torrent films

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

dinsdag 8 mei 2012

Wanted: Adventurers in Search of Treasure and Glory

Posted on 09:03 by john maikal
My gaming group has been dealing with a lot of "real world" issues - primarily of a joyous nature, with lots of babies arriving. This has, however, made it difficult to get a quorum consistently. Therefore we're looking to add 1-3 more people to the group and my blog seems an excellent way to reach out to people who might be interested. Right now we are running a Call of Cthulhu game via Fantasy Grounds and Skype but my inclination is to start something new.

I'm getting an "old school" style game ready. The system I have in mind is Autarch's Adventurer Conqueror King, previously reviewed on this site, or Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics also reviewed here.

I'd be running the game via Google Hangouts.We meet on alternate Mondays from 7 to 9:30ish in the evening, US/Canada eastern timezone.

As far as campaign pitch goes, I'm viewing a game set at what was once the farthest frontier of a once-great empire, now but a shadow of its former glory. I'm inspired by Emperor Honorius' words to the Roman government of Britain - "Look to your own defenses". It is a land (or island chain, depending on where the muse takes me) at the far end of a trade route. The wilds are full of vile beasts, brigands, etc. There are ruins of other outpost of the empire, ripe for the picking to those who are bold.

Perhaps more important than the game pitch is insuring compatibility with the group.We're all in our 30s or 40s, all married with careers and kids. Our days of being able to have 16-hour marathon games are behind us but we still like to get together for a good game. Sometimes we can be a little bit goofy  so this is not the place to look for an epic tale exploring deep metaphysical questions as to the existential nature of humanity. It is a place for a good time as we get together, roll some (virtual) dice, and do battle with the forces of chaos in search of treasure and glory.

If you're interested, drop me a line via email, Google+, or in the comments.
Dit e-mailen Dit bloggen!Delen via XDelen op Facebook
Posted in ACKS, dungeon crawl classics, home campaign, recruiting | No comments
Nieuwere post Oudere post Homepage

0 reacties:

Een reactie posten

Abonneren op: Reacties posten (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Hexographer RPG Software
    Fantasy and maps tend to go hand and hand. One need only look at one of the most famous works of the genre, The Hobbit to see that. That wor...
  • ProFantasy's Campaign Cartographer 3
    As I mentioned last week I view maps as something to be both functional and artistic. Last week I reviewed the Hexographer program which lea...
  • Remain Calm. Trust in Science. Atomic Robo Overview.
    My gaming group has been experimenting with Evil Hat's Atomic Robo RPG. I've been itching to try out Fate for ages. I'm somewhat...
  • RPG Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics
    The intent of the Open Game License that Wizards of the Coast released with the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons was to encourage other...
  • Delta Green Fiction
    In my last post I spoke a bit about Delta Green. After posting I realized that my familiarity with Delta Green is solely through RPG supple...
  • Alternate Mythos Lenses
    HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos have had an influence on various forms of entertainment. Many episodes of Doctor Who and Star Trek have ha...
  • Frank Herbert's Dune
    I'd first heard of Dune  when I was in middle school. There was some magazine distributed at our school which described the book and the...
  • Remembering Aaron Allston
    Aaron Allston passed away this past week. Allston was a prodigious game designer and author. In the roleplaying world he was best known for ...
  • Film Review: The Warriors
    New York actor Roger Hill passed away about a week ago according to the New York Daily News . He was best known for playing Cyrus from the 1...
  • RPG Review: The Big Crime
    This post isn't a first impressions review of the new Spectrum Games RPG The Big Crime . A few disclaimers. The first is that while I...

