Session 20 of the AD&D Saltmarsh campaign resulted in a diminished party successfully achieving their objectives. We’re down to 3 players due to life intervening. What to do next…?
Menion AKA Rob
@menion.bsky.social
Science/tech/legal translator, trade unionist, rocker, book lover & social gamer (TTRPGs) in Kyoto. Hosts Tim’rous Bushi podcast (https://anchor.fm/menion).
Session 18 of our Saltmarsh campaign. Player schedule (numbers reduced as a result) aside, the campaign is solid. If we can solve the scheduling issues, then perfect. Otherwise, we may have to recalibrate things after this module has been completed.
I experimented with oil-paint washes on some miniatures that felt a bit flat. I don’t think I got the process quite right, but the effect wasn’t bad at all.
Typhoon permitting, I’ll be heading down to Osaka to do some wargaming (English Civil War), having taken the day off for that purpose, but…typhoon…
I’m still hobbying despite everything. Painting minis in particular has become quite relaxing for me. 1/ My goblin (or deep gnome) grenadier…
You don’t need fancy minis and terrain to play #DnD - in a group or solo. Coloured D6s are mercs (6 hp each), D3 & grey D6 are the PCs. The gold & red bits are giant rats. The D12 is the fire. Took seconds to set up. Use what you have + imagination. #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG
We finally got in a session after 6 weeks break, but have sadly lost a player (trials of life get in the way of our dreams and play😢). For the most part, I’ve been painting minis of dungeon adversaries and would-be heroes. Here’s a small selection…
I haven’t done any solo RPGing for a while due to intense mini painting. Experimenting with the One Page Solo Engine app, I charted our goblin villain’s progress… The text is mine. Since there are no explanations to the prompts, this won’t make much srnse😅
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (if you like): Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st edition) Warhammer: The Old World Rolemaster (Classic) Sword World 2.5
Andy Hemming@andyhemming.bsky.social · 3mo agoShare the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop) Dragonbane Microscope Traveller Tribe 8
We’re getting old-school funky in 35 minutes here in Japan (plus UK & Aus) #AD&D
Jere from Buffalo.@jeredolan2.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy favorite of the old school modules. My party barely survived Funkytown. #dnd
1/Taking some advice from the @thegrouchcouch.bsky.social I decided to not worry about overthinking system and story and set a goal for my unlikely hero Smeg the goblin. Betrayed to the local town by his centaur neighbours, he flees into the wilderness searching for a ruin to the south…
Exciting times for Rolling in the Ruins 2026, our first ever Moorcockian RPG mini (micro?) con in Bradford in June. We so far have 10 games lined up for the 6th and 6 for the 20th, and plans for an evening or two in some of Bradford's quality ale and pie joints. Registrations are open now.
My solo character died, so I’m taking a break from Sword World to do some mini painting. Finishing off (bases) of some I started a couple of years back (intervention of English Civil War army etc.). There’s a load more that have yet to be painted. Except for that gargoyle, they just a need varnish.
As you can see, I’ve been on a bit of a binge this month. My latest purchases are the solo innkeeper game The Broken Cask, Nobinobi TRPG: Magic (a card-based narrative RPG), and Ryugaikenjintan. The last is a Japanese-style fantasy supplement for Sword World 2.5 RPG.
I’ve prepped for scenario 2 of my Sword World 2.5 solo game, this time opting for a single character to speed up play (the adventures are scalable to party size). S2 is an urban investigation, and I hope to get fully into the action tomorrow or on Friday.
The Osaka Adventurers Union (online) have finished their first session of U3, and it ended on a real nautical cliffhanger. I can’t believe we started this group almost exactly 7 years ago, in Japan, and still have three of the founding members! And we keep coming back to AD&D…
Menion AKA Rob@menion.bsky.social · 6mo agoI know I said we’d finished U1 a while back, but everything moves in slow motion in old-man RPG time. We’re about to begin the action of U2: Danger at Dunwater! The party are now levels 2-4. The fighters (and everyone else bar the cleric) have amusingly low hit points - the joyous old school!
1/After finishing the second Sword World starter set (the first is set in a dungeon, the second in a city), I’m about to begin the Adventurers Guild set: an intermediate level adventure that interestingly builds on the other box sets. None of these require the full rules and can be ran by novices.
Finished scenario 2 of the SW2.5 starter set (well one of the many…) A nice mystery and step up from scenario 1. Actually makes me want to run an urban adventure. And this came: I backed it on Kickstarter 2 years back (so my name’s in it), but didn’t have a physical copy until now.
Menion AKA Rob@menion.bsky.social · 5mo agoSword World starter set solo play through session 2. Running all 4 pregens. Completed the first proper scenario. Simple & fairly linear, but a good tutorial, unusual in that it’s a city/mystery adventure.
Sword World starter set solo play through session 2. Running all 4 pregens. Completed the first proper scenario. Simple & fairly linear, but a good tutorial, unusual in that it’s a city/mystery adventure.
I finished off the last of my English Civil War Roundheads (it’s only taken 2+ years!), so expect some wargaming posts in the coming months. Taking a break from painting, I cleaned up my work corner and set it up for a return to my Sword World starter set solo play through that’s been on hiatus.
We enjoyed a fun game of Warhammer The Old World RPG session 2 yesterday. No dice were rolled, but we climbed into the skin our characters. Meanwhile I’ve adopted Rolemaster classic for a solo game I’ve been playing - using Mythic, but temporarily Old-School Solo, plus various tables. Fun!
I know I said we’d finished U1 a while back, but everything moves in slow motion in old-man RPG time. We’re about to begin the action of U2: Danger at Dunwater! The party are now levels 2-4. The fighters (and everyone else bar the cleric) have amusingly low hit points - the joyous old school!
Just posting this again as it cane ip, and because @tristanarbro.bsky.social deserves full praise for running it!
Menion AKA Rob@menion.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe finally finished the Enemy Within campaign after 5 years (and some fiddling with the rules). Thanks to @tristanarbro.bsky.social for running the game.
This definitely-not-Elric miniature is the best Elric miniature ever!
Corey Press@coreypress.com · 7mo agoKritza, the Rat Prince. Technically still a #wipwednesday as I can see some spots to touch up. Went Thin White Duke with him so he'll likely look better in a more staged photo. #warhammer #miniaturepainting #vampire
How old-school Santa got his XP: running from the monsters and liberating the goodies!
I woke up and wrote on Advanced D&D actually being quite basic. While I could never say it’s my favourite gaming system, for whatever reason, it’s the one that consistently gets us around the gaming table. Our youngest player started in 2019 when he was 22, so it can’t be just nostalgia either🤔
Menion AKA Rob@menion.bsky.social · 8mo ago1/Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a bit of a bugbear in the #TRPG community. It’s different things to different people. To me it’s just #DnD - the system I grew up with - and still use as my go to. But what is it? Here are my personal thoughts on what “Advanced” is and is not for the AD&D curious…
