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Nova Roma still ain't going away! Eagle looked away from the group, hat on his lap. In a sequel to one of the campaign’s earliest adventures, the group returned to the forgotten city under the sands, Nova Roma. This time, it was to help Devika's aunt, underappreciated archaeologist Najah...

Deep in the Heart “But what,” Penny asked, “if Texas messes with you?” New readers may ask: Who are you people?! Or Where did this start? Phoenicia: the grand residence of adventure capitalist Rafael Lancaster! With his sister-in-law's upcoming expedition to Nova Roma, he throws a grand party...

People Change “Welcome to Vaudeville, Mynameis Zelda. Can I call you Z?” New readers may ask: Who are you people?! Or Where did this start? Sometimes, you have no idea where an adventure is going to go. The group (detectives JP Diamond and Saeki Zelda, stage magician Gia CM, and "art merchant"...

I'm going to go against the grain and say that first sessions in a campaign can be perfect. As long as everyone knows who their character is, every dynamic is new and exciting, every plot thread becomes magnificent in the imagination. One shots can also be perfect. The guy who runs Gnomes Stew...

Ashes to Dust / Eye Witness (based on The Search for Nurhachi by Adam Gratun, Evan Jamieson, and Richard Meyer and The Colour of His Eyes by Cody Goodfellow) “Martha Washington crosses, lighting cue 17, 18, 19, cue violins…” Location: Shanghai, city of gangsters and revolutionaries. Operatives...

I love my online games, and I love new players who were non-players. One summer I must have taught 20+ people how to play Fiasco. Just like anything you want to do with others, imagine: what do they want out of the game? What you want to give them? When I was teaching Fiasco, they didn't...

RPGs are different than that because they require specific people to show up repeatedly. Nobody's going to be mad if Isaac and Sarah miss a museum trip or don't make it to the club. But if they miss a gaming session ya might be down your main fighter and cleric.

Quality is Job One Two lost cities. One dead body. In Brazil in 1935, the best way to win a fight is fear. Captain Ivanova leads an expedition through the sweltering Amazon, and when she sees a 30-foot anaconda, she considers having her cousin Clara Tate shoot it... But there are better...

Higher and Hire There comes a time in every thrillseeker’s life when they must avail themselves of middle management. After Aloria Midas’s downfall, back in When I say “jump,” you say “I'll die!”, her assets were put on the shopping block. Ava Astor, eager to assert her autonomy, bought the...

Night at El Morro “If you don’t cooperate, Miss Midas, your government is prepared to revoke sunlight privileges.” May 10, 1936. After the disaster of the last mission, Devika assembled a massive team. Extra chairs had to be brought into the New York office; besides her normal employees and...

63% is an extremely high completion rate, considering most campaigns start "we're going to hang out in this configuration for 4 hours a week in perpetuity".