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Posted by Runeslinger on August 18, 2013 · 3 Comments 

I have just returned from my first actual vacation since the summer of 2006… and that one was more like trading my day job for doing one of my hobbies full time. Perhaps it has been even longer since I have really taken time away from everything and just focused on relaxation and seeing the … Continue reading →

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The world has ended again!

Posted by Runeslinger on July 12, 2013 · 4 Comments 

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I am pleased to report that I have been given the opportunity to run Desolation for a group of players new to it and to Ubiquity. The group is in the midst of character creation at the moment, and so I am drinking in all the comments they drop about the game and setting to … Continue reading →

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Casting Runes 5: More and Less than Human

Posted by Runeslinger on June 2, 2013 · 3 Comments 

This post continues the exploration and implementation of RuneQuest 6th Edition for the creation of a sword and sorcery campaign setting. It is long past time to show a little more about character options for this setting, and to write a little bit about how it will be run. Let’s start with the last part … Continue reading →

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Casting Runes 4: The Dance of Death

Posted by Runeslinger on April 21, 2013 · 4 Comments 

This post continues the exploration and implementation of RuneQuest 6th Edition for the creation of a sword and sorcery campaign setting. This installment focuses on combat in general and magic use in combat in particular. Our Combatants For my first few sample combats with RuneQuest 6, I picked pregenerated characters and creatures randomly and worked … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 152 (RuneQuest)

Posted by Runeslinger on April 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The latest version of RuneQuest, now published by The Design Mechanism, has been a topic of much interest and enjoyment around here this year.  This seed is a little idea that might be a way to introduce one of the magical additions made to the game for this 6th Edition, mysticism. My Saturday Seeds also … Continue reading →

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