Thursday 24 July 2014
East Midlands Roleplayers on Social Media
Just a reminder that the group has a presence on all of the popular social media sites.
Whilst our forum doesn't see as many posts as it used to many of our members are active on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter so if you have something to share or discuss with the group posting there might work equally as well as a thread in our forums.
Thursday 10 July 2014
Gamesesh.com 10% Discount
A few months ago local gamer Ben Coulthard contacted the group and offered members a discount at his web based store www.gamesesh.com The discount has been in place for some time and this week I finally got around to using it to purchase some of the excellent Otherworld Miniatures
The prices on the GameSesh website for the minis and postage were a good saving, so with our additional 10% discount I felt that I got a really good deal. I was also very pleased with the fast (two day) shipping time.
I'm keen to support brick and mortar shops like Spirit Games when I can, but in this age of internet shopping it's good be able to take advantage of the convenience of an online store and still be supporting a local business like GameSesh Thanks Ben!
Bruce C
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I'll save the details on the miniatures for another blog entry but I chose the boxed set of Human Male Characters which includes 12 very nice multipart miniatures representing the iconic D&D character classes, all contained in a rather nice zip up case.
The prices on the GameSesh website for the minis and postage were a good saving, so with our additional 10% discount I felt that I got a really good deal. I was also very pleased with the fast (two day) shipping time.
I'm keen to support brick and mortar shops like Spirit Games when I can, but in this age of internet shopping it's good be able to take advantage of the convenience of an online store and still be supporting a local business like GameSesh Thanks Ben!
Bruce C
Please note blogs posted on www.EastMidlandsRoleplayers.com are written by individuals and do not necessarily represent the views of the membership of that group. Contributions to this blog are welcome. Please contact us via our forum or email submissions to bruce at east midlands roleplayers dot com (no spaces)
Saturday 5 July 2014
Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Basic Rules PDF
The new 'basic' rules for Dungeons & Dragons (fifth edition) has been released as a free PDF download on Wizards Of The Coasts website.
Thursday 26 June 2014
The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
Since 1977 Dungeons & Dragons has been available in a basic 'starter set' aimed at novice players The original Dungeons & Dragons basic set was written by J. Eric Holmes and was essentially a simple and more accessible version of the original Dungeons and Dragons rules devised by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and first realised in 1974. Later versions expanded on the basic (levels 1-3 play) rules and eventually evolved into their own product line, separate from the 'Advanced Dungeons and Dragons' game. Starter sets have always been popular and the iconic 1983 'Red Box' Basic set by Frank Mentzer is said to be the best selling Dungeons & Dragons product in the history of the game.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson I hear you say! The 'Fifth Edition' of Dungeons and Dragons is just around the corner and this week Wizards Of The Coast unveiled details of the latest starter set, which has a release date of 15th July.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson I hear you say! The 'Fifth Edition' of Dungeons and Dragons is just around the corner and this week Wizards Of The Coast unveiled details of the latest starter set, which has a release date of 15th July.
Saturday 21 June 2014
FREE RPG DAY 2014!
It's FREE RPG Day 2014 today!
Unfortunately for us here in the UK participating retailers are few and far between, however you can find the nearest participating shop on the website here.
I'm hoping to run a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG session in Burton on Trent at the Raiders Of The Game Cupboard event. I'll be using a free module 'Tower Out Of Time' provided for the event. Goodman Games really do support Free RPG Day very well, providing a free module in print and also free PDFs for folk like me who are unable to get to a participating shop. Have a great day whatever you're doing!
Cheers,
Bruce
Unfortunately for us here in the UK participating retailers are few and far between, however you can find the nearest participating shop on the website here.
I'm hoping to run a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG session in Burton on Trent at the Raiders Of The Game Cupboard event. I'll be using a free module 'Tower Out Of Time' provided for the event. Goodman Games really do support Free RPG Day very well, providing a free module in print and also free PDFs for folk like me who are unable to get to a participating shop. Have a great day whatever you're doing!
Cheers,
Bruce
Saturday 31 May 2014
The June Meet 2014
Our next monthly meet is on Saturday 14th June at The Barley Mow, Leicester.
We usually meet from about 1pm and aim to get a game going by 2. There could be a choice of games on offer if enough folk turn up. Everything you need to know is in our forum thread here.
We usually meet from about 1pm and aim to get a game going by 2. There could be a choice of games on offer if enough folk turn up. Everything you need to know is in our forum thread here.
Saturday 24 May 2014
D&D 'Fifth Edition' Release info
There has been a lot of talk on the internet this week about the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons, now just branded as 'D&D'. Wizards Of The Coast have finally announced release dates and pricing and there are some images on their website of the products.
The 'Starter Set' will be released (in the U.S. at least) on 15th of July. There not a lot of detail about what it contains and some official tweets from WOTC's DnD twitter account suggest the starter set is aimed at DMs, with player character creation being available free of charge on their website, which is an interesting development.
The now traditional three 'Core Rulebooks' will see staggered releases from August.
What do you think about the branding and release info so far? Did you take part in the play test or are you excited about the next iteration of D&D? Our forum thread is here
Monday 19 May 2014
Product Review: Unique Dice Towers
Product Review: Unique Dice Towers
"I use one of these Facebook page for Unique Dice Towers www.uniquedicetowers.com Dice Towers. The one I have is one that was made just prior to the Kickstarter Campaign, which was over funded, as most good ones are.
