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BENEATH THE BANSHEE TREE AVAILABLE IN PRINT
Magic and mystery come alive in Beneath the Banshee Tree, a sorcery-infused investigative adventure for the Sertorius roleplaying game. We are pleased to announce it is available in print for $14.99....
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: TELEGRAPHING THE STAKES
In another post I talked about maiming (Here: It is All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Maimed). As an outgrowth of that, I'd like to address the issue of stakes in a Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate...
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WUXIA INSPIRATION: THE AVENGING EAGLE
Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate draws on a number of sources for inspiration. I watch a lot of wuxia movies and TV shows, and these have had a big influence not only on Ogre Gate, but on Sertorius and...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY: INTERIM SESSION
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). The following is for a brief interim session conducted via video chat. Characters:Kang Xi (Affiliated with Mr. Red Claw)Long...
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THE RESILIENT PAST
Whenever I start a new campaign in a setting I've already used, I usually set it years after my previous campaign, which provides some of the backdrop for the present. In my current Wandering Heroes of...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY PART IV
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). This is the fourth full session of the current campaign (Session III can be found HERE). There was also a brief interim session...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: THE SUPERNATURAL
We are still in the final stages of developing Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate. Our play tests are going well and we are making some tweaks to a few key areas of the game. Things seem to be going as...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE
Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate is quite close to completion. We have been running a new playtest campaign to work out some of the bugs and expect to have the master document with an editor by the start...
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BENEATH THE BANSHEE TREE PREVIEW
For those who haven't heard, we just released Beneath the Banshee Tree in Print. It has been available as a free PDF since late last year, but it was quite well received and we thought it would be nice...
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WUXIA DUNGEONS (WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE)
We are building Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate for a wide range of play styles I think that is important in an RPG because different GMs have different strengths and different groups want to explore...
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WUXIA INSPIRATION: THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR
Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate draws on a number of sources for inspiration. I watch a lot of wuxia movies and TV shows, and these have had a big influence not only on Ogre Gate, but on Sertorius and...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: MEANT TO BE HACKED
This is an important announcement about the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate system and our intentions as we go forward with publication of the rulebook. One thing I believe strongly is that gaming fans...
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WUXIA DUNGEONS PART II (WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE)
I mentioned the subject of dungeons in a wuxia campaign last week (WUXIA DUNGEONS PART I). I want to talk a bit more about the subject, including supernatural elements in a wuxia dungeon and what to...
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THE CAMPAIGN PLAYTEST
Playtesting can be tricky for sure. Over the years I feel like I've gotten a lot better though I'm still always learning and working to improve things. One lesson is that you can't just get by on...
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WUXIA WITHOUT IRONY (WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE)
As we put the finishing touches on the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate rulebook, I've reworked the GM section a bit. I'm trying to find the right way to explain our decision to not include tropes and...
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WHIPLASH REVIEW
This review contains many spoilers. Also Whiplash is a movie that includes an attempted rape scene, so anyone who has difficulties with that sort of content may want to skip this review. This is part...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY PART V
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). This is the fifth full session of the current campaign (Session IV can be found HERE). Characters:Xue Lingsu (Purple Cavern...
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WUXIA INSPIRATION: INTRODUCING PLAYERS TO WUXIA
When I run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate or when I've run one of my d20 wuxia campaigns, I've noticed that knowledge and interest in the genre varies considerably from player to player. This usually...
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KUNG FU GIRL (ONLY THE BRAVE) REVIEW
This review contains many spoilers. Still experimenting with my review format. This is part of my Cheng Pei-pei review series. You can see my other reviews of her movies here: Come Drink With Me,...
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WORD COUNT LIMITS AND FUTURE RELEASES FOR OGRE GATE
The Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate rulebook will be bigger than I expected initially, but we still have a hard word count cap that we need to abide by and that means some things won't make it into the...
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