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Picking back up the Polydice

LookingBackwards Posted on 18 August 2022 by Weregamer2 December 2022
Weregaming (or, they were dead before we met them)

Watching Critical Role has me wanting to return to being a DM.

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Posted in Gaming | Tagged Campaigns, Dungeons & Dragons, GM: Ashleigh, Post Updated!

Campaigns update

LookingBackwards Posted on 18 October 2020 by Weregamer18 October 2020

Tiring day, which began about three hours too soon, is finally drawing to a close. All of the adult pain medications have been taken, and so I have some small hope of sleeping past 3 AM tonight. Today was gaming, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Campaigns, Character development (non-rules specific), Characters, DnD 5e, DQ, GURPS 4th Edition

Gaming tech

LookingBackwards Posted on 4 October 2020 by Weregamer4 October 2020

Virtual tabletops (vTT) have been around for a few years now, Among them are Roll20 Fantasy Grounds D&D Beyond And, of course, Dungeons & Dragons Online, among many others out there. The 5e D&D game I’m currently uses Fantasy Grounds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged gaming technology, TT/RPG in general, virtual tabletops

Siobhan’s Story

LookingBackwards Posted on 12 September 2020 by Weregamer12 September 2020

I don’t remember what campaign Siobhan was created for, or whether she was an NPC in one of my own games, or a player character in one of our rotating GMs. Re-reading her character history, and looking at some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Campaigns, Characters, GURPS, GURPS 3rd Edition, unknown campaign

Lehnar’s story

LookingBackwards Posted on 12 September 2020 by Weregamer12 September 2020

(Lehnar was a rare character for me. First, he was male, something I rarely play, and secondly, he was an older character – even older than my actual age of 45 at the time; yes, I have a preference for … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Campaigns, Campaigns - Eliador, Characters, GM: Bjoern, GURPS, GURPS 3rd Edition

THE WORLD OF 1938

LookingBackwards Posted on 10 September 2020 by Weregamer10 September 2020

This was the introductory document I sent to my players for the 1938 Campaign. In reviewing this today, it appears that some sections may duplicate themselves; if so, I apologise, 1998 was a long time ago.) [Note: actual historical information … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged 1938, Campaign backgrounds, Campaigns, GM: Ashleigh, GURPS, GURPS 3rd Edition

1938 Campaign: an Introduction

LookingBackwards Posted on 10 September 2020 by Weregamer10 September 2020

The 1938 Campaign was a fun experiment. It was one of the few times since 1987 that I (Ashleigh) had been GM in a campaign. Most of our usual cast of players were there, Cat & Mike, Bjoern & Stuart, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged 1938, Campaigns, GM: Ashleigh, GURPS, GURPS 3rd Edition

The Legend of Zelda

LookingBackwards Posted on 1 September 2020 by Weregamer1 September 2020

I’ve been a fan of the Legend of Zelda games for a long time. One of the first consoles that we purchased way back when was the NES, just so we could play Zelda. There was a lot of stress … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged handheld games, Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, Video Games

Remembering DunDraCon III

LookingBackwards Posted on 31 August 2020 by Weregamer31 August 2020

Noted over on Twitter: Today Basic Dungeons & Dragons B1 In Search of the Unknown with @The_Digital_DM 4pm EST/ 2pm MTNhttps://t.co/hrhfjUnsGp#RPG #DND #Twitch #gamingcommunity #DM #DungeonMaster #thaco@FantasyGrounds2 pic.twitter.com/nXSLbCeVGF — Tabletop RPG Network (@network_rpg) August 30, 2020 Gods. I remember when … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged DunDraCon, Musings, noted elsewhere, TT/RPG in general

So, there’s this discussion on Twitter …

LookingBackwards Posted on 27 August 2020 by Weregamer27 August 2020

There’s been an ongoing debate about the role of women in gaming for years…today on Twitter, someone thoughtfully posted these two contributions, one from Gary Gygax, the co-author of Dungeons & Dragons, and another from Jonathon Tweet, a later contributor … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged gamergate, it's women not females, misogyny, noted elsewhere, TT/RPG in general

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What is Ashleigh reading today?

Hekate Her Sacred Fires
Hekate Her Sacred Fires
by Sorita d'Este
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
it was amazing
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
by Zenna Henderson
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
really liked it
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
by Edward Humes
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
really liked it
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
by Robert M. Place
Meeting the Other Crowd
it was amazing
Meeting the Other Crowd
by Eddie Lenihan

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