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Whispers under Scarholm

A Nightwatch Blood and Bone Battle Report. The Backstory As heir-apparent of the kingdom of Tol Amroth, Prince Amfred Fe Shaetling IV, needed to improve his reputation in the eyes of his subjects. Unfortunately for him, that was one of the few things that cannot be purchased with the promise of gold and royal patronage.…

Blood and Bone Encounter

Story + Skirmish = Encounter In Nightwatch Blood and Bone, a single game is termed an Encounter. Each Encounter is composed of a Narrative Scene followed by a Tactical Engagement. The Narrative Scene is the storytelling portion. It features specific tasks and interactions that must be resolved without combat. Yes, there’s tension, challenge, and even…

Blood and Bone – Combat

Killing Monsters – any time, any where Nightwatch Blood and Bone is a stand-alone, expanded version of 2020’s Nightwatch Terror and Treasure. Both are mini-agnostic, open world tabletop wargames that focus on parties of monster hunters. TnT works fine if you just want to face down waves of uglies. BnB adds more detail as well…

Dark Spawn

Nightwatch Blood and Bone Baddies One of the criticisms of Nightwatch Terror and Treasure was that the enemy minions were homogenized. Totally fair assessment. Sure, the different levels and die types gave escalating degrees of lethality, but there was no difference between, say, Vermin of one type or another. A Plague Rat was a Zombie…

Blood and Bone

A new way to hunt monsters. Nightwatch – Blood and Bone This is a game about killing monsters. All kinds, anywhere, any time.You and your friends are members of the NIGHTWATCH: an ancient order of warriors, trackers, wizards, and alchemists dedicated to hunting the malevolent creatures that terrorize humanity. Nightwatch: Blood and Bone is a…

Nightwatch Hunters

With the release of Nightwatch – Blood and Bone around the corner, I wanted to cover the basics of monster hunters, their specializations, and gear. One Player – One Hunter A cooperative game, in Blood and Bone each player controls one Hunter. This is their emissary, their avatar, on the tabletop. Traditionally part of a…

Coming Soon

Blood and Bone is an iteration of the original Nightwatch: Terror and Treasure in the Dark Corners of the World rule set released in 2020. Like its predecessor, it is a relatively simple game meant for casual, cooperative play. The use of the word “iteration” is deliberate; Blood and Bone is not meant to replace…

The Gauntlet of Ghemar

Ghemar, a collection of ruins on the border of greenskin territory. Remote, cold, uninhabited save for the occasional raiding party or band of fugitives, it’s a good place to avoid. Problem is when the Horn Moon River floods, the old highway wending through those cracked, mossy stones is the only other route through that part…

Turning a corner

Setting up the table for a Saturday afternoon game. This will be Other Pat’s last session with as he is moving his family out of state. Shame to see him go but I completely understand; the job market is tough here and housing prices are absolutely insane. After enduring so many seasonal rentals, a growing…

The Gray Friars

A NIGHTWATCH BLOOD AND BONE AAR Following the fight on the High Road, Abbess Lorn and her fellow Nightwatch Hunters followed a newly-cut trail deeper into the hills. The path tore through undergrowth in a rough line, heedless of all but the largest obstacles. Saplings and brush were broken, uprooted and withered. The forest’s rich…

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