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First impressions of “Swords of the Serpentine” RPG

Posted on February 8, 2023 by hurcheon

First Impressions of “Swords of the Serpentine” RPG by Emily Dresner and Kevin Kulp with Matthew Breen On Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th Feb 2023, I played in a game of “Swords of the Bosphorous”, Martin Cookson’s (@mcookie123 on Twitter) … Continue reading →

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Write up 26th January 2023 – Journey from Babilim – Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2023 by hurcheon

The day in the Palace of the Magistrate of Eshtaband opens as it usually does, with servants seeing to the needs of the officials and priests in the Palace. Rooms and food are prepared, passages swept and, in the quarters … Continue reading →

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Write up 12th January 2023 – Journey from Babilim – Part 1

Posted on January 14, 2023 by hurcheon

The camp of the forces of the province of Eshtaband is split, like the governance of the nation, the larger part is the army,  furiously bustling, reinfoced patrols are coming back leading lines of captured bandits, equipment is being repair … Continue reading →

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Write up 15th December 2022 – Aftermath of the Comet – Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2022 by hurcheon

Our group found themselves back in Bukrish, a village with mixed emotions, glad that the bandits that had come there hunting the group had been defeated, but concerned that if the group stayed there, more would come. The group, mostly, … Continue reading →

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Write up 1st December 2022 – Aftermath of the Comet – Part 1

Posted on December 2, 2022 by hurcheon

The group took stock of their position, in an area they had seen before but changed, the shining lights gone, the mound and the road gone, the comet tail no longer the sickly green it had been. Fetnah and José … Continue reading →

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Write up 17th November 2022 – Return of the Comet – Interlude 3 and End

Posted on November 18, 2022 by hurcheon

The ivory figurines come to life turn out to be a tall, muscular male human (Smersh of Urlil) with cheekbones to die for, and a Shevam woman (Fetnah), the human stands protectively in front of the Shevam as they ask … Continue reading →

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Write up 3rd November 2022 – Return of the Comet – Interlude 2

Posted on November 4, 2022 by hurcheon

The group looked at the ladder going up to the floor above and Utana, sticking his spear through his harness, laid his hand ready to go up, the air shimmered and Utana was replaced by a surprised Jalabu. Another shimmer … Continue reading →

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Write up 20th October 2022 – Return of the Comet – Interlude 1

Posted on October 22, 2022 by hurcheon

This interlude takes place after the end of Episode 10, directly, and came about because, as happens in real life, a few players had other commitments and I think the next part will be the end of the adventure and … Continue reading →

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A three day RPG project – Tales from an Ancient Empire

Posted on October 16, 2022 by hurcheon

On Twitter, the subject of cheesy 80s movies comes up now and again in UK RPG Twitter, usually Hawk the Slayer or The Sword and the Sorceror. You might see Excalibur mentioned, but it is stars above the other two. … Continue reading →

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Write up 7th October 2022 – Return of the Comet Episode 10

Posted on October 8, 2022 by hurcheon

The group considered the steep, dark, descent under the statue, situated as it was in the room of screaming faces and considered what might be below. And so they turned around, and had another look at the corridor of deadly … Continue reading →

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