Roleplaying games from historical research
This is an English folksong that has a boar I’m choosing to read as infernally-possessed. It’s a simple sort of monster, but suited for low-combat sagas. The song is often called Sir Robert Bolton had three sons because the trend at the time was to use the first line for indexing. Some performers call it…
Read MoreNow that Mythic Europe Magazine Issue One is out, its time for me to buckle down and put some podcast episodes in the can. Much as the Cornish and Venice episodes eventually collated into a book, the larger series of episodes may eventually cohere into a larger work. The three broad series in the upcoming…
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You’re getting your annual report early this year. There are some changes coming because of the Anno Magica. For those not up to speed, Ars Magica is going to enter a new season later in the year, when Atlas Games crowdfunds the Definitive Edition. As part of that project, parts of the Ars Magica system…
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When I was writing up the fauns for the Magonomia Bestiary I missed a trick. The player characters discover they can make faun-like creatures with different alcoholic beverages. I missed an important one: cider. Cider and beer are rivals for English drinkers over centuries, but cider is in the ascendant in the Ars Magica period.…
Read MoreAtlas Games have given me permission to go ahead with a podcast. I already record books into the public domain, so I have the gear and software, and I’m working through the hosting details. I hope to go live either this week or next. It looks like I’ll be using Libsyn as my host, and their…
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Over on my work site, I keep a reading journal, and they’ve had me recommend my top books for the year. I’m not allowed to mention Ars Magica books, because I’m not allowed to spruik stuff I’m paid for. Gosh Faith and Flame is good, isn’t it? Hey…actually…must put that in my posts next year.…
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An explanation for why the blog has been so quiet of late, and a rough draft for my graphic novel essay. Final submission draft It is very similar to the rough photos. I tried to redraw it, but when I laid out the first grid, it looked too artificial. I like that this has the slightly warped…
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So, a new theme, a new look, and a new year. What’s happening this year on Games From Folktales? I over committed myself last year: I think I wrote pieces for seven books, which is a few too many with a new baby. That left me little time for the blog. This year I’m probably taking things…
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