By Orklord on Mar 9, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 0 Comments
Last night the Monday night group took a break from the Savage Worlds fantasy game and played some Lacuna Part 1. I ran the game and Cary, Joel and Doris played agents from the Hospital storyline see here for a bit o’ that) that “Dude” ran last year. “Dude” played Falconer, an agent from a previous [...]
By Orklord on Mar 4, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 0 Comments
In this week’s Savage Worlds fantasy game (based loosely in Shaintar) the party brought the snake cult to its knees, but the Temple of Knowledge may end up being a casualty in the war.
By Orklord on Mar 3, 2010 in Rich's Journal | 0 Comments
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By Orklord on Feb 27, 2010 in Canon Fodder, Rich's Journal | 2 Comments
(copied from a post on rpg.net by Dr. Awkward from The Escapist)
Read An RPG Book in Public Week is an event that happens three times a year, during the weeks surrounding March 4th, July 27th, and October 1st (starting on the Sunday on or before, and ending on the Saturday on or after). During these [...]
By Orklord on Feb 23, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 3 Comments
In this week’s Savage Worlds fantasy game (based loosely in Shaintar) the party found out most of the plotting behind the snake cult and took some decisive actions to stop them. Two weeks in a row this game has been surprisingly fun.
By Orklord on Feb 13, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 4 Comments
Monday night I continued GMing our Savage Worlds fantasy campaign loosely using the Shaintar setting. I had a ridiculously good time playing! I’m serious, it was a great night of gaming, one of those times when you drive home giddy with your head filled with the images of what could or might happen next in [...]
By Orklord on Feb 4, 2010 in GMing, Rich's Journal | 31 Comments
I recently posted a Play Report on my ongoing Savage Worlds fantasy game loosely based in Shaintar. In it, I mentioned how as a GM I have been avoiding the system at times. Both JJ Lanza and Daniel Perez quickly hopped onto the comments and asked me to unpack what I meant by it.
This is [...]
By Orklord on Feb 3, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 4 Comments
This past Monday was a continuation of my attempt to use Savage Worlds (Shaintar fantasy setting) to do an impression of my Vampire: the Masquerade games from the mid to late 90s: lots of politicking and the like.
By Orklord on Jan 16, 2010 in GMing, Plans & Schemes, Rich's Journal | 14 Comments
Rich has a week where no game prep is required, so he plans on what he can prep and reflects on how he preps games.
By Orklord on Jan 12, 2010 in Play Reports, Rich's Journal | 3 Comments
If my Savage Worlds game were a comic book series, last night’s game would have been a set-up issue. The party resolved some niggling issues from their big fight with Milos and the snake cult, then met with four members of the Council of Seven of Shale, the official head of the city government.
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