Can the Subaltern Kick Ass?

We’re two games in on ‘The Path to Power’ chronicle, and I’m thinking I should have subtitled it ‘Can the Subaltern Kick Ass?’ because the entire party is made up of characters from colonized indigenous groups and allied Others. We have Altani, an envoy from the local nomadic Shoanti tribes who were violently pushed off…

T-minus Two Days… and my music isn’t ready

Two days left for the start (restart?) of The Path to Power (my chronicle title for the Crimson Throne/Korvosa game). I still have a long list of stuff to do to get ready. My to-do list, parts redacted for spoilers: Fully outline metaplot/plot points Finish reading/skimming ALL player guides Sort out music/playlists Figure out how…

Prep Weekend Post Mortem

I spent most of my weekend in game prep. A good chunk of prep was piecing together what I'd done and what I'd planned to do five years ago. Some of my notes were helpful, some confusing. I ended up sending a timeline to the players that included two game sessions of stuff that we…

Gaming as Gift Giving

I'm going to be running a game. Pathfinder, based loosely on the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, but so thoroughly reworked that it really only bears passing acquaintance in form or function. This is a revamp of a game I started back in... holy macrame, 2011. It fizzled out when I went to…