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Why Aren’t You Studying? Game Report #5

On February 13, 2020May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn ssgr

These game reports are getting longer, not shorter. I think I'll just call them "game reports."   The Kompanions of Kalador, having dispatched a grell in exchange for passage through the lair of the Corrupted Ones, descended a short stair to a landing and an intersection. There was a spiral staircase at the end of …

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Death To Yxit: Super Short Game Report #4

On February 6, 2020May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn my campaign, ssgr

The party kills a posh mindflayer, burns a trash pit and decide to negotiate instead of just murdering everyone.

Super Short Game Report #3

On January 26, 2020May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn ssgr

I haven't done one of these in a while. Time to get back into the habit. Today in my Swords and Wizardry game. The Kompanions of Kalador continued their exploration of the under-city of Nightside.  A brief aside to get you caught up... Last session they took a little vacation from the travails of ruling a burgeoning …

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Super Short Game Report #3

On November 4, 2019May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn ssgr

Just two players. That's OK. The wizard is recovering. Stilgar the Chaos monk and Rexor the Demon Bug Man fly on their remaining trained roc accompanied by 100 of their cavalryman to take possession of the fort of the Porters of Gideon. Tarix has beaten them there. The Bud Knight and an invisible stalker have …

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Super Short Game Report…IN SPAAAAAACE!

On October 28, 2019May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn ssgr

This week I had the rare treat of getting to play. One of the players in my weekly Swords and Wizardry game is a skilled sculptor. He ran a successful kickstarter for some modular terrain/dungeon tiles inspired by HR Giger's designs for Alien. Sunday's game was playing Mothership using his terrain tiles. We recorded the session so …

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Super Short Game Report #2

On October 21, 2019May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn my campaign, ssgr

We finished the last session with the players being ambushed in the fortress of an erstwhile ally and friend Laski the mage and Porters of Gideon (a group of knights from Knowledge Illuminates by Tim Shorts) The party bravely runs away, get back to where they parked their rocs and fly home. The party speculates about how …

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Super Short Game Report #1

On October 7, 2019May 26, 2022 By Travis MillerIn ssgr

Celebrated a complete year of campaigning in Swords &Wizardry game. We've played roughly, 40-45 sessions. Beer, cider and ribs were consumed.   Party leaves previous week's location having freed an efreet that had been imprisoned by some Githzerai in exchange for assistance in killing said Githzerai. Very little was looted due to the use of …

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Travis Miller

I write about tabletop role-playing games, sword-and-sorcery fiction, storytelling, and heavy metal. 

The friendships I’ve forged while playing adventure games, listening to heavy music, and sharing stories saved my life and made it worth living.  

I live in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. America’s most underrated city.

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