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From RuneQuest to Mythras
Over the coming weeks, as June becomes July, one of my favorite systems will be transforming once again. RuneQuest 6th Edition, the flexible and powerful iteration of this long-lived system by Pete Nash and Lawrence Whitaker of The Design Mechanism is casting off the name by which it has been known to re-emerge under the name … Continue reading →
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Deliberating on Dice
I believe that I like dice. I once received a YouTube comment on an unboxing video displaying some new dice designs, which in very pointed terms asked, ‘What the [expletive deleted] I would need’ such things for. It’s a good question, from a certain point of view, I suppose. I tried to answer as best … Continue reading →
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The Gathering ~ Week 4
This week, the fourth and final week of player preparation saw a flurry of questions and activity on our shared Facebook group as character creation went into its final stages before I could begin to look at what had been created as a whole. Of the 20 people engaged in the group, half submitted complete … Continue reading →
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The Gathering ~ Week 3
Week 3 of preparations for The Gathering is now complete and has seen the submission of numerous concepts and characters with more to come. Some characters are nearing completion, and others are still being developed. Once all submissions have been made, it will be time for me, in the role of GM, to work a … Continue reading →
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The Gathering ~ Week 2
We have completed the second week of preparation for our pending global Immortals campaign inspired by Highlander and using the Ubiquity Roleplaying System. Guidelines for players, both with and without experience with the system, have been made available to the group of potential players and discussion about the nature of our Immortals in the system … Continue reading →
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