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THE CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS CAMPAIGN SESSION ONE
I am running a short campaign for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate where all the characters are members of the the Celestial Plume Masters, with one player being a Master in the group, and the others...
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RANDOM NPCS USING THE EGO AND VILLAINS TABLES
In my current campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 sandbox, I am making a point of using the Bedrock App to create random NPCs as they come up. I realized though I would like to use some tables to help...
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BOOKS AS RANDOM TABLES
I've mentioned in several posts the idea of using books as random generators. This is an idea that has long appealed to me outside of gaming. I first encountered it when I learned about the conversion...
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STRANGE WORLD NEW ENGLAND: ROAST BEEF
When I was a boy growing up North of Boston, one of my favorite things was roast beef sandwiches. It was, for me, wonderful comfort food. But one day we moved to the west coast and there I tried...
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THE CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS CAMPAIGN SESSION TWO
This was the second session of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book. You can see the first session HERE. PLAYER CHARACTERS Wei Ziying: A skilled poisoner and physician,...
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RANDOM ENCOUNTERS: CONNECTING THE DOTS
In my most recent Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate session the players made a Survival Cities roll and failed when they came to Tung-On. So we rolled on TUNG ON: CITY ENCOUNTER TABLE I and the result was...
View ArticleSONS OF LADY 87 INTERVIEW
The other week I spoke with Mildra about the Sons of Lady 87 campaign book. You can check it out for yourself or listen below:
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GRUDGE ENCOUNTERS AND DRAMA
A core element of Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate is the Grudge Table. This tool helps the GM keep track of ongoing feuds with NPCs and sects, ensuring that their enemies occasionally come to settle the...
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RULINGS: SURVIVAL ROLLS FOR EXTREME CLIMATES
When I run Network campaigns I lean heavily on rulings, extrapolating on existing mechanics to fit the situations that arise. I get quite a few questions about this and it is sometimes a thing I take...
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CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS SESSION THREE
This was the third session of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book. You can see the first session HERE. You can see the second session HERE. PLAYER CHARACTERS Wei Ziying:...
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STRANGE TALES NEW ENGLAND: THE BRIDGEWATER TRIANGLE
A year ago, around October I started working on a game tentatively titled Strange Tales New England. It was based on some rough ideas I had been fine tuning the previous two years or so. I had a lot of...
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STRANGE TALES ONLINE RULES REFERENCE
Adam, the editor of Strange Tales of Songling, has put together this marvelous rules reference document. I think people will find it helpful during play and during character creation. You can see the...
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CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS SESSION FOUR
This was the fourth session of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book. You can see the first session HERE. You can see the third session HERE. PLAYER CHARACTERS Wei Ziying:...
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MAPPING IN THE MOMENT
I am recovering from Covid, which is why I only just started blogging again. So forgive me if I'm still regaining some clarity. Slowly getting back into my usual writing habits. I want to talk about...
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CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS SESSIONS FIVE AND SIX
This was the fifth and sixth sessions of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book. You can see the first session HERE. You can see the fourth session HERE. PLAYER CHARACTERS...
View ArticleTHE EVIL RPG PUBLISHER'S GUIDE TO MAKING MONEY
With all the news about the OGL, I thought it would be a useful public service to provide some guidelines for any evil RPG companies out there, especially the smaller more boutique operations, seeking...
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CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS SESSION SEVEN
This was the seventh session of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book, which was just released in print. You can see the first session HERE. You can see the fifth and sixth...
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CELESTIAL PLUME MASTERS SESSION EIGHT
This was the eighth session of my Celestial Plume Masters campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book, which was just released in print. You can see the first session HERE. You can see the seventh session...
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QI RANK ADVANCEMENT FOR NPCS IN WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE
There are a number of ways to advance NPCs in Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate. One of my favorite is the Going into Seclusion method in the Lady 87 Campaign book (you can also see an early version of...
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ELIXIR CATASTROPHES
In my wuxia sandbox campaign using the Sons of Lady 87 book, one thing that has started to come up is the use of external alchemy to create transformative substances. These are very setting appropriate...
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