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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 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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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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Battle report and comments on Midgard Heroic Battles

Posted on September 30, 2022 by hurcheon

For the past few months, I have been playtesting the, under-development, Midgard Heroic Battles by James Morris (https://mogsymakes.net/). These will eventually be released by Reisswitz Press (aka Too Fat Lardies) but there is no release date yet. Midgard uses armies … Continue reading →

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Writeup 5th May 2022 – The Return of the Comet episode 1

Posted on September 13, 2022 by hurcheon

The journey north say the group passed from military patrol to military patrol until they returned to Eshtaband, capital of the province of which Niralha is the magistrate and Harvan her chief of agents. During that time Utana and Farshad … Continue reading →

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Writeup 25th March 2022 – The Greatest Heist episode 5

Posted on September 13, 2022 by hurcheon

The morning breaks, with heads clearing from the celebrations of the night before, and some time to go before the feast with the Servant of the Land that they are invited to that night. So, one thing is certain. “We … Continue reading →

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Writeup 28th January 2022 – The Greatest Heist episode 2

Posted on September 13, 2022 by hurcheon

The morning sees the camp of the caravan wake up and start to pack from their campsite outside the village. The night guards, including the group, have not been troubled, and a day’s travel should see them come to Bardij. … Continue reading →

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Writeup 19th November 2021 – A mystery in Iralun episode 4

Posted on September 13, 2022 by hurcheon

The group welcomed Dhran back into the active fold. He had felt empty after the sacrifice of the demonic knife that had come to mean so much to him over the week leading up to the attempt by the Dark … Continue reading →

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Writeup 4th November 2021 – A mystery in Iralun episode 3

Posted on September 13, 2022 by hurcheon

The group, bemused by unsolveable mysteries, mundane discoveries and which of the dust on them was brick dust and which was the dust of Elisim Deorsin’s dead relatived, decide to clean up and seek expert help. The best place for … Continue reading →

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