WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE UPDATE
Sorry if we haven't been posting here as frequently lately but just going over the final version of the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate before sending it to the editor (it needs to be in by July 10th so...
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THE POINT OF NO RETURN: DECISIONS AND TIME IN CAMPAIGNS
When I was learning guitar growing up my teacher used to tell me the hardest part about song writing and playing was choosing where to go when faced with different creative options. His point was a lot...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY PART X: THE END OF MYSTIC SWORD
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). This is the Tenth full session of the current campaign (Session IX can be found HERE). Characters:Xue Lingsu (Purple Cavern...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE
We are just getting ready to send the Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate to the editor. Our deadline is July 10th, so things should really start moving quickly after that. We've been tweaking things here...
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BLINDED BY REVIEW
After a lengthy review of the manuscriptmy eyes feel a bit like this guy'sI would like to apologize for the long silence on the Blog here, we've been very busy preparing Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate...
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THAT FIERY GIRL (WUXIA INSPIRATION)
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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COLORING BOOKS AND SILK BROCADES
When I was doing research for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate one of the areas I found maddening was textiles and clothing. This has just never been my strong suit in history, mainly because I am more...
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SERTORIUS CAMPAIGN IDEAS: THE CITY OF DONYRA
Gamandria is big and it can be a challenge to choose the best location for your campaign. One area that I myself almost overlooked, until Bill took an interest in it, is Donyra: the city of Sertori....
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SERTORIUS: FANTASY PACKET IS NOW AVAILABLE
We just released the Classic Fantasy Packet for Sertorius as a pay-what-you-want PDF. You can download it here: CLASSIC FANTASY PACKETThe Classic Fantasy Packet gives you the tools to play characters...
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ORCS OF THE NORTH: THE HEART OF ATROXIS
Last year we talked about a module called The Heart of Atroxis (HERE). We pretty muted finished up a manuscript soon after this, but because we want to release it as a pay-what-you-want, we've had to...
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CUNNIING PLANS OF VILLAINY
In the film Killer Clans, the leader of the Lung Men Society, Sun Yu, is betrayed and nearly killed by one of his most trusted men who takes over the organization. But Sun Yu is a shrewd and patient...
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SERTORIUS CAMPAIGN NOTES: THE IMMORTAL ARCHITECT
This is a new series on the Bedrock Blog where I will be posting campaign notes from my binder. These are all posted as they appear, raw. So they will get messy at times. The purpose is just to show I...
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BEYOND THE CRIMSON HORIZON: FUTURE GAMES
Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate is well on its way and should be out next year. We also have The Meddlers in the pipeline as well as some supplements. I'd like to talk about games I want to do in the...
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SOME TOMATO SAUCE
With so many folks getting ready for Gen Con I think not quite as much attention is being given to RPG blogs (except perhaps those reporting from Gen Con or those more connected to the convention). But...
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SOME HISTORY BOOKS
I posted this over at TheRPGsite, but thought it may be of interest to the blog readers. This is just a two-part list, the first describes some of my favorite History books. Not necessarily the ones I...
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SO YOU KILLED YOUR LONG-LOST FATHER
In wuxia shows and movies characters have secret identities all the time. People kill someone and discover it was their mother or a close friend, even a long lost relative. This can be deployed after...
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INTERVIEW WITH VIVI ABOUT ENGLISH SUBTITLES
I did a brief interview with Vivi from Viki.com who helps provide English subtitles to many of the Chinese dramas appearing on their website. Vivi discussed the challenges of subbing the new series The...
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HIDDEN DRAGON: DISGUISE IN WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE
Golden Flower GrannyDisguise is not only widespread in wuxia, it is pretty effective as well. In previous Network Games this was handled by the Deception Skill, but that is a broad ability really...
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SOME THINGS I'VE BEEN WATCHING
As part of my ongoing "everyone's at gencon so why bother" series, where I relax the tone and content of the blog, I am going to talk today about some shows, movies and series I've been watching. THE...
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SERTORIUS CAMPAIGN NOTES: THE DRAGON OF DARGA
This is a new series on the Bedrock Blog where I will be posting campaign notes from my binder. These are all posted as they appear, raw. So they will get messy at times. The purpose is just to show I...
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