Welcome to the Bastion…

This entry is part 1 of 15 in the series Adventures in Bastion

So, I’m running an RPG for a couple of friends in the States (online, on Discord) who expressed interest in trying out an RPG. One of the players has done a little gaming; the other is a complete newbie. I decided to go with Electric Bastionland (or PDF here)because I was eager to try a system this stripped down and simplified. It seemed like a good introduction to the hobby, and has a setting that’s… well, different enough to sort of confound expectations.  Electric Bastionland is effectively the 2nd edition of Into the Odd; I never played ItO, but I …

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Wait for Me (Wrap Up and Thoughts)

This entry is part 23 of 23 in the series Playing "Wait for Me"

This is my wrap-up for Wait for Me, a journaling game that recent played. An explanation, and my first entry, is here. Oh, and these posts are organized into a series now. You can see the post series page here.  (This is a wrap-up post with my thoughts on the game, rather than a post made as part of the game.)

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Fermentvm Nigrvm Dei Sepvlti Reviews

So, it’s been a few months since Fermentvm Nigrvm Dei Sepvlti was released! During that time, there’s been some mostly-favorable reviews posted: The first appeared at Save vs. Player Agency: Fermentum is an inspiring and substantial addition to the Lamentations of the Flame Princess product line-up, at over double the size of the largest of 2019’s offerings. It is at once something new and impressive from a new (to our hobby bookshelves anyway) and impressive author, and entirely at home thematically and aesthetically with the existing Lamentations of the Flame Princess range. I highly recommend it! Next, a review appeared …

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