 May 18, 2010 - 7:09am | Hello all, Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
 May 18, 2010 - 7:49am | Star Frontiers is still a great game after all these years. At least I got to scare an alien rabbit thingy...... |
 May 18, 2010 - 9:54am | Great writeup. Was there just the one entry or did you guys play some more after getting to the surface of the planet? Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
 May 19, 2010 - 4:02pm | Unfortunately, the site is blocked to me, and really, myspace is not safe to visit for all the viruses running around there. ~ View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
 May 18, 2010 - 8:08pm | This is great stuff. Chance of recognition in the Star Frontiersman, 100%. |
 May 18, 2010 - 9:11pm | Funny- in my 3.5 and 4e disenchantment I've had a strong itch to try something different ran down a PDF of Boothill and got it printed, scored a still shrink wrapped box of 1e Top Secret but after looking the rules over I pretty much lost interest. Star Frontiers just has the magic mojo after all these years- its fun to play and I love it! I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
May 18, 2010 - 11:50pm | Hey Max, I crossposted this on the SF-UN yahoo group. :-) |
May 20, 2010 - 8:24am | There's only the one game though it is, of course, open for more in the future. The rules were interesting and if anyone is intereted in reading the review, it's in Knights of the Dinner Table # 155. We used the advanced rules and everyone found the declarations segment of combat a little hard to grasp at first. They were used to saying what they were going to do when they were going to do it, though it does make combat gameplay flow a lot differently and gives a real advantage to the winner of initiative. If there was a place to post it on this website, I'd move a copy of the journal here. Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
May 20, 2010 - 1:15pm | We had a system where the lowest initiative declared first, up to the winner of initiative. This allowed the winner to "see" what was happening. We found it cumbersome with 5 players at the table ( and hard for them to grasp ) You can post stuff here; Port Loren Public Library |
June 16, 2010 - 8:00pm | I playtested a 2300 AD game Monday. It can be found in my facebook notes or at http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
July 2, 2010 - 11:51am | Another installment (four actually as only 15,000 characters can be put in any blog) are up for Eric's WWI Call of Cthulhu game (if anyone is interested). "The Horror in Dugot" is the name of this latest installment and it can be found at http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer Characters are: Captain Christopher Reed Nurse Alders Pvt. Olver Jean Pierre Valois Miss Cooper (ambulance driver) Sgt. Schneider Lt. Everet Pvt. Davis Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
July 4, 2010 - 8:41pm | I ran a playtest of old school, first edition (1976) Metamorphosis Alpha on Friday. RPG Journal can be found in my facebook notes or at: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
July 13, 2010 - 10:09am | Eric ran his WWI Call of Cthulhu game again. The Horror in Dugot, parts 2-1 through 2-5 can be found here: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer Characters in this one are: Captain Christopher Reed (me) Lt. Johnathan Everet Pvt. Alonzo Davis Nurse Felicity Alders Miss Alexandra Cooper (ambulance driver) Jean Pierre Valois Feldwebel (Sgt. Major) Aldebert Von-Herzog Obergefreiter (Corporal) Rolf Von Dusseldorf Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
July 27, 2010 - 10:59am | The newest (and a short) rpg journal for the GURPS game I'm playing in. It takes place in 1890 and my character (Captain Oliver Kirkpatrick) is investigating a mysterious airship that was captured and then lost by the U.S. Navy. It can be found in my facebook notes or here: Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
July 27, 2010 - 8:28pm | Ya know, your mention of 1890 got me thinking about a 10 scenario war game campaign book I picked up a year ago. Colonial Campaigns - Ethiopia 1887 - 1895 by Mark Fastoso It chronicls the Italian/Ethiopian campaign that culminated in the Battle of Adowa where a European power had a massive can of woop but openned up on them by an african warlord and it totally ended any attempt by Italy to amass a colonial empire in africa. I was thinking that the campaign book (and others by that publisher ) would be a good basis for an RPG campaign. Though with the Ethiopian one only 8 of the scenarios are Italians Vs Abysinnians while the other two involve the Madist (one vs the Abyssinians and one vs the Italians) Players could play the parts of Italians, Native askari, and mercenary adventurers with the Italian army. or they can play Abyssinians. The Dogali Massacare could be tricky in that a supply column was historically massacured- unless the players are the ones sent out on patrol to see whats happened to the missing supply train. Of course the climax is the Battle of Adowa and the Italians get corn cobed in that one (though not everyone is killed) but then it might be fun to play out the Italian colonial version of Custer's last stand. edit: here's a link to the specific product I was refering too. I also have the Boxer Rebellion campaign book and The Rise of the Mahdi campaign book. Either one would also work as a ladder for a history based RPG plus with the Boxer Rebellion you could rent 55 days to Peking starring Charelton Heston for Saturday night research. http://www.brigadegames.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BGAHSL&Product_Code=MF-CCETH&Category_Code= I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
