Here is the final part in my home-brewed solo campaign of Frostgrave. Some other solo games took my attention, and as the release of Frostgrave’s official solo rules loomed, I decided to shelve mine for the time. Final session of Frostgrave, Feb 2019. Session Report Due to a canceled game session, I had some timeContinue reading “Frostgrave Sessions pt 3”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Frostgrave Sessions pt 2
We continue our low-budget campaign, this time borrowing pieces from a board game, Descent 2nd Edition. I also continue to tweak my home-brewed solo rules. The session from Jan 2019: Back to the frozen city! There were some further updates from last game. I decided to give the magic weapon I found to my wizardContinue reading “Frostgrave Sessions pt 2”
Frostgrave Sessions pt 1
It’s winter (for some of us), and though it’s not snowing, I thought I’d share some Frostgrave session reports. Frostgrave is a skirmish tabletop miniatures game, or specifically, the rules for one, and the second edition came out this year. You can play with any miniatures you own and even your own terrain. Though overContinue reading “Frostgrave Sessions pt 1”
RPG First Impressions: Symbaroum and Mörk Borg
These are two RPGs I’ve tried out in play-by-forum (PBF) and thought to share my first impressions. For the record, I GMed an adventure for Symbaroum and was a player in a premade adventure of Mörk Borg. What is Symbaroum? Symbaroum is set in a dark, gritty fantasy world. It’s by a Swedish company, andContinue reading “RPG First Impressions: Symbaroum and Mörk Borg”
Updates: 12-10-2020
It’s the busy season, despite the pandemic. I have a few things to give updates on, the first being the review schedule this month. Reviews for December I normally post reviews on Friday, usually alternating between books and games. It does take a couple days to write and revise the review, but with a lotContinue reading “Updates: 12-10-2020”
Beta Reading: “Black Bones”
While waiting for my current submission to get accepted somewhere, I’ve been at work on the next story. It’s a 3900 word horror story. Black Bones Pradip has become focused on all the things he wants, but a neighbor seems to appreciate everything Pradip has. So much so, he’s willing to come back from theContinue reading “Beta Reading: “Black Bones””
Board Game Review: Core Worlds
9/10 A deck-building game greater than the sum of its parts. I’ve played mostly 2-player, but also at 3 and tried a couple of fan-made solo variants. Core Worlds, designed by Andrew Parks and published by Stronghold Games in 2011, is a deck-building game where each player takes control of a fledgling faction represented byContinue reading “Board Game Review: Core Worlds”
Thomas P. King, author and game designer 