RPG a Day 2024 - Day 3: Most Often Played

 

Day 3: Most Often Played RPG

Well I hate to be boring, but it's a short answer - Old School Essentials.  It's a system I've been playing since it was known as BX Essentials.  It is just so very simple to use.

When I can, I try to broaden my horizens.  As I said on Day 2, I've been playing in a Shadowdark game and have been GM-ing Dark Places and Demogorgons (the original version, not the OSE edition).  The last was part of a conscious attempt to move away from traditional fantasy.  I'd like to play some more Sci-Fi or horror/investigation.  I have a little list of games I'd like to try out on my regular group, but it might be forever before we get around to them.

A month or so ago I had my first forray into Savage Worlds (in the Solomon Kane setting), which I enjoyed.  Frankly, since I'm not playing so much online (old time readers may remember that in Lockdown I was playing up in three or four games a week), my choices have narrowed. I also have a little list of games I'd like to try out on my regular group, but it might be forever before we get around to them.

Later this month it's The Norwich Games Con, which is a chance for me to try new things.  Last year I played in three different con games; this year because of scheduling it would only be possible to play in two, and so far I've only signed up for one.

RPGs at the last NorCon

RPG a Day 2024 - Day 2: Recently Played

 

Day 2: Most Recently Played

Our face-to-face group currently has two GMs, myself and AN Other.  In theory we meet every week and alternate who runs what.  In practice, of course, some weeks we don't meet at all and in others not all of the five of us can make it (in the latter case we generally skip RPGs and have a boardgame night).  The summer months are always even more tricky for scheduling than usual.

• Most Recent Face-to-Face.  Back on 10 July.  The other GM is running a home-brew seting using Old School Essentials.  It's a nice, well-thought out world, and we're pootering around nicely.  She claims that we're a lot less inclined to kick doors down than the other groups she runs for!
• Most Recent I GM'd.  In June?  For the same group I ran Survive This! Dark Places and Demogorgons.  It's basically a 1980s kids on bikes set-up.  Meant as a one-off over two sessions, the group got crazily invested in their characters and want to continue.  I'm not sure where to take it, but it'll be a monster-of-the-week with an underlying (and possibly never encountered) arc.
• Most Recent Online.  At the same time as these too games, I'm also taking part in an online campaign using the Shadowdark system (which is a very nice, playable one).  The GM likes to throw in dark folky elements: my PC has pushed his luck by joining a cult and is slowly turning into a corn-dolly.  We're currently engaged on a side-quest that will, if we are successful, result in the end of the world.  For reasons, I've missed the last couple of sessions.  I haven't played since 5 July.

RPG a Day 2024 - Day 1: First Purchase 2024

I know this one is a day late, in my defence I did post to Facebook last night and it's only just occured to me to resurrect this blog after a years abeyance.  Welcome back!  I ain't dead yet.

Day 1 - First RPG bought this year

Back in February I bought Be Like a Crow, a solo RPG from Critical Kit.    It's a journaling game in which the player takes on the role of a Corvid (each species having different characteristics and abilities) in one of the following settings: Urban Crow, Cyber-Crow, Gothic Crow, Fantasy Crow, Clockwork Crow and Ravens of the Tower.  There are also short supplements - I splashed out on A Fistful of Feathers and Crowthulhu.

It's a beautifully put-together book of 70pp.  It is a contender for Day 4: Great Art.

Honourable mention should go to my RPG supplier of choice - Dungeonland.