August 11, 2010 - 11:49am | I recently play tested the Aliens Adventure Game and have posted the rpg journal of it in my Facebook notes and here: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer On Myspace, it's broken down into about six entries while on Facebook, it's two. Excellent time with a lot of role-playing. Characters are: Corporal Harold "Hal" MkVenner Private Andrew Simmons Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
August 24, 2010 - 9:46am | Eric ran his WWI Call of Cthulhu game again. The Horror in Dugot, parts 3-1 through 3-3 can be found here: Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
August 31, 2010 - 8:57am | I've posted a new rpg journal for Adventures in the New World in my FaceBook notes and on Myspace here: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer Characters are: Captain Oliver Kirkpatrick Miranda Alders Nellie Bly Thomas Binford Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
September 13, 2010 - 7:39pm | I played Eric's GURPS game (Adventures in the New World) Sunday and have posted the rpg journals in my FaceBook Notes and at: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer The search for the mystery airship in 1890 South Carolina continues with: Captain Oliver Kirkpatrick Miranda Alders Nellie Bly Thomas Binford Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
September 28, 2010 - 12:25pm | I finished the write up for the Megatraveller and Adventures in the New World GURPS games this weekend and have posted them in my facebook notes and here: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
September 28, 2010 - 2:18pm | The MegaTraveller one was great. I love how noone suspected the managment drone until there was no one else. Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
September 29, 2010 - 11:39am | where is the facebook link? |
October 12, 2010 - 11:01am | Thanks guys. It was funny how the guy playing the pilot was convinced that it wasn't Goldwyn - to the point of not even bothering to search his room when he was supposed to. People kept wanting some kind of "lie detection" skill by mid-game and comments were made that "He was some actor" to which I said "Yeah, he's been trained for this kind of thing." I don't know if you can open the facebook link unless you are my friends on Facebook but here is the link to my notes - I just made them public. Let me know if you can read them. You should be able to: http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=709466635¬es_tab=app_2347471856 Eric ran his GURPs game (Adventures in the New World - 1890s) Sunday. The journal entry can be found in my Facebook notes or here: http://blog.myspace.com/max_writer Characters are: Captain Oliver Kirkpatrick, U.S. Navy Tom Binford Miranda Alders Nellie Bly Lilian Whitlock Finally, a head's up. I'm supposed to run the conclusion of the Aliens Adventure Game I ran a couple of months ago. The squad of undercover marines on the derelict ship are in great danger. Will they survive? Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
October 18, 2010 - 7:31pm | The link takes you to the FB home page. We have to add you or you can add us. Most of us are on the Star Frontiers page I believe. |
October 20, 2010 - 11:39am | Sorry about that. You should be able to read this one though it isn't Star Frontiers. Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
November 10, 2010 - 4:25pm | I was in the GURPS 1890's game this past weekend and posted them in my FaceBook notes and on my MySpace blog (eight entries) at: Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
November 21, 2010 - 2:26pm | I ran Delta Green last night to finish up "Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays" for the players. This one can also be found (parts 2-1 through 2-7) here: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer Oops, must have missed posting here last time I ran Delta Green a week ago. It can also be found there - parts 1-0 through 1-8. That's part one of the scenario. Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
November 30, 2010 - 11:25am | I played the solitaire scenario "Dove's Bay" from "Grimrock Isle" this past weekend and decided to write it up as an rpg journal. It can be found here: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer This one is actually still in print and for sale by Triad Entertainment. You can find it here: http://www.triadentertainments.com/i...ules&Itemid=55 I rolled up a parapscyhologist named George Salte who did fairly well. Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
December 8, 2010 - 12:28pm | I finished up the rpg journal for the second half of "Bad Dreams," Eric's Call of Cthulhu game. Parts 2-1 through 2-7 can be found here: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer Characters are: Lord Peregrine Bertie (me) James Bradshaw Winifred Bradshaw Dr. Rolf Dusseldorf Sister Mary Bernadette Jean-Pierre Valois Alexandra Cooper Michael Taggart (Harold Olver) Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
December 14, 2010 - 11:19am | We had a short game of Adventures in the New World Sunday that mostly consisted of combat for me, so a short entry is in my fb notes and here: http://www.myspace.com/max_writer/blog Characters are: Captain Oliver Kirkpatrick, U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence Miranda Alders Nellie Bly Thomas Binford Lilian Whitlock It was Captain Kirkpatrick's last game session. He never really fit in well and it was time for him to go. Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
January 20, 2011 - 12:36pm | Eric ran his Call of Cthulhu game on Sunday and parts 1-1 to 1-6 of "In Search of the Hellfire Club" can be found here: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951-Max_Writer Characters are: Lord Peregrine Bertie Call of Cthulhu RPG Journals: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/2951 Other journals: http://forum.abyssalgaming.com/blog/7-maxs-blog/ http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/blog.php/8662 |
