of Darkness – Adventure completed, available for saleContinueContinue reading “Writing Update – July 2017”

This Vision of Darkness – FAE Part 3

My new superhero adventure for Fate Accelerated Edition is now available on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow! It’s a 58-page exciting and epic adventure for newly-created superheroes that takes them into a dark future to fight a cybernetic super-villain who has conquered North America. The adventure is available for $4.99 and I think it’s a great wayContinueContinue reading “This Vision of Darkness – FAE Part 3”