Resurrected my On-One Il Pompino (v2 in Trigger’s Mum’s Bathroom Blue). This was my commuting bike for a 25 mile round trip for about 5 years. Nitto Noodle bars, 48cm Halo Aerorage wheel rear and a Mavic Cosmos front (from my first ever upgrade wheelset) Nitto stem, fizik bar tape, Shimano Br-R550 cantilever brakes Currently … Read More
Adapted from the original sheet by Mark Boyes PDF version here
Narcissist is the companion game to the compelling but unplayable Continuum, slated for a 2008 release but so far yet to see anything beyond the 0.7 testing release. In this post I’ll do a couple of things. First, I’ll look at Narcissist as the counterpoint to Continuum (which I’ll revisit, natch). Second, I’ll discuss the … Read More
5 years ago I made my first post here on Department V. To celebrate 5 years of blogging I’ve revised, edited and expanded my Elric of R’lyeh setting. You can grab the pdf here. Moving forward, I’m going to update the site over the next few weeks to simplify the pages and consolidate downloads. None … Read More
This post is so familiar and alien at the same time. Familiar because it describes the make-do of roleplaying in the 80s, but not the scene I remember since as a Brit I hardly played D&D. And thanks to that I can wax lyrical about old-school Stormbringer or WFRP or Fighting Fantasy and there’s just … Read More