And finally… back to part 5.2, or 5.1 or all the way back to part 1. The “Encyclopedia Eldoria” was launched in October 2005. It received good reviews and made moderate sales over its first year (after all it was being promoted by a small company). It’s never made anything that would allow me to..
(if you missed it, here’s episode 3.1, or part 1 if you are totally new to this series) Having designed and run “Mindbane” as an adventure I was delighted when it was published by Chess Sales later that year. I returned to Cancon over the next few years as a player. In 1989 I ran..
The series that began here continues now into the 1980s. Take it away Keith: ONE GAMER’S DIARY (Part 3) Of Clubs and Conventions As the 80s arrived a call to arms had gone out in Brisbane for a Dungeons and Dragons club to form. For two years, Anthony McMahon and myself had been playing one..
Prevously: Part 1, part 2.1. About the same time I bought a copy of “Chainmail” from Hobbycraft and experimented with miniatures. Chainamail was written by Jeff Perren and Gary Gygax (who was the founding guru of Dungeons and Dragons). It was a set of rules for medieval combat, complete with a fantasy supplement in the..
This article outlines my own personal experiences with the tabletop gaming scene in Brisbane from the 1960s to today. I encourage others to contribute similar articles and help fill in the gaps of areas I haven’t really explored (such as miniatures). I will feature a different decade every two weeks. Check out part 1 here…
Escapist Magazine has an interesting three part series on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The first article looks at the past of D&D, from its beginnings back in the 1970s. The present of D&D is concerned mainly with the release of 4th edition and how the RPG industry has responded. The future of D&D..
