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Plans for the end of 2023 As the end of 2023 draws nigh, I am trying to sum up some of the plans for the end of the year, as well as kicking us off into 2024. For each and every project, I try to provide some illustrations from Midjourney - enhanced graphical pleasure, you know...  For those of you who play in my groups, yes, there may be some clues here, both in the images and in the text, but I am thinking you should be awarded those if you have the tenacity and persistance to find your way here...  So here are the project plans for the games that I will GM for the end of the year.... Kult - The Labyrinth Resuming gaming after a period of dormancy, two very separate individuals will continue their ventures on Tuckernuck Island in the Nantucket Sound. There seem to be some strange links to the sinking of the USS Thresher, the first nuclear submarine, the lead boat of her class. SSN-593 went down, allegedly 350 km east of Cape Cod. Interestingly enough, it happens to be not ve...

Hören I till min historia, och jag skall förtälja er om en tid då världen var ung, då furstendömen låg spridda som juveler över världen, innan demonfursten kom till vår värld och slukade den i mörket. Mörka hemligheter härskade och världen slets itu. Motståndet växte men i balansen led världen alltmer. Aska regnade från himlen och låg tjock över slagfälten då drakar och demoner drabbade samman över de dödligas nejd. Till detta kom Eledain, ödesbunden att strida mot demonernas härar och möta deras furste i en batalj som skulle resonera genom seklen. Eledain smidde svärdet Um-Durman, livets klinga, skapad för att upprätthålla balansen mellan ordning och kaos. Det var ett vapen för de fria folken, de med obundna öden, en symbol i kampen mot urtidens grymma makter.   Märk väl, svärd bär tvenne eggar, och i fel händer kommer Um-Durman bli ett tyranniets vapen, ett redskap för det demoniska mörkret eller den drakoniska elden. Det sägs att Eledain offrade en del av sin själ in i det...

  Update So, everything turns to a standstill as I will remove myself from the world for a month of healing and leveling up. Since I do have lot of RPG-groups that are put to hold during my absence, I thought I would put in a massive post about the status of each, what's happening and what is planned in the future. I will attempt to keep this page updated for all the groups I presently GM - not the ones I play in, however. If you have suggestions, comments or thoughts, feel free to drop a line! See out there! For every group, I have also color-coded the status based on the current level of vested interest. Since many groups tend to "fall through" with lack of forward momentum, I color-code them as follows: Green - Massive work is being done on planning and development, and meetings are set up in the future. Smooth runnings. Yellow - Things are a little bit on hold, waiting for something. Red -  Stand-by until further. Group is waiting for energy infusion until ...

Two games Horrible, evil illnesses spread across the land, tearing through my gaming groups like the coughing is tearing through my chest, threatening to spill my lungs out through my gullet. A lot of games have been cancelled due to sickness, but the weekend is looking up with two games. Kult, session 1 of Oakwood Height, and Call of Cthulhu, session 2 of the Haunting. And they bring with them some interesting settings I thought I would treat you to. The games of Kult and Call of Cthulhu are on something of the same theme, but totally different. As are the two groups that will be playing in these settings, although both groups have three players. It will be awesome to tackle these challenges, and see what develops! Detroit Metropolitan Detroit is home to some 4.3 million people, and the city is known for art, music and architecture, but mostly for the automotive industry. The big three, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are all headquartered in Metro Detroit. In the ...

There have been some major changes in the RPG market over the years. Since my first introduction to roleplaying about 40 years ago, I have more or less always stayed on the path, and it has been a long one. For me it started with D&D, because there was nothing else (yes, waaay back before there even was thought of putting an A in front). Then came Runequest and Traveller. And then there came the natural transition to Swedish games or translations, like Drakar och Demoner, Chock and Mutant. From thereon we went and now the market is totally flooded with all kinds of RPGs. Which, for me, is kind of the problem. Few games today get the supplements and expansions that they deserve. Instead the companies and authors shift their interest to something else, creating a new game. Often, even, with the same game engine, or slightly tweaked. There is a lot of width, but no depth. Eon, the Swedish game, used to be the exception, along with other notable games like Call of Cthulhu and AD...

So here's a reboot with some thoughts and plans for upcoming gaming... Henceforth, the blog will be centered around gaming, and specifically, the groups in which I am involved in. As a player or as a GM, but with the weight centered around the last part. First, I do notice that a lot of groups, at least mine, tend to collapse on themselves due to player inactivity. This has been a trend during latter years, but used to be so different. This led me to thinking - what are the different roles and responsibilities in a typical gaming group? Why do we need to talk about this? There's a huge change in RPGs, how they are shaped, how they are designed, and how they are played. That's fine. This here is probably some kind of rift between how an oldie like me is used to it being, or how I think it should be, for raising an issue with what I perceive to be a problem today. A GM buys all the books, reads up on the rules, buys the adventures and supplements, reads up on all th...

As some of you probably already know, life here at Casa Emson has taken a drastic turn. Yesterday was the day we had to say goodbye to our life-companions, Audi and Mozart. Complications with spine, muscles, joints, teeth and more made the pain a decisive factor, and they would simply not get better, or get a better life, so it came to the end for them. That was probably the hardest day of my life and we are all still bleeding internally from the heart for our best friends. Anyway, questions of life and death have led to us attacking life with renewed persistence and intensity. This autumn will be focusing on training and gaming. The time has come for us to take responsibility for us enjoying and developing ourselves and our identities. First up is gaming! Gaming will of course consist of gaming nights, for boardgames and roleplaying games, console games and computer games. This entry is about the first Boardgame Night! First up is Room-25! Run! Survive! Escape! In the near fu...