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An RPG Update
Dec. 14th, 2021 10:12 pmWith my thesis completed and undergoing revision, I have given my mind a bit of a break, in a manner of speaking. As is my wont, I have turned my attention to my hobby of roleplaying games, and have spent some hours in actual play and writing. Four scenes have been written in quick succession for my HeroQuest Glorantha game, with each of the protagonists finding themselves challenged by an impossible opponent (a dragon with a wingspan of a few thousand kilometres), lost in a land that is effectively a pocket universe in its own right and, appropriately for each of them, facing challenges to their personal cosmological outlook, their relationship with their closest and most hated sibling, and their sense of community duty. Take the wrong choice and they will find they contribute to both their own demise and that of the world, find something within themselves and they might be able to change the critical outcome. Basically, it's critical high fantasy turned up to eleven.
Apart from that, I've been working through a double-issue of RPG Review, having finally acquired enough content to satisfy the 128 page size. Of course, a good portion of this is RPG Review Cooperative Gaming 'blogs, especially a rather hefty backlog of material from my own Eclipse Phase story which finished in March this year. The next issue is already underway, specialising in the games of Iron Crown Enterprises (Rolemaster, Spacemaster, MERP, HARP etc) and especially in recognition of the recently departed Terry K Amthor.
On a related note, had dinner last night with Anthony L, and new friend Hugh S. who - apart from a string of degrees and a legal career - is also a gamer. We dined at Miyako a rather good Japanese restaurant overlooking the Yarra. It was not the first of such events in the week as a couple of days prior![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tabouli came to visit for wide-ranging conversation and, after expressing an interest in such things, left with a copy of Papers & Paychecks. Among all this was the RPG Review Cooperative monthly committee meeting where we set a date of January 29 for our AGM. I do get the sense of that we're looking forward to a much better year than those past.
Apart from that, I've been working through a double-issue of RPG Review, having finally acquired enough content to satisfy the 128 page size. Of course, a good portion of this is RPG Review Cooperative Gaming 'blogs, especially a rather hefty backlog of material from my own Eclipse Phase story which finished in March this year. The next issue is already underway, specialising in the games of Iron Crown Enterprises (Rolemaster, Spacemaster, MERP, HARP etc) and especially in recognition of the recently departed Terry K Amthor.
On a related note, had dinner last night with Anthony L, and new friend Hugh S. who - apart from a string of degrees and a legal career - is also a gamer. We dined at Miyako a rather good Japanese restaurant overlooking the Yarra. It was not the first of such events in the week as a couple of days prior
tabouli came to visit for wide-ranging conversation and, after expressing an interest in such things, left with a copy of Papers & Paychecks. Among all this was the RPG Review Cooperative monthly committee meeting where we set a date of January 29 for our AGM. I do get the sense of that we're looking forward to a much better year than those past.