Author Archives: lostdelights

About lostdelights

An old gamer flying his freak flag, I've been playing table-top role-playing games since 1978. I've been building my own system (Journeyman) since 1981.

Room for 2 more players in the Navah Campaign

Posted on April 28, 2024 by lostdelights

If you are interested in joining, please visit the Looking for Game site in Roll20, or reply here as a comment. The game itself is at https://app.roll20.net/campaigns/details/607024/navah, campaign summaries are at https://lostdelights.wordpress.com/category/navah-game-summaries/ We play every other Saturday, 6:00-10:00 pm EST.

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755 AE: The Vampire

Posted on April 28, 2024 by lostdelights

The party went around Smyrmi, successfully avoiding the Grand Mockeries. The next day they met a gnomish merchant named Gwarnright Gilad and his hill giant bodyguard, Hallan. Gwarnright bought much of their loot from them, including the altarpieces from the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Barsoom

Posted on April 26, 2024 by lostdelights

After running a campaign on Barsoom for some time, I got to thinking about why I enjoyed Barsoom as a kid. First, and most obviously, it was the physicality of it, the amazing abilities of John Carter. Like many of … Continue reading →

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Ravenloft: Tsolenka Pass

Posted on April 26, 2024 by lostdelights

Nursing their injuries, the group retreated deep into the woods to recover and regroup. They took great care to conceal themselves from the vigilant druids and their formidable guards, opting to spend the night hidden in the shadows. During this … Continue reading →

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Our Other Games

Posted on April 26, 2024 by lostdelights

The only games that I write up are the ones that I am running, but we are running others as well. We are very fortunate to have a group of skilled and dedicated players and referees, enough to run 4 … Continue reading →

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755 AE: The Quiet Woman and the Grand Mockeries

Posted on April 21, 2024 by lostdelights

The party returned to the goblin town (Saindak) to rescue the pixies from the inn The Quiet Woman (whose sign showed a headless woman). As with any raid, the first hour was dedicated to sharing cunning plans (see below). The … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Navah Rules

Posted on April 12, 2024 by lostdelights

Once again, one of my players (Jack) has cleverly found a way to use the existing rules; so clever in fact, that I’m changing them again. Domination and Transmogrification said they lasted for 1d6 turns rather than the 1d6 rounds … Continue reading →

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Delicious in Dungeon (ダンジョン飯) Paper Miniatures

Posted on April 7, 2024 by lostdelights

If you haven’t read Delicious in Dungeon manga (2014-2023) or watched it on Netflix (2024), do yourself a favor and do so. The plot is that a group of adventurers don’t have a lot of money, so they decide to … Continue reading →

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755 AE: The Royal Tomb

Posted on April 7, 2024 by lostdelights

Two of the regular party were absent, so instead of the assault on the Inn of the Headless Woman, I made a new adventure based on the map for The Deep Sepulchre from DysonLogos (https://dysonlogos.blog/2023/09/16/deep-sepulchre/). I changed the flow of … Continue reading →

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Crypticus Holy Symbol, Aereth (DCC)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by lostdelights

My half-orc fighter/thief Kurghal and his colleague, the half-orc cleric/thief Wurkdurk, follow the god Crypticus in Dungeon Crawl Classic’s world of Aereth. Crypticus is the god of silence and secrets, but otherwise is not very fleshed out, so we made … Continue reading →

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