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Friday, September 16, 2022

ShireCon PreCon Get it On was Tonight

Yep, Rach and I are in Falls Village, CT for ShireCon 2022. We booked a room at the Falls Village Inn, and it is a historical location with a very nice bar and restaurant - so long as you eat and drink between 5 pm and 8 pm. Seriously, possibly the best pub burger I've had, and I know my pub burgers ;)

It was fun catching up with new and old friends after dinner at the Pre-Con-Get-It-On. Right now, Rach is helping with some finishing touches on tomorrow's Swords & Wizardy Light adventure. I'm looking forward to a day of gaming, and a night of drinking ;)





Thursday, September 15, 2022

Humble Bundle - Audio Tales from the Indomitus Crusade 2022 by Black Library


Warhammer 40k
universe fiction? CHECK

In audiobook format? CKECKITY-CHECK-CHECK!

21 Titles for 18 bucks! I'm in :)

Audio Tales from the Indomitus Crusade 2022 by Black Library

FOR THE IMPERIUM! Set your sights on the farthest stars and prepare to root out the evils that plague the Imperium of Man in this bundle of over 20 Warhammer 40,000 audiobooks chronicling the Indomitus Crusade! Immerse yourself in tales of conflict against Orks, Tyranids, T’au, and the forces of Chaos in Indomitus, Cadia Stands, Eye of Night, and more audio tales from Black Library. Explore the expansive and rich universe of Warhammer 40,000, and help support EveryLibrary Institute with your purchase!




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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Kickstarter - STL Files for 3D Printing Star Hat Miniatures

Star Hat Miniatures and Ill Gotten Games Presents: STL Files for 3D Printing Dungeon Delvers, Ducks, Turtles, Trolls, Crows, and more!

I'm a HUGE fan of Darcy Perry and his Star Hat Miniatures line. With amazing details, imaginative poses, and unique creatures, his work is second to none.

Darcy's STL Files for 3D Printing Star Hat Miniatures Kickstarter may just be the offering that convinces me to purchase a 3d printer. Imagine, unlimited Tenkar miniatures! :)

STL files for 3D printing Star Hat Miniatures is a set of 3D-printable miniatures that you can print, paint, and enjoy in your tabletop games. 

Hand Sculpted High-Quality Digital STL files

My name is Darcy Perry from Star Hat Miniatures and I sculpted these miniatures by hand, using traditional methods (putty, paperclips, and patience). Inspired by the classic miniatures of my youth, sculpting has been my passion for the last 6 years. Jeremy Larsen from Ill Gotten Games scanned my miniatures using a dual-camera LED scanner that rotates the model on two axes to provide high-resolution digital STLs. Your pledge is delivered as an STL file pack to print on your home 3D printer. I hope you enjoy my miniatures as much as I enjoyed making them! 

Guess what? We have Darcy as tonight's Special Guest on the Talking Crit Livestream tonight at 8 PM Eastern!


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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Wayward Kickstarter - Far West - BACKER UPDATE - Finished Manuscript within a Month or so - So Gareth Says!

 Well, Gareth has made promises before, so let me just add the following:


Sure, it's a "Backers Only Update", but after more than a decade of excuses and delays, I'm not sure how many backers actually care at the moment. Here's today's update, sans Dropbox link (I'll look over the linked material later):

Greetings, Backers --

I have some excellent news for you all.  I've spoken to my partner, Eric Trautmann, who informs me that the layout of FAR WEST will be completed within the next month or so!  We are so close to delivering the PDF!

Your incredible patience has made this all possible, and I cannot begin to thank you enough.

It occurred to me as I was preparing to send you this news that I hadn't yet sent you the complete manuscript, from beginning to end.  You'd seen bits and pieces of it, but not the whole thing.  So, without further ado, I present the following to you -- PDFs of the entire manuscript, from the Front Matter to the Open Game License that closes the rulebook.

No link for you - if a backer, look for today's update

Another piece of news for you:  As you know, our Far West society forums on the website were the victim of an attack, which corrupted several critical files, and ended up with us losing the entire forum.  Well, I have now replaced that forum with a dedicated Discord server -- and, as a thank you for your support and unbelievable patience with us, every backer of this Kickstarter is being given a lifetime membership to the Far West Society, and access to the Discord, where you can ask questions, make suggestions, and generally converse with your fellow members.  The invite is here:

No link for you. If you are a backer, look for today's update.

Society members receive special offers on Far West products, including exclusive merchandise not offered for sale to the public. The Society receives access to a private members-only Discord server, where they have direct access to the Far West Core Development Team, as well as early access to information and material before it is released via the main site.

