Games of State

Paranoia XP Flavour Text – Decantation Orientation Briefing

Hammer — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:13:00 +0000

Do not be alarmed Citizen. This is the voice of Friend Computer. Your allotted gestation and tank-based education period has been completed. Based on your conditioning programme, you have been assigned CLEARANCE: RED. In accordance with mental and physical aptitude … Continue reading →

On The Move Again…

Hammer — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:41:12 +0000

This time last year, I wrote about moving from Glasgow to Edinburgh, and having to travel to carry on playing with my gaming group. That all worked out rather well. I started off only playing in one game (the now … Continue reading →

Recommend Me Comics!

Hammer — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:00:07 +0000

I mentioned recently that I was running a superhero campaign with Truth & Justice. I have one major problem when it comes to this campaign, which I don’t have when I write post-apocalypse, high fantasy or historic games – I … Continue reading →

Character Profile – Uther ‘Halbarsch’ Utherson

Hammer — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:28:24 +0000

Uther Utherson was the bastard son of a camp follower and a solider of the Dwarven Fifth Legion. He was born in the Dwarven Quarter of Middenheim on an unknown date under the Two Bullocks, roughly 55 years ago. Uther … Continue reading →

What’s In A Pound-o-Dice?

Hammer — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:44:20 +0000

The Chessex Pound-o-Dice seems to be quite common in the States, judging from posts on the RPG Bloggers network. In Europe, it’s a significantly rarer creature, with few retailers stocking them. Some games shops don’t even stock brand name dice … Continue reading →

You Know It’s Low Fantasy When…

Hammer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:31:36 +0000

Tonight I took my first steps into an established Warhammer Fantasy RP (2ed ed) campaign. I had previously played with the GM in question – he was also the GM for the pitch black Dark Heresy campaign I was playing … Continue reading →

The State of My Games

Hammer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:49:13 +0000

I’m rather aware that I’ve been blogging about gaming very sporadically for the past few months. This is a state of affairs which I’m not that happy about, but which I think may be down to having a regular game, … Continue reading →

Taking Inspiration From Conspiracy – The Steam Reserve

Hammer — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:30:57 +0000

America has Area 51 – a mysterious government facility with is publicly part of a large facility used to test and develop aircraft and weapons. Britain has the Strategic Steam Reserve… The Strategic Steam Reserve is a British urban legend, … Continue reading →

The Plot Hooks You Just Couldn’t Make Up…

Hammer — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:40:53 +0000

Next week, I’m GM’ing a Truth & Justice game. Since it’s the first actual play session in an episodic campaign, I was looking to set up some plot hooks, give the characters a bit of a boost as far as … Continue reading →

Without Bread All As Misery

Hammer — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:57:21 +0000

I haven’t posted about cooking in a while. That’s largely because I haven’t been making much of interest, and those few things that I have been making which are interesting are still works in development, so I don’t really want … Continue reading →