A game about horses? The Game: Terra Incognita: The Nags Society The Publisher: Grey Ghost Press Degree of Familiarity: None Books Required: Just the one No horses. No, characters in this gam...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/character-creation-terra-incognita-nags.html
Broken Earth , Broken Rooms ...ah, here we are. The Game: Broken Shield The Publisher: Broken Shield Productions Degree of Familiarity: None Books Required: Just the one Well, you can't ...
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Here we are back in the world...hang on, four actual play posts in a row? Wtf? Need to get some characters done this week. ANYWAY. Here we are back in the world of Abhaile, where our heroes a...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/d-main-course.html
And yesterday we played a one-shot of HOLLOW EARTH EXPEDITION! It's 1936, and an Austrian geologist named ADELE WAGNER is convinced, based on her seismological findings, that the Earth is in ...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/hollow-earth-expedition-stranded.html
No, really. When we last saw our infamous group of intrepid ijits, they were on a boat to Rialto, for a brief stopover on their way to Llomerynn. Pulling into the docks, they have a quick conv...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/dragon-age-finale-in-which-no-one-got.html
Last night we (finally) played EPYLLION. Here 's last time! The clutch wakes up in the morning, a little damp, and Toverinn asks Sprinkles, dris new shadow owlllama friend, if she knows where t...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/epyllion-bang-zoom-to-moons.html
What the heck, we'll do four posts today. The Game: Band of Blades The Publisher: Evil Hat Productions Degree of Familiarity: Haven't played/run it, but I'm very conversant with Forged in ...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/character-creation-band-of-blades.html
If I'd had this game when I was running CAIRN, we might have had a newspaper in the town. The Game: Fit to Print The Publisher: Flatout Games Time: 20 minutes max Players: Me, Michelle, Megan...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/board-game-fit-to-print.html
The Belko Experiment is...an action/horror, I guess? written by James Gunn, directed by Greg McLean (he of Wolf Creek fame) and starring Tony Goldwyn, John Gallagher Jr, Adria Arjona, Michael Ro...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/movie-790-belko-experiment.html
Yesterday we returned to the whimsical world of PUGMIRE. Here 's last time! Our intrepid Pioneers survey the wreckage of the cat-village (I mean, it's not completely wrecked, but there's defini...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/05/pugmire-thrilling-pulp-adventures.html
ONE YEAR LATER... The Game: Metagene The Publisher: Imperfkt Gammes Degree of Familiarity: None Books Required: Just the one Last year on this date, I made a character for a supers game call...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-metagene.html
So, yes, I'm running a campaign of D&D5E. Here we go! The game takes place in the nation of Abhaile, a roughly heart-shaped country consisting mostly of rolling plains, gentle hills and valleys...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/d-something-meaty.html
The what now? The Game: Cthulhu Stardust The Publisher: Random Wyvern Publishing Degree of Familiarity: None, but it's only 20 pages Books Required: Just the one Got this game in a bundle, n...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-cthulhu-stardust.html
And the winner of the most boring character sheet award goes to.... The Game: Esoterica The Publisher: Fire Ruby Designs Degree of Familiarity: None, and yet, I feel like I've played it Books ...
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Doing chargen for our new game of WILDSEA in a few hours, but as I have already done a character for that game, I'll do a character for a different one involving ships. The Game: Strange Voy...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-strange-voyages.html
I keep wanting to say "battle century /g/", but then I'm a nerd. The Game: Battle Century G The Publisher: Gimmick Labs Degree of Familiarity: None Books Required: Just the one Simple enough...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-battle-century-g.html
The Computer is your friend. The Game: Neurocity The Publisher: Gavriel Quiroga Degree of Familiarity: I've read 1984 and I've played PARANOIA, but otherwise none Books Required: Just the one ...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-neurocity.html
Yesterday was PUGMIRE! We had undead dinosaurs, stoned cats, and new clothes. Strap in. Here 's last time. Our heroic pupper doggos are heading to Mau City to be properly thanked (with medals!)...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/pugmire-into-monarchies.html
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE . The Game: Darkest Days The Publisher: Bell Moon Games Degree of Familiarity: None Books Required: Just the one So, this is a new experience for me. Most games I have o...
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Since we made characters for a D&D game that I'M ACTUALLY RUNNING WHAAAAT last night, I figured I'd do a fantasy game today. The Game: Winter of the World The Publisher: Cakebread & Walton D...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-winter-of-world.html
The Bad Seed is a 1956 thriller based on the novel and play of the same name and starring Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Evelyn Varden, Richard Fix, and Eileen Heckart. The Penmark...
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Yesterday we channeled our inner Death Metal Viking Cat (we all have one) and played a one-shot of 9 LIVES TO VALHALLA! Meow! Our feline warband is trekking across the ruined wasteland of Man's...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/9-lives-to-valhalla-coyote-pavilion.html
The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1975 family comedy western starring Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Harry Morgan, David Wayne, Slim Pickens, Clay O'Brien, Brad Savage, and Stacy Ma...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/movie-788-apple-dumpling-gang.html
I'm spending the day reading RPGs to facilitate choosing a new one (my one CHILL game just ended, so we're picking a new game), but I want to make a character as well, so I figured I'd better pic...
https://blackhatmatt.blogspot.com/2024/04/character-creation-swade-super-powers.html
Time to have a lovely cup of tea and make a character for this nice, quiet, cozy- SQUEEDLY-DOW! The Game: Devil's Run The Publisher: Nightfall Games Degree of Familiarity: None Books Requi...
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