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Hundred Years War Fiction: Stand and Fight

A number of my stories take place during the Hundred Years War between England and France. I thought it might be cool to run a series of blog posts revisiting some of these. So here’s the first of that series of blog posts on Hundred Years War Fiction. Stand and Fight: A Tale of Richard … Continue reading Hundred Years War Fiction: Stand and Fight →

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Attack on the Hamlet of Hamlingden

Scenario two from the A Case of Mistaken Identity Narrative Campaign for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. PDF Download: Attack on the Hamlet of Hamlingden Attack on the Hamlet of Hamlingden  The Orcs thinking they have tracked down the location of a Baggins send a larger party of Orcs to attack the hamlet of Hamlingden where they … Continue reading Attack on the Hamlet of Hamlingden →

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A Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Narrative Campaign: A Case of Mistaken Identity

I have been working on a narrative campaign recently for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. It’s a fun series of linked scenarios set in and around the Shire. The scenarios start with a small number of models building up to larger battles and ending with a siege against the forces of Angmar! Can Gandalf and … Continue reading A Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game Narrative Campaign: A Case of Mistaken Identity →

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Lost in the Old Forest

Scenario one from the A Case of Mistaken Identity Narrative Campaign for Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game. PDF Download: Lost in the Old Forest Lost in the Old Forest A group of Hobbit archers and militia are beating the bounds of the shire, a mysterious fog descends, and they become lost in the woods. Unbeknownst … Continue reading Lost in the Old Forest →

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Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic – now free on Amazon.com

My short story, Bird Talk, is currently free on Amazon.com. It’s not free on Amazon.co.uk – you have to pay the princely sum of 99p for it there, but might be worth picking up if you have some spare cash or even zero cash in the US! It’s one of my earliest short stories, but … Continue reading Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic – now free on Amazon.com →

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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Combat (WFRP) – Advantage from non-combat skills

As I have discussed in a previous post on Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay combat one of the most important aspects is the gaining of points of Advantage. Each point of Advantage confers +10 on the Opposed Roll in combat and can directly lead to causing more damage. But in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay combat Advantage isn’t gained … Continue reading Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Combat (WFRP) – Advantage from non-combat skills →

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Wargaming Operation Epsom – Creating a Map – Project ’44

The next step on my project to wargame Operation Epsom involves creating a map. You can view previous (and future) posts about this project by going to the Operation Epsom tag. During my research I found some 1944 road maps that were quite detailed and which have also been used in books on the subject. … Continue reading Wargaming Operation Epsom – Creating a Map – Project ’44 →

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Warhammer 40k Only War Mission – Read Carefully!

I played the Warhammer 40k Only War Mission but found out that my lack of care when reading the Mission briefing lead to a very skewed gaming experience! I’m a newbie where Warhammer 40k is concerned, but this weekend I decided to give the rules a spin as a solo game. I played an army … Continue reading Warhammer 40k Only War Mission – Read Carefully! →

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Short Story published in The Society of Misfit Stories

I am very excited to announce that I have a fantasy short story published in the September issue of The Society of Misfit Stories. The story is Helix Intercalculator – and it’s a story about a wizard and a priestess who come across some unsettling truths about the nature of their world. If you would … Continue reading Short Story published in The Society of Misfit Stories →

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Four Against Darkness Graph Paper 20 squares by 28 squares

I have been playing and enjoying a bit of Four Against Darkness – the solo dungeon delving game from Ganesha Games recently. It is quite a bit of fun. The idea is you have four adventures and then randomly generate a dungeon for them to explore, enemies to fight and treasure to loot. You do … Continue reading Four Against Darkness Graph Paper 20 squares by 28 squares →

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