Campaign26

I feel the inexorable pull of Campaign26. 

There is no stopping it now. 

 

I am being spaghettified in its event horizon.

 

 

My relationship with the hobby is, as many, mostly theoretical. We dream worlds while collecting books and pdfs in dusty and unfragged piles. Some of us play, but usually our jobs get in the way. 

My job is somewhat busy, so this will be difficult, but I will try. For now I will put my hat in for two certain Campaigns. One solo, the other with a group. The others are idle fantasies for now.

Solo

A solo playthrough of B2 The Keep on the Borderlands using the Scarlet Heroes Ruleset by Kevin Crawford.

I'll indulge myself in the deliberate 'Eastern Pastiche' aspect of the ruleset. Partly as a way to encourage myself to do some deep research about...well a lot of things really. Trying to make my way through The Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the other Classics.

Already did some prep!

In Person

I want to run a Troika! game but getting players is tough. Mostly you get those who want to "play D&D". 

I love Troika! and its choice to dwell in grounded psychedelics. My mind constantly returns to Bas-Lag, Zothique, DCO, Viriconium and Zamonia's Atlantis when cast my eye towards it. I want to explore those worlds and that particular mind-space. I have opinions on the particular American-style gonzo/zanyness that it seems to have attracted. To my delight the Melsonian Arts Council is somewhat successfully filtering this overwhelming particular cultural expression of Troika! and is sticking to an almost personal vibe - admittedly I struggle to replicate it without resting on those american cultural exports.

So screw it. Hell yeah I am running OSE. Or maybe my hack of Knave (the original edition) which includes Giant Folk and GLoG spells. 

I dunno what with adventurewise but yeah.

Idle Fantasies

• A proper Troika! Sphere hopping campaign
• A game of Any Planet is Earth or Nighttripper or Offworlders
• An Into the Odd game using the OG Hexcrawl
• A Electric Bastionland game set in a semi-subtropical borough of Bastion.
• Mythic Bastionland. Need I say more?