Mechwarrior: Running A Time of War, part 7 – Mech Battles by Mail!
In the past few weeks, my Time of War campaign, Hair of the Dog has managed to complete 6 turns of city-based mech combat with 4 players, 5 NPC allies, 1 GM, and an as yet still undisclosed number of enemy forces. At present, the PCs are aware of 1 light lance, 1 unit of … Continue reading
Mechwarrior: Running A Time of War, part 6
As the PBeM reports for my Mechwarrior Campaign, Hair of the Dog, show – progress is ‘rapidly’ being made to get into the meat of the tale, leaving the preliminaries safely resolved behind us. In many aspects I think of this part of the campaign as Christmas Day, with New Years to follow, and all … Continue reading
Technoir is no punk
I cannot say that I like FATE. I am willing to admit that it may have been the learning process that lead me to that blasé reaction, but I suspect it is a little more. This being the case, I was somewhat surprised at my strong positive reaction to Technoir, the new game in development … Continue reading
Battletech Box Set Unboxing 2
Predictably, opening The Battletech Introductory Box Set brought back a lot of memories from the first time I opened a Battletech box set well over 20 years ago. In those days the ‘mechs were cardstock stand-ups with plastic bases, and neither of the terms Project Pheonix, or Unseen were needed. Each set, Battletech, Citytech, and Aerotech … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 