Goretusk’s Totems

A NIGHTWATCH game I’ve been using Nightwatch to teach my two eldest grandsons the basics of wargaming and RPGs. Set piece, straight forward battles rather than complex missions with waves of enemies spawning at random from portals. Here, their Monster Hunters (and occasional Hirelings) fight Minions of Darkness led by a ‘Personality’, which isn’t a […]

Escorting the Duke Redux

After groping my way through the slideshow program, I figured it was only proper to do a real write up of last Tuesday’s NIGHTWATCH mission. Other Pat, Occasional Tom, and Matt the Evil Meme Master showed up to game on the new mouse pad mat from Playmats.eu and some freshly-painted 3D printed terrain designed by […]

Nightwatch: Escorting Duke Lorrigan

Quick video I made from last Tuesday’s game session. A small Pact of three Hunters and two hired fighters escorts the honorable Duke Lorrigan through treacherous territory. One of the beta readers said Nightwatch reminded him of the PC game Vermintide, where your squad faces waves of Skaven (rat men) as they work to accomplish […]

The Black Blade of Eldia Tempest

A NIGHTWATCH Report Chasing myth and rumor, four Guildsmen – a Blade, a Tracker, an Alchemist, and a Mancer – seek out the ruins of the Orromere monastery . According to legend, the friars were the last keepers of the Black Blade of Eldia Tempest, a pirate and witch who raided the Eastern shores from […]

Coming Soon

NIGHTWATCH Terror and Treasure in the Dark Corners of the World NIGHTWATCH is a game about killing monsters, any and all kinds. Designed specifically for Solo or Cooperative play, you and your friends will form a party of monster hunters – warriors, trackers, magicians, and alchemists – who are members of the NIGHTWATCH: an ancient […]

Miniature Monday

Another Miniature Monday Adventuring Crew. This time it’s Hrodor Half-Hand’s Raiders. All metal, all Reaper, all fast-and-dirty PJs. “In your face melee” types in true Barbarian style. (except the Druid-style mage) No cowardly ranged weapons here. Berserker Rage, anyone? Our Advanced Song of Blades and Heroes campaign continues this Tuesday night as the crew hunts […]

Cinder King: Fire on Wael’s Bluff

General Montsigaard is tight-lipped with pain, seated in a folding chair in the command tent. A crisp new uniform accents his drawn face and three days of patchy gray stubble. Blood still seeps through his bandages. The General’s tent buzzes with a constant flow of dispatch runners who stumble in and out, vacant-eyed with exhaustion. […]

Shots from a Dungeon Crawl

Two older grandsons came over last night, and finding me in the basement game room, requested a chance at Fortune and Glory. After some debate, they decided to risk The Tomb of Sagrak the Skeleton King. Selecting a Warrior, a Wizard, a Rogue and a Cleric, they made it as far as the first Treasure […]

Tharnulf’s Crypt

“Well, that’s kinda obvious…” The party had been hired by a local duke to pursue a gang of thieves that has been terrorizing the towns and villages on his lands. After the most recent raid, the group – an Elf Druid, an Orc Mercenary, a Dragonborn Paladin, and a Dwarf Runemaster – tracked the bandits […]

Reluctant Allies

More Advanced Song of Blades and Heroes gaming this week, with Matt, Derek, John, and Pat each fielding a Hero and Sidekick as they search for the Treasure of Sagra-Bayar. Each player has their own reasons for finding the treasure, but their goals align – at least for the moment – and they must work […]