Category Archives: Chivalry & Sorcery

My first Chivalry and Sorcery campaign

Posted on November 29, 2019 by hurcheon

I first obtained the Chivalry and Sorcery 1st edition in 1980, a second hand copy with a red cover that no other copy I have ever seen had. Certainly it mystified Ed and Wilf when they saw it. I quickly … Continue reading →

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The once and future manuscript

Posted on December 11, 2017 by hurcheon

As I have written about before, when my taster rules for the classic Chivalry & Sorcery, Chivalry & Sorcery Essence was printed, I thought of it as a toolkit and not as a whole game world. I did put in … Continue reading →

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The Old School has more than one classroom

Posted on March 23, 2017 by hurcheon

A missed opportunity in the Golden Age of RPGs The fault is @BigJackBrass’s For a few years now, thanks to dedicated writers and easier routes to publishing, there have been nostalgic attempts to recapture the *feel* of older role-playing games, … Continue reading →

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Hors de combat

Posted on March 27, 2013 by hurcheon

It’s not the only reason why there hasn’t been one of these for a while, but I was ill and in hospital for a week. I’m now recuperating and have no idea how long I’ll be stuck indoors waiting for … Continue reading →

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There is such a thing as society

Posted on December 2, 2012 by hurcheon

When Chivalry and Sorcery was first published, one of the innovations Ed and Wilf brought in was a viable society, in this case the Feudal Society of medieval Western Europe. They did this because the place of the characters compared … Continue reading →

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High Society

Posted on December 2, 2012 by hurcheon

Well, it’s been a while since the last post. In that time I haven’t been wrestling with magic, no no. Instead I have been wrestling with societal organisation in post-Roman Britain. C&S is a game where hierarchy and influence matter, … Continue reading →

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Abracadabra-Alakazam

Posted on October 1, 2012 by hurcheon

Well. Although slightly diverted by needs of work and family, I did delve into the world of medieval magic. The bottom line is, and it’s a terrible one for role-players, the medieval folk don’t seem to have separated magic out … Continue reading →

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It never ends!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by hurcheon

Diving back into things I decide that I need to provide magic using types that suit the Arthurian mythos. For a start that seems to suggest to me that I differentiate between the normal human magic using types and those … Continue reading →

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It wasn’t a disappointment

Posted on June 3, 2012 by hurcheon

Last week was the UK Games Expo. One of the things about that was C&S Essence was up for a “Best RPG” award. I didn’t get it (Airship Pirates did) but that was never a surprise. Goven other entrants like … Continue reading →

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Arthur’s Progress

Posted on May 15, 2012 by hurcheon

So. At present the second Apocrypha manuscript, which includes the Arthurian setting, has about 6,000 words in it, which means that it is, I think, more than the main Essence rules. There is more hand-written to add to the manuscript, … Continue reading →

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