Most importantly, however, the Far West Society has the ability to add material to the official Far West canon, and to directly influence the outcome of events within the setting. Society members can propose new characters, locations, organizations, events and more, and those proposals are discussed and collaborated upon by their fellow members. The proposals are honed to razor-sharpness by the community, and incorporated by the Core Development Team into the official setting!

We look forward to talking with you all on the official Discord!

That's all for now.  Talk to you again soon, when we sent you the final PDF of the game!

Sincerely,

Gareth-Michael Skarka

Adamant Entertainment

13 September, 2022.


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Monday, September 12, 2022

Kickstarter - Black God's Kiss RPG Box Set (OSE & 5e)


A perilous adventure unearthing the dark arcana behind Sword & Sorcery’s iconic tabletop roleplaying game.

It's rare to find a boxed set offered for an RPG, let alone an RPG setting. The Black God's Kiss is exactly that - a boxed setting (and micro game) for OSE and 5e. Color me intrigued. Also, show me as a backer, as this is the stuff I truly want to see.

59 bucks for the core boxed set, 89 bucks for the deluxe boxed set.

Black God’s Kiss is a perilous setting playable as an RPG module compatible with both 5e and Old School Essentials (OSE)—or as a standalone microgame for two players—with custom rules for Loss of Humanity, and streamlined mechanics for enduring cosmic horror in an eldritch pocket dimension.

Based on the fantasy fiction of C.L. Moore, who stands as one of the great sword & sorcery and weird tale authors of the early 20th century, the box set contains everything you need to delve into the star-lit realm of the Black God—explore forbidden ruins, encounter wretched creatures, and retrieve a weapon of dreadful power ... the Black God’s Kiss!

Undertaking an expedition in this pocket dimension will tax your body, your mind, and threaten the very nature of your soul. To survive, you must carefully make choices—managing your own humanity as a limited resource which diminishes by the hour. To succeed, you must not only confront the Black God, but the darkest recesses of your own shadow self.

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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Realizing I've Grown, Well at Least Changed, as a Gamer

Realizing I've Grown, Well at Least Changed, as a Gamer
Back when I was playing HackMaster 4th Edition and really trying to get to be a level 3 GM (It was a thing......and this isn't a HackMaster story/post), I was also doing HackMaster demos at game stores and trying to get interest up for some future tournaments. A common reaction when chatting players up at the store was something along the lines of, "I like HackMaster (or my group plays a mix of 1st & 2nd Edition), but my group has been playing for twenty years in my buddy's basement and none of us are interested in playing anything new/different." Even though I used to be a complete Rules As Written (RAW) single-ruleset player, well....that changed. I'd love to say that it was because I matured in some capacity, but really it was because I got the opportunity to playtest HackMaster 5th Edition.

The experience was an eye-opener for me, mostly because I wasn't involved with the early playtest, but more towards the end of the playtest development cycle.

Although I had a definite preference, I did have experience with a variety of other games, so hopefully I had some value to add to the process. There was one thing with the old in-progress rules that the Development Team were adamant about including and I was adamant was beyond effed up....as in, I will NEVER buy, much play this game if this one core mechanic is publish as-is. Lucky for me, another playtester, who agreed with my assessment, was able to vocalized exactly why that mechanic was so effed up and I think her explanation is what got that mechanic changed.

Of course if it hadn't I guess we could've house-ruled it to make sense......but remember, I was really a RAW type of guy. 

Fast forward at least a decade and I don't think my home group plays that much RAW. Our GM writes a few things and likes to run the group through his new creations. Usually things are a bit more in the polished....."about to publish" stage, but not always. Once or twice we've had to roll things back 'cause the whatever-it-was didn't work out as planned, but that was a rare. I think playing some odd mix of mostly BX with some elements that are-not-but-feel-like AD&D and these "home rules" has had me come around 180*.

This surprises even me, but I'm actually looking forward to playing my 1st Psionicist in my home group, mostly because I don't have a freakin clue how Psionics work. I think I have the rules from New Big Dragon Games Unlimited Basic Psionics Handbook, but I'm not even going to read said rules until I absolutely have to. I think I've flipped through them, but I don't recall any of it. Not having a clue will be a bit of fun, at least for a while. Eventually I'll need to know how everything works, but learning as I go along feels like fun. At least more fun than just picking up an entire new ruleset would be......

Now I'm assuming that the type of gamers we have here at the Tavern are more like the type of gamer I am now than the type I used to be back then.


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