Tag Archives: fantasy

HeadCrushers in the Wild

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Fraser

Sometimes you just need to crush a head to show you mean business. Kick down that door, kick butt, don’t bother taking names, that’s what I’m talking about. When you find out you are in over your head, distract, dodge, … Continue reading →

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Adventures Taking the Fifth

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Fraser

Over at my Patreon, the vote is in and October’s release will be the newly christened “Cult of the Abyss,” which is the renamed “A Day’s Work,” an adventure for Fifth Edition – in following the OGL, one cannot indicate … Continue reading →

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Heads Are Gonna Get Crushed!

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Fraser

Coming to my Patreon in September will be HeadCrushers: an RPG of Fantasy Mayhem. This is a very simple system – more simple even than Sword’s Edge – that is designed for quick, loud fantasy adventures but which can be … Continue reading →

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Angling Away from Saxon Britain

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Fraser

So, D&D happened last night (as I write this). We took up a lot of time getting characters ready. D&D is at its most complex with character choices, especially if you come at the game as a complete novice. Without … Continue reading →

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Adventures in the Anglo-Saxon Migration

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Fraser

When I consume media of any sort, I get inspired and think about how I could apply it to either my fiction or my gaming. Since my gaming is the creative endeavour on which I spend most of my time … Continue reading →

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Ballad of a High Plains Samurai

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Fraser

As I’ve mentioned a few times in a few places, I’m working on a fiction commission. It’s done and dusted, handed in and awaiting editing. It’s also okay for me to let people know what it is. I’ve written a … Continue reading →

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Crushing Heads Can Be Fancy

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Fraser

I was organizing my files, removing doubles, verifying I had the most recent working files, and considering old files on which I had stumbled. One such file was a project that started in 2013 and was shelved in 2015. It’s … Continue reading →

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Fantasy on the Sword’s Edge

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Fraser

The last post was about a campaign scenario with Swords Edge in an alternative history setting. This time, let’s go straight fantasy. This is being cross-posted as an update to the Sword’s Edge Kickstarter, running until 20 April 2017. One … Continue reading →

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State of the Edge

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Fraser

I’ve finished updating Sword’s Edge. I mean I’ve really finished. As in the Ashcan Edition has been sent off to the printers. This doesn’t actually mean that Sword’s Edge will be soon available at discriminating retailers near you. Those Ashcan … Continue reading →

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The Wall: Test Run Four

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Fraser

This post is one of a series describing the design of a prospective RPG called the Wall. You can find more posts here. This is a return to test number three. The rumours of Elite food hording has proved false, … Continue reading →

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