Balaur Mormant

The Dragon’s Grave Our ongoing NIGHTWATCH campaign came to a close last Saturday as the band of heroes finally reached the summit of Balaur Mormant. It had been a long journey: an arduous trip to a remote border province where slaughtered livestock and vanished townspeople were common occurrences. There were sightings of strange creatures, simmering […]

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Extraordinary Rendition

Quick Announcement: Extraordinary Rendition – a mission pack for Exploit Zero is now available at Wargame Vault in PDF. Full color, loaded with pictures, it’s a five-part, mini-campaign designed for beginner to intermediate players. Your four Agents are tasked to ‘reacquire’ a corporate defector, defend and deliver him safely to waiting transport, then initiate follow-up […]

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The Cleansing of Malencra

Saturday afternoon session play testing new combat rules for Nightwatch – Blood and Bone saw four Guild Hunters track the witch, Ulva Bone Hag, to the village of Malencra. Silent streets, shuttered houses, no sign of villagers, livestock, or pets, the place gave off a sense of malevolence like a bonfire sheds heat. It felt […]

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now Available

Quick announcement to say the third short story set in the Exclusion Zone is now available at Amazon. GOPNIK BLUES – a cautionary tale about greed, secrets, and dirty deeds in the mysterious, most quarantined area on the planet. Good Hunting, stalkers. *** Savak Tul, smuggler, trader, and all-around shrewd businessman has a lead on […]

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Those Good Places

CCWC The Cape Cod Wargame Commission – a fancy title for a bunch of friends who meet regularly to play board games, RPGs, and tabletop games – got back together last night after a series of missed sessions. (Wouldn’t be a real gaming group if we didn’t have scheduling issues, eh?) Still shy two members […]

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More Nightmares

My latest tabletop wargame project, When Nightmares Come, is an occult investigation/supernatural warfare game. Set in the modern era, vigilante monster hunters work together to track down and put an end to an otherworldly threat before it puts an end to them. Another solo and cooperative game like Exploit Zero, Nightwatch, and Insurgent Earth, Nightmares […]

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Of Guides, Crypts, and Arachnids

In the Shadow of Balaur Mormant, session 5. A NIGHTWATCH campaign. Previously on ‘The Shadow of Balaur Mormant’… Our heroes returned from a zombie-infested mountainside village with evidence of supernatural malfeasance and untoward necromantic practices. While the provincial governor was already convinced of the unnatural threat, the captain of the garrison remained skeptical and suspicious. […]

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Rebels, Thugs, and Szek SCum

Another NIGHTWATCH Battle Report Episode IV – In the Shadow of Balaur Mormant RECAP: Our heroes are currently in the remote border province of Mos Tolna to investigate reports of brutal murders and sightings of unnatural creatures. Adding to the danger, long-simmering ethnic tensions in the region are threatening to boil over into full-blown revolt, […]

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Closing out 2022

And welcoming 2023 Hello again. I hope everyone had a good holiday filled with the comfort of family, friends, good food, and fellowship. And some gaming. Because 1. it’s fun and 2. it too is one of the few things left that brings those great ingredients together. THOSE DARK PLACES Not the holidays – the […]

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