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Does Pathfinder hate it’s players?

Because there’s a big chunk of the GameMastery Guide that rankles me. It appears the Viking Hat is alive and well in Paizo world. It’s part of the chapter on PCs and it’s subtitled Player Interactions. It’s basically a list of player types … Continue reading

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Role playing opportunities

The comments on my recent Defence of H/P/E  post got me thinking. ‘Roleplaying opportunities’ were mentioned twice, one saying there weren’t any, one saying how good they were. Can’t both be right surely? or can they! I think it depends … Continue reading

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A novel idea for a setting

I found myself in the public library today, which is a rare occasion. I was scanning the fantasy/sci fi/horror section, surprised at how much stuff they had, and wondering why on earth I spend what I do in bookstores. I checked … Continue reading

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Stat of the nation

Has there ever been a better set of stats than those presented in D&D? I don’t think so. I think D&D got it bang on from the outset and every game released since then has had to be different, and … Continue reading

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The wizard did it

A thought occured to me while I was prepping for this weeks game. I’m running Pyramid of Shadows, and just like the previous adventures, it’s a wizard who’s behind the whole thing. That’s not reallt a spoiler to anyone who’s … Continue reading

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If Charlie Brooker was into gaming…

…he’d have written this. Beautiful.

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Gaaaaahhhh!

Technology is crap. Its supposed to be a labour saving, connected, simple world. Yet things break or go on a go slow and because they are so ‘sophisticated’ I have no real chance of fixing them. Our home pc keeps … Continue reading

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