Category Archives: RPGs & Wargaming

Write up 11th January 2024 – A lost soul in Khanedarya pt 3

Posted on January 12, 2024 by hurcheon

This adventure is an adaptation of Losing Face by Kevin Kulp, for Swords of the Serpentine. You can get it as Pay What you want from DrivethruRPG here. We join our group having decided to leave the Isle of Old … Continue reading →

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Write up 30th November 2023 – A lost soul in Khanedarya pt 2

Posted on December 2, 2023 by hurcheon

This adventure is an adaptation of Losing Face by Kevin Kulp, for Swords of the Serpentine. You can get it as Pay What you want from DrivethruRPG here. Having placed the faceless woman with the Temple of the Cold Ones, … Continue reading →

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Iralun session – 7

Posted on August 1, 2021 by hurcheon

Dark deeds in Daylight Our Heroes– Farshad – A merchant adventurer, small of stature, blamed for more than he should be– Dhran the White – A farmboy seeking his way in the world, owning his name to a brush with … Continue reading →

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The Emerald Tablet – early fantasy wargames rules

Posted on January 2, 2018 by hurcheon

I have written before about an early set of fantasy wargames rules (Royal Armies of the Hyborian Age) before but they are not the earliest set of specifically fantasy wargames rules I ever saw. I know I have been wargaming … Continue reading →

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Foldable Project – a matter of scale

Posted on August 31, 2013 by hurcheon

I now have aboard I am fairly happy with. A little larger than the action, so it can accompdate the starting position of the Regent’s forces. I now need to work out the scale for the unit counter sizes and … Continue reading →

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Foldable Project – Sliiiiiight setback

Posted on August 27, 2013 by hurcheon

Drew the first attempt at the battlefield. Looking from the Queen’s point of view, I defined the left of the board as the White Cart, and then I put in the roads, to let me see the scale. Too big … Continue reading →

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Foldable Project

Posted on August 26, 2013 by hurcheon

My place of work is being shifted 42 miles and four hours round trip travel away. This is going to leave even less time for hobby type projects. So, what to do. I had done a bit of playtesting using … Continue reading →

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What’s it got in its pocketses

Posted on February 11, 2013 by hurcheon

Z-Man Games have three small boxes containing rules and armies for fighting battles between traditional enemies. So far these are “Rome vs Celts”, “Macedonians vs Persians” and “Orcs vs Elves”. I have all three, though I am still waiting for … Continue reading →

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