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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON CULT SESSION IX: THE SNOW FALLS AT WHITE CLOUD LAKE
This is the campaign log for the ninth session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting and...
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MARTIAL HEROES AND MASS COMBAT
When we made Servants of Gaius we developed a system for managing large scale war between armies. This was just a necessary outgrowth of what was happening at the table. Over time the system morphed...
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DUKE OF MOUNT DEER (2000)
Another blogger who does recaps of wuxia episodes, JacJac, recommended I watch the 2000 TVB production of Duke of Mount Deer, starring Dicky Cheung and Patrick Tam. I started it yesterday and am really...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: CONSEQUENCES AND SACRIFICE IN RPGS
Cover art by Jackie MustoCover Design by Stephanie McAleaIn my Blood of the Demon Moon Cult campaign, one of the players attempted to perform a dangerous ritual to the Demon Emperor and was permanently...
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COUNTER-TERRORISM BUNDLE
Each month I like to do a new bundle. For November we are doing a Counter-Terrorism Bundle, where you get all of the Terror Network PDFs for 5 bucks. You can find it HERE. Terror Network is the...
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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON CULT SESSION X: A FREAK IN THE JADE HALL
This is the campaign log for the tenth session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting and...
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SKETCHING A CITY
I am not the best mapper in the world, but I find it very helpful when running a game to map out settlements. For a campaign, as long as the map tells you what you need to know at the table, it doesn't...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: SECT PREVIEWS
(From left to right) Temple of the Nine Suns,Mystic Sword Sect, Sun Mai Sect, Perfect Heaven Lineage SectMartial Sects are an important feature of Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate. Here are a few of the...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY XVII: MERCY IS FOR THE WEAK?
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). This is the seventeenth session of the current campaign (Session XVI can be found HERE). It was an interim session conducted...
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EVIL PARTY, EVIL PLAYERS?
I saw this article by Clem Bastow in my feed today, which examines the ethics of violence in roleplaying games. It is an interesting read and features commentary from Ethan Gilsdorf, a writer I have a...
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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON CULT SESSION XI: THE WIND OF THE DEMON EMPEROR
This is the campaign log for the eleventh session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting...
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GOLDEN SCROLL OF JUSTICE: INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH BLOCH
Joseph Bloch is releasing an OSR Wuxia RPG called The Golden Scroll of Justice. I had a chance to talk with him about the project and find out more about the project. The Golden Scroll of Justice is...
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HAIL TO THE KING!
With King Diamond coming to perform in Boston tonight at the Orpheum, I've been revisiting my old King Diamond and Merciful Fate albums. King Diamond was an important part of my evolution as a young...
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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON CULT SESSION XII: MARRIAGE AND BLOODSHED
This is the campaign log for the twelfth session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting and...
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LESSONS FROM THE WUXIA CAMPAIGNS
In the past, most of my martial arts campaigns were run sporadically, a short stint into oriental adventures, or my own home brew with bits and pieces from d20, bits of GURPS and other games like Hong...
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THE SECRET OF JE VALLEY SESSION 18: THE STATUE OF THE BOLD KING
This campaign is set ten years after a previous set of adventures (HERE). This is the eighteenth session of the current campaign (Session 17 can be found HERE). It was an interim session conducted...
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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON SESSION 13: GIFTS FOR THE WEDDING
This is the campaign log for the thirteenth session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting...
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LEGEND OF THE BAT (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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BLOOD OF THE DEMON MOON CULT SESSION 14: THE PRIZES FOR THE TOURNAMENT
This is the campaign log for the Fourteenth session of a google+run Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate campaign. The previous session is described HERE. Note: I am running two campaigns in the same setting...
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WICKED SCHEMES
As a GM I believe in rewarding good tactics and plans on the part of the PCs. To me things feel more real when a valid solution is able to solve the problem. This sometimes means that challenges are...
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