DM'd my first game of Free League's The One Ring last night using their new starter set. Really interesting, the various systems for Shadow, Hope and Fatigue etc taking a bit of getting used to, but it really evokes the feel of Middle Earth.
Todays desk display. #tolkien #ttrpg #freeleague #onering
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The Folio edition of Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland’s Daughter. I must say they’ve outdone themselves this time. #foliosociety #fantasy #dolmenwood
Anyone who is interested in playing ridiculously detailed games on obscure or obtuse topics should check out this very helpful video by BATTLEMODE on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Or-... #strategygaming #shadowempire #conquestofelysium #grognard
An absolutely wonderful production. Both leads were fantastic as King Oedipus and Jocasta. #oldvic #theatre #sophocles
“There is no action, no villainy or petty deception committed by him that is not reflected at once, on the lips of those around him, in the form of a great deed.” Tolstoy - War and Peace
Treated myself to a new pair of limbs - now the fun task of retuning the bow begins! #archery #recurve
What’s everyone’s take on must read SF/Fantasy magazines these days, apart from F&SF and Clarkesworld? #fantasy #sciencefiction #horror
So far so good, working longhand in a Rhodia A5 notebook has helped me break the impasse I'd hit with the current novel. Being able to focus on the words on the page, and being forced to work slowly, has helped me churn out 1000 words a day so far, which is a huge improvement. #amwriting
Here's a question for #SF #Fantasy and #Horror #writers out there. How many of you compose your first drafts in longhand, rather than on a word-processor? I'd be very interested to hear your reasons why. #amwriting
Today’s desk display. Conan Returns in 1974 in full psychedelic splendour! #fantasy #swordsandsorcery
Just finished listening to Rosamund Pike reading The Eye of the World, No. 1 in the Wheel of Time. Absolutely gobsmacking and definitely the best audiobook I've ever heard. I'll be hoovering up the rest, and here's hoping she'll do the whole series (she's completed 1-4 so far). #wheeloftime #fantasy
So stoked to see Sigourney Weaver in The Tempest this coming Saturday!. #thetempest #shakespeare #sigournyweaver
Rereading War and Peace after 40 years. Wonderful stuff - I think it's definitely up there on the favourite books of all time shelf.
Something tells me that listening to Rosamund Pike’s utterly wonderful narration of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time books will help carry me through the next four years.
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#wheeloftime #fantasy #audible
Currently obsessed with Caves of Qud - possibly the strangest and most compelling game I've plaid. Far future mutant weirdness in a world that owes much to Jack Vance, Moebius and others. www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...
#cavesofqud #sciencefantasy #crpg
Have any UK subscribers to F&SF got their Summer 2024 issue through the post yet? #F&SF #Fantasy #ScienceFiction
A new T-shirt paying homage to the late artist Bob Haberfield and his wonderful covers for Michael Moorcock’s Science Fantasy classics #sf #fantasy
The Harper Collins illustrated editions of Tolkien are, to my mind, by far the nicest to read. I even prefer them to the latest Folio ones (the standard versions, not the mega expensive deluxe sets) #lordoftherings
Succumbed to the sales again and this time treated myself to the unlimited license for Fantasy Grounds and The Lost City module. Now I just need to teach myself how to DM online. #OSR #fantasygrounds
Todays desk display and next on the reread list. “Be pure, be vigilant, behave!” #2000AD
Snapped and bought The Halls of Arden Vul Complete in the Drivethrurpg Black Friday sale. Now I need to figure out a way to incorporate it into #Dolmenwood
Nethergate: Resurrection looks & feels like a 90s game, but is one of the most enjoyable CRPGs I've played. You can be Roman soldiers, or Celtic warriors, exploring a huge magical valley, fighting giants, witches, ghosts etc. On Steam for £1.28!! store.steampowered.com/app/218020/N...
#CRPG #RPG
I think I might simplify the wilderness movement rules in #Dolmenwood by saying 1 hex = 1 day of travel, 2 hexes if a long a road, and leave it at that. Searching a hex takes an additional day. Otherwise it can get fiddly tracking movement points etc.
I’ve decided to take a temporary break from #BaldursGate3 because I’m drowning in all that detail and lore, and return to #Avernum3 as a palate cleanser before plunging back into BG. #rpg
Late afternoon shoot. #archery
Today’s desk display. #sciencefiction #pulps
#Arcane Season 2 was brilliant. I hadn't a clue what was going on by the end when it went all Sailor Moon ("Ha ha - the Crystal Void Nexus Singularity is no match for my Gentle Rose Cosmic Love Beam!") but boy was it a feast for the eyes! Great art and animation. Hope there's a third series.
