Golden Anvil

Nope, not this week. Two players couldn't make it, so we didn't play. Instead I ended up playing Dominions III (see the link of the day) until way later than I should have. That's why I didn't post last night. Too tired.

However, there is some interesting news about the WWII campaign. It looks like after I wrap up this adventure (as I said, likely just another couple sessions), one of the other players (gauntman, the player of Prof. Hayes) has agreed to run the group through an adventure. It'll be part of the same campaign, but I'll create a new character, and Hayes will temporarily be unavailable. Gauntman has never GM'd before, but he's got a good grasp (in my opinion) on the genre and on storytelling skills. I'll be able to help him out with any rules/technical issues.

Anyway, so for the first time in probably 9 years (or more?) I'll actually be playing a character instead of GMing. Woo! It'll only be for one adventure (not sure yet how long that'll be), but it will be a nice break, and might spark some ideas on how to get the feel of the game right for the genre.

I decided to go ahead and try a concept that I thought up years ago but never had a chance to actually play. My character is a 14 year old boy from Hong Kong who seems to have amazing luck. Besides that, he really doesn't have any impressive attributes, skills, or abilities. To put it in perspective, it's a 200 point character, and 130 of those points are dedicated towards improving his luck in one way or another. The end result is that once per hour of play time I can dictate one roll of the dice, and once per game session I can declare some plausible event of serendipity to occur (for example, "Gee, I wish we had a rope... Oh, hey, look! There's a rope on the shelf over there!").

It should be an interesting character to play, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what gauntman comes up with.

Link of the day: This is a fantasy-themed turn based strategy game with enormous depth and wonderful gameplay. The graphics are nothing impressive, but if you like the genre, this is a game worth checking out. There is a very good demo at the linked site (which includes a walkthrough pdf that I HIGHLY suggest you play through). It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Check it out, and let me know if you want to get in on a game (even if only using the demo) with gauntman and I.