Author Archives: Brent
Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 11: Houses of the Blooded session 1, part 2 of 3
In our 30 June 2012 session, we played Houses of the Blooded, a storytelling game of intrigue and tragedy. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The group’s character sheets for this game The System: Houses of the Blooded Rules complexity: Light, with lots of fluff Availability: US$45 … Continue reading
Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 11: Houses of the Blooded session 1
In our 30 June 2012 session, we played Houses of the Blooded, a storytelling game of intrigue and tragedy. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The group’s character sheets for this game The System: Houses of the Blooded Rules complexity: Light, with lots of fluff Availability: … Continue reading
The Dangers of Pyre: Entrapment Orbs
This is part of my “Pyre” world. An Entrapment Orb is a black sphere about half a yard wide, with a thin red line running laterally around its center. These Orbs are made from a strange substance that looks like either brushed metal or highly polished stone. The orbs wander the ruins of Pyre randomly. … Continue reading
The Dangers of Pyre: Doms
This is part of my “Pyre” world. A Dom is a hovering white pillar, about 4 feet tall and 1 foot wide, hovering about a foot off the ground. They were once blessed with a certain amount of intelligence in controlling and co-ordinating other constructs, but these abilities have warped over the millenia. Doms rarely … Continue reading
Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 10: Savage Mars session 2, part 2 of 2
In our 16 June 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage Worlds Rules complexity: Light Availability: US$10 PDF Setting: MARS The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian … Continue reading
Let’s Play an Interesting RPG, episode 10: Savage Mars session 2
In our 16 June 2012 session, we played Savage Mars, an adaptation of Savage Worlds for the world of John Carter. The Group: Let’s Play an Interesting RPG About the group (with instructions on joining or watching our games) The System: Savage Worlds Rules complexity: Light Availability: US$10 PDF Setting: MARS The Players Brent P. Newhall, GM (@BrentNewhall, this site) Brian … Continue reading
The Dangers of Pyre: Chewers
This is part of my “Pyre” world. A Chewer is a true horror. It resembles a 4-yard-tall floating iron coffin. Atop it sits a large armored casing, within which a malevolent red pupil glows in the midst of utter blackness. When a chewer gets near a creature, the chewer’s torso springs open to reveal an … Continue reading
The Dangers of Pyre: Builders
This is part of my “Pyre” world. Builders These four-story-tall floating vehicles were used mostly for construction. They look like a huge legless metal body, their torsos comprised of several enclosed compartments for hauling materials, plus two arms ending with pincers, and a control cockpit in the head. Builders can be controlled by anyone who’s … Continue reading
Pyre, The Whispered City
Pyre. Few people have even heard of this lost ruin buried deep beneath the earth. Of those that do, few know that it is a dead city of traps and constructs still eager to defend an empty world. This is the first in a series of articles detailing the dead, trap-filled city of Pyre. These articles are … Continue reading