I have known the bloke who does these for years. He was one of the people who used to run an RPG Meetup and at one time helped run the worldwide organiser's group with me. He built his first laser himself, but the Kickstarter funding bought him a brand spanking new top range laser system. The one I have is actually part of the design process.
It works flawlessly. It breaks down into a box that holds your dice between games and reassembles from just two parts into a great little dice rolling tower. Pop your dice in the top and the mechanism rolls it and empties it out into a little tray for you to read the number.
John, who makes them, is a DM and player, just like any of you. His criteria was that it should never detract from play. It had to be of a height that did not obscure the view of DM/GM or the players. It had to make some noise, but not so much as to be a distraction to the game.
When it came time to arrange a Christmas present for 'Papa Zombie', I turned to John, who was just starting to consider allowing customers to provide artwork for him to use to make their dice tower. I provided the artwork, and in no time at all, I had Alan's present delivered. The 'side windows' were shaped like shotguns, and John thought the little cut out shotgun shapes were cool, so he included them in the delivery for free.
We also worked together a little on John's Cuthulhu themed tower, though in the end, he used the original artist's work to avoid possible copyright infringements. The Chaosium and Fantasy Flight people are well known for letting lawyers loose on anything they consider too close to 'theirs'.
I love my little Dice Tower. When you 'want more dice' but can't justify it, why not get one of these instead. You can buy it in several ply wood finishes, or several nice hardwoods. You can get it in pieces, to glue together into it's two parts yourself, or get it ready assembled. You can design your own cutouts, or choose from a bunch of ready made designs.
I'd buy one. In fact I did. More than once."
Len
"I use one of these Facebook page for Unique Dice Towers www.uniquedicetowers.com Dice Towers. The one I have is one that was made just prior to the Kickstarter Campaign, which was over funded, as most good ones are.
I have known the bloke who does these for years. He was one of the people who used to run an RPG Meetup and at one time helped run the worldwide organiser's group with me. He built his first laser himself, but the Kickstarter funding bought him a brand spanking new top range laser system. The one I have is actually part of the design process.
It works flawlessly. It breaks down into a box that holds your dice between games and reassembles from just two parts into a great little dice rolling tower. Pop your dice in the top and the mechanism rolls it and empties it out into a little tray for you to read the number.
John, who makes them, is a DM and player, just like any of you. His criteria was that it should never detract from play. It had to be of a height that did not obscure the view of DM/GM or the players. It had to make some noise, but not so much as to be a distraction to the game.
When it came time to arrange a Christmas present for 'Papa Zombie', I turned to John, who was just starting to consider allowing customers to provide artwork for him to use to make their dice tower. I provided the artwork, and in no time at all, I had Alan's present delivered. The 'side windows' were shaped like shotguns, and John thought the little cut out shotgun shapes were cool, so he included them in the delivery for free.
We also worked together a little on John's Cuthulhu themed tower, though in the end, he used the original artist's work to avoid possible copyright infringements. The Chaosium and Fantasy Flight people are well known for letting lawyers loose on anything they consider too close to 'theirs'.
I love my little Dice Tower. When you 'want more dice' but can't justify it, why not get one of these instead. You can buy it in several ply wood finishes, or several nice hardwoods. You can get it in pieces, to glue together into it's two parts yourself, or get it ready assembled. You can design your own cutouts, or choose from a bunch of ready made designs.
I'd buy one. In fact I did. More than once."
Len
Saturday 10 May 2014
Beer & Pretzels 2014
This year is the 25th Beer and Pretzels weekend, a two day gaming event organised by Spirit Games and held in Burton Upon Trent on 17-18 May 2014
The atmosphere at previous events has been terrific and there is always a good selection of Card and Board games running as well as Tabletop Wargames and of course RPGs.
We will be attending and our forum thread for B&P 2014 can be found here.
Some fine local ale is available and true to the event name the organisers also usually provide complimentary pretzels.
The atmosphere at previous events has been terrific and there is always a good selection of Card and Board games running as well as Tabletop Wargames and of course RPGs.
We will be attending and our forum thread for B&P 2014 can be found here.
Some fine local ale is available and true to the event name the organisers also usually provide complimentary pretzels.
Sunday 13 April 2014
Monthly Meet 10th May 2014
Our next monthly meet will be on the 10th of May 2014, held upstairs at The Barley Mow, Granby Street in Leicester.
At time of writing we don't have any games confirmed so there is an excellent opportunity here for anyone who fancies running a game!
Please check our forum for details and remember to keep in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+
At time of writing we don't have any games confirmed so there is an excellent opportunity here for anyone who fancies running a game!
Please check our forum for details and remember to keep in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+
Sunday 6 April 2014
New RSS Blog Feed!
We've added a blog to allow the front page of the group's website to be easily updated. The calendar and all the other options will still appear on the menu on the left hand side of the page.
The latest entry will appear on the home page but feel free to subscribe using your favourite RSS reader to make sure you're not missing anything! The address is http://eastmidlandsrpg.blogspot.co.uk
International Tabletop Day
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April 5th was 'International Tabletop Day' and we organised an afternoon of gaