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Thursday Game Club no.2
We had to postpone the school game club due to conferences last week and the kids were champing at the bit to play. During the day, a couple of the students mentioned that they were ready to continue the adventure. We had only three kiddos at this afternoons meeting. Play lasts about 2 hrs 15… Continue reading
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Game Club
A couple of days ago, I introduced role-playing to my middle school students. It was the fourth meeting of our weekly game club at school. In the first three meetings we played Catan and Risk. The kids really enjoyed both games, Catan more so. This past meeting, I started our group (three students) on an… Continue reading
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G+ Exodus
No doubt you have heard about Google+ shutting it down by this time next year. It was a curious time to be watching the reactions of my fellow G+ users. There was a momentary pause and then…boom!…most of us pulled up stakes and headed over to MeWe. There’s been discussion among some folks about if… Continue reading
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A Quick Map
Here’s a quick map I drew the other night. I used metal nib and India ink in a bottle. Colored it in with Crayola pencils. I imagine this as a sacred burial chamber with monoliths arranged in a pattern. Primitive man would bring their dead here and place them within the circle. Niches in the… Continue reading
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The Five Kings
The Five Kings is a range of five mountains named for the great dwarven kings of old. It is the centerpiece of my new campaign world. The forest just south of the Five Kings is the northern reaches of the kingdom of Irie. At the edge of this forest is where I will place the… Continue reading
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Day 38 Continued ~ Return from the Bandit Camp
Returning from the bandit’s camp, the company is glad to be all in one piece. Arden’s men-at-arms took quite a beating, but none were killed. Four bandits can’t say the same. In fact, they can’t say anything at all as they are trussed up on several horses making their last ride. Two of the company’s… Continue reading
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Gen Con and Back Again
Whew! Gen Con 2018 was a wonderful trip. I came away with some great and painful (my feet!) memories. It had been a couple of years since last I attended, so I decided to take in all four days. The best and most welcome news was that my son, Thomas, wanted to go along. He… Continue reading
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Day 38 Beyond the River
Thane paused a moment from his work at the forge. Arden was approaching and Thane could see the young warrior was wearing his chain and greatsword strapped to his back. Thane knew every link of that armor, almost as much as his own. He had repaired the slashed rings of steel, and loose rivets. A… Continue reading
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Day 37 ~ End of the Day
Arden and Egg ride out to the river to find Martin and Handsome. Question–Do they meet up with them? No, but they do meet the owner of the water powered saw mill just south of the village of Coot’s Mill. The mill owner, Odell Bunton, is a red faced and portly middle aged gent. He… Continue reading
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Day 37 Continued…Martin in the Woods
This is a continuation of my solo game called Perils on the Borderlands. My goal is to run the Keep on the Borderlands module using the Pits & Perils rules. Playing solo has been a welcome addition to complement my other gaming pursuits. Many of you can probably sympathize when I say that it’s… Continue reading
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