Category Archives: Writing

Write up 6th Sept 2023 – The deed of Smersh – Part 1

Posted on September 8, 2023 by hurcheon

Still issues with video-conferencing, temporary  Google Meet sessions rather than the one that had been working for us. Not helped that for everyone the weather was hot, and the week intense, not sure anyone was totally awake. The scene opens … Continue reading →

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Review Mythic Commander from Modiphius Games

Posted on August 30, 2023 by hurcheon

Mythic Commander Modiphius Publishing £16 + P&P review by Colin D. Speirs One of the first set of rules I ever owned was from Micro Ancients, from Tabletop Games. This wargame as a cardboard folder bound book of 1976’s state … Continue reading →

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First Impressions and light review – Deep Space and Supplenents from Farsight Games

Posted on August 16, 2023 by hurcheon

Disclaimer. I do not know Jonathan Hicks personally, but we have talked at times on social media, I dedicated my “Essence Core” to him as he helped motivate me to write that version. He provided access to PDFs of the … Continue reading →

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Write up 30th June 2023 – Journey from Babilim – Part 8

Posted on June 30, 2023 by hurcheon

The night’s rest for the group was interrupted by pounding on doors by large, heavily armoured, though not heavily armed men, summoning them from sleep to come with them. Juan José and Farshad, though bemused, dressed themselves and went under … Continue reading →

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Write up 18th May 2023 – Journey from Babilim – Part 6

Posted on May 20, 2023 by hurcheon

We wind up action back a little. Fetnah, Smersh, Utana and Farshad search the corridor in which the battle was, but do not loot the dead, they search around, finding accomodation and signs of habitation that belonged to the slain. … Continue reading →

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – Episode 3

Posted on May 6, 2023 by hurcheon

The group continues to try and recover the white jade statuette of Ahera and Ba intertwined, known as the Seal of the Faithful,  that serves as a symbol of the bond between the long ago Priests of Nashwa, and the … Continue reading →

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – Episode 2

Posted on April 23, 2023 by hurcheon

The group took stock after the fight in the first courtyard of the drowned temple. Annoyed by the court demands up in the palace, Utana found the note, grabbed the armlet and darts and got a fisherman to take him … Continue reading →

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Write up 23rd February 2023 – Journey from Babilim – Part 4

Posted on February 24, 2023 by hurcheon

Morning began for Fetnah as it often did, with her finding a quiet spot to clear herself of the influences of the spirits she had been dealing with and ready herself for a new day. She had found a likely … Continue reading →

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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 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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