Category Archives: Thoughts

Just my ramblings.

Room for 2 more players in the Navah Campaign

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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Some Thoughts on Barsoom

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

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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Reflecting on My Version of Barsoom

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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Ten Years of Blogging!

Ten years ago I started this blog to force myself to write, and to record what we did in our game sessions. We played a lot since then — Mutant World, MERP, COC, Pathfinder, AD&D, and Jack’s unnamed Boston game … Continue reading

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The Blue Rider

Lo, in the days of old, there were many silly and wonderful things. And chief among them was the Blue Rider, a bold and reluctant hero who has chiefly been forgotten. Havard’s Blackmoor Blog repeats Greg Svenson’s version of the … Continue reading

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541 CY, Captured!

The party stayed outside the White Tower for two days, healing completely. They gave the shield and armor they had found to Vastavaar. Holomir would not aid the caravaneer, but neither did he harm him. The swordsman depended on the … Continue reading

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Friday Night by Pauhami from Finland

Just a very lovely illustration I found at inprint. For more, or to purchase, go to Pauhami’s site.

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Back to Monkey Island

I play two computer games pretty regularly — World of Tanks Blitz and Red Dead Redemption 2. Blitz is a gang fight, but a bloodless one that requires tactics. It reminds me of the old tank arcade game from the … Continue reading

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On using Minis, not Tokens, for Online Games

I’ve been making minis for use in Roll20 for a long time now, thanks to my friend Rainer, who showed me how. 200×200 pixels PNGs, edited in Paint.Net, with a 3 pixel surround of 50% (Effects/Outline Objects). Ray Otus posted … Continue reading

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