Categories

  • 007
  • 13th Age
  • 1880s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 3.x
  • 4e
  • a game of thrones
  • aaron allston
  • about
  • ACKS
  • adnd
  • alien
  • Ancient Rome
  • animation
  • Appendix N
  • ASSH
  • Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea
  • atomic robo
  • balance
  • basic dnd
  • Boston Marathon
  • brp
  • bullying
  • call of cthulhu
  • capes cowls and villains foul
  • cc3
  • ccvf
  • children
  • chromebook
  • Clark Ashton Smith
  • clerics
  • cloud
  • Cold City
  • cold war
  • comics
  • computers
  • continuity
  • Corrin Empire
  • cthulhu by gaslight
  • dark dungeons
  • Dark Tower
  • DCC
  • Delta Green
  • dice
  • digital products
  • dnd
  • Doctor Who
  • dresden files
  • dungeon crawl classics
  • dying earth
  • eberron
  • education
  • espionage
  • Fantasy America
  • FASA
  • FATE
  • fiction
  • Fiction Review
  • film
  • film reviews
  • Firefly
  • gamma world
  • gaslight
  • gateway materials
  • geekiness
  • geology
  • godlike
  • grimjack
  • gun control
  • hackmaster
  • heroines
  • historical gaming
  • history
  • home campaign
  • house rules
  • HP Lovecraft
  • humor
  • jack vance
  • John Le CarrĂ©
  • Judges Guild
  • jules verne
  • Lankhmar
  • late antiquity
  • location-based adventures
  • Lord of the Rings
  • lotfp
  • maps
  • Marvel Super Heroes
  • metamorphosis alpha
  • music
  • musings
  • mutant city blues
  • narnia
  • narrative play
  • Native Americans
  • new rules
  • new school
  • new york city
  • nexus
  • non-fiction
  • oe dnd
  • One-Roll Engine
  • ORE
  • palladium
  • player control
  • politics
  • post-apocalyptic fiction
  • prometheus
  • ravenloft
  • real world
  • recruiting
  • religion
  • retcons
  • retro-clones
  • review
  • rolemaster
  • rpg review
  • rpg review world of grewyhawk
  • rpgs
  • runequest
  • Saga System
  • sandbox
  • science fiction
  • Session Writeup
  • skills
  • slavers
  • software
  • song of ice and fire
  • speed factor
  • spirit of knowledge charter school
  • star trek
  • star wars
  • Stars Without Number
  • steampunk
  • Stephen King
  • story-based adventures
  • superhero rpgs
  • superheroes
  • superman
  • swords and wizardry
  • swords and wizardry appreciation day
  • techie
  • television
  • Thanksgiving
  • the big crime
  • The Laundry
  • Tim Powers
  • time travel
  • Top Secret
  • Traveller
  • vampire: the masquerade
  • vampires
  • virtual tabletop
  • vtt
  • wild talents
  • worcester
  • world building
  • world of darkness
  • world of greyhawk
  • zombie apocalypse

Blog Archive

  • ►  2014 (8)
    • ►  juni (1)
    • ►  maart (2)
    • ►  februari (2)
    • ►  januari (3)
  • ►  2013 (39)
    • ►  december (4)
    • ►  november (1)
    • ►  oktober (1)
    • ►  september (1)
    • ►  augustus (7)
    • ►  juli (3)
    • ►  mei (2)
    • ►  april (8)
    • ►  maart (5)
    • ►  februari (3)
    • ►  januari (4)
  • ▼  2012 (81)
    • ►  december (2)
    • ►  november (3)
    • ►  oktober (3)
    • ►  september (7)
    • ►  augustus (10)
    • ►  juli (14)
    • ►  juni (14)
    • ▼  mei (18)
      • Fiction Review: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
      • RPG Review: Dwellers of the Forbidden City
      • Fantastic Real-World Terrain
      • Frank Herbert's Dune
      • RPG Review: D&D Basic Rules (8th-11th Printing)
      • Developing a New Campaign Setting - Broad Strokes
      • Developing a New Campaign Setting - Exploring What...
      • H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth
      • RPG Review: Call of Cthulhu 6th Edition
      • On Bullying
      • ProFantasy's Campaign Cartographer 3
      • Justin Cronin's The Passage
      • Wanted: Adventurers in Search of Treasure and Glory
      • RPG Review: Lamentations of the Flame Princess Wei...
      • Visiting Gamma World
      • Hexographer RPG Software
      • de Camp and Pratt's "The Roaring Trumpet"
      • Appendix N - Checkpoint and Thoughts
    • ►  april (10)
Mogelijk gemaakt door Blogger.

Over mij

john maikal
Mijn volledige profiel tonen