End-of-Week Frazetta (4/11/14)

Yeah, so, last Friday I posted about my long-time dream of running a campaign in the world of Nehwon.

 

Well, there's another famous sword-and-sorcery world that has also cried out within me for a campaign: Hyboria. Yes, the world through which Conan strode in the tales of Robert E. Howard.

 

Both have their own appeal, and at the moment I've become torn between consideration of the two. Wow, that sort of indecision and ADD has NEVER happened to ME before, eh?

 

Anyway, I wish you all a good weekend. May you get some good gaming in! As for me, I'll be reading and dreaming...

End-of-Week Mignola (4/4/14)

 

I don't think it's a secret that I miss roleplaying. I know I've whined about it on this blog before of late. As you probably (maybe) know, I've taken a sabbatical from roleplaying for the nonce, so as to dedicate my time to certain personal and professional endeavors that have been hounding me for some time.

 

Well, things are going slow and steady in the direction of my aspirations. Buuuut...the yen for roleplaying has not left me. Indeed, I think it's getting stronger.

 

Which brings me to why I'm posting an illo of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Mike Mignola this week, in place of a selection from Elmore.

 

You see, I've long dreamt of running a campaign set in the world of Nehwon. However, I've talked in the past about using the Crypts & Things Swords & Wizardry variant as the rules for the campaign.

 

That will probably change. Indeed, I'm thinking of adapting my beloved Castles & Crusades to run a Nehwon campaign. The reasons? Well, most of the players I usually run with all have the C&C rules and are very familiar with them, as am I. C&C is a great system, and like all rules of the old-school mentality, it can be manipulated without too much fear of breaking.

 

Now, I haven't spoken to my long-standing Wednesday night group at my FLGS about a potential return to the table. I will have to run this by them, with the likely caveat that I'll only be running a session once a month for the foreseeable future.

 

Anyway, that's what's on my fevered brain on this particular Friday! I hope you all have a great weekend, and if you're gaming, roll some polys for me!

Lankhmar Daydreams...

 

It's Tuesday after Labor Day, so it might as well be Monday. *sigh* I'm SO happy to be back at work. Yeah, right.

 

Anyway, I've really been dreaming of late about running a campaign in the world of Nehwon, where the legendary Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser dwell, using the cool Crypts & Things variant of Swords & Wizardry. It would be my first sword & sorcery-type campaign, rather than "traditional" D&D with its inclusion of high fantasy tropes (Tolkienesque demi-humans, etc).

 

Questions for you, good folks, if you choose to respond and share: 

1. Have you ever roleplayed in the world of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser? If so, please share something of your adventures.
 
2. Have any of you used the Crypts & Things rules in any sort of game, and if so, how do you like them? 

I am itching to use the C&T rules, and I am reading the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories I have not yet finished. Good stuff all around. So here I am, daydreaming of Lankhmar, City of the Black Toga...

 

Ah well, someday I believe I will accomplish this goal. But for now, I slave at work, dreaming of when I can once again sit at the table-top with my fellow gamers (I have to skip game night this Wednesday due to school starting back up for the kids). Mourn for me, dear reader, and may you have more gaming luck than me this week!

ALERT: Crypts & Things PDF Released!

Attention, RPG blogosphere! Newt Newport of Sorcerer Under Mountain has released the PDF of his much-anticipated Swords & Wizardry variant called Crypts & Things! If you've read my blog at all in the last few weeks, you've probably read just a wee bit about this sword and sorcery-focused version of Matt Finch's beloved Original D&D retroclone.

Newt, that sly fellow, had scheduled the PDF release for mid-November. So imagine my surprise when I received an email from Mr. Newport with the C&T PDF attached! Talk about a pleasant surprise!

Anyway, I am going to no doubt lose some sleep tonight digging through the game. I've been itching to get my hands on this thing, as I've been dreaming of doing some hardcore sword and sorcery gaming!

Below is a video walkthrough of the book, conducted by Newt himself. I hope that it gets you as excited as me for this game! Do yourself a favor and get your own copy! From what I'm seeing just on an initial skim-through, you won't be disappointed!