Monsters and Manuals

Creator of Yoon-Suin and other materials. Propounding my half-baked ideas on role playing games. Jotting down and elaborating on ideas for campaigns, missions and adventures. Talking about general industry-related matters. Putting a new twist on gaming.

Friday, 31 May 2013

The Death of an Author and Grown Up Fantasy

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Jack Vance was one of a handful of fantasy/SF writers who I would consider truly great (the others, off the top of my head, are M. John Harr...
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Thursday, 2 May 2013

Fin de Siecle Maps of Britain and Outdoor Adventuring; Or, Yet Another Post About Wilderness Maps

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I can't remember how I came across this (it may have been through somebody on Google+ - has there ever been a more serendipitous age tha...
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Monday, 29 April 2013

Campaigns I'd Like to Run: III - Ars Magica in 19th Century Northumberland

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There's this group of friends, right? And they're the second or third sons or daughters of aristocratic families and industrialists ...
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Monday, 22 April 2013

Generic Bastardised Cyberpunk 2020 System: More Thoughts

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It's been a while since I've posted about  this , but it's still in my thoughts. My aim is to create a traditional RPG system wh...
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Sunday, 21 April 2013

Actual Play: Pendragon of Mars, Sessions 3 & 4

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Characters Present : Sir Owain the Red, Sir Wiglaf the Windhover, Sir Elias the Overly Curious, Sir Xyre of the Barrens, and squire Emerec o...
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Friday, 19 April 2013

Campaigns I'd Like to Run: II - Noble Cyberpunk House

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I re-read  James Clavell's masterpiece Noble House  over Easter. (James Clavell is like Charles Dickens for the 1980s, except if Charles...
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Thursday, 18 April 2013

Campaigns I'd Like to Run: I - Jack the Shadow of the Colossus Killer

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The 'Completes' were a bit hit-and-miss overall, but the Complete Ranger's Handbook was one of the best splatbooks TSR produced ...
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Saturday, 13 April 2013

The Rod of Seven Parts and the Sandbox Quest

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A long, long time ago, I can still remember how rpg.net used to make me smile. One post I remember in particular raised the idea of a kind o...
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Thursday, 4 April 2013

False Optimization?

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I've seen it argued in the past that players (especially new players) should always be discouraged from making 'sub-optimal' cho...
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Monday, 1 April 2013

Actual Play: Pendragon of Mars, Sessions 1 & 2

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After quite a hiatus of running games because of moving cities, I've recently got back in the driving seat via Google+, GMing what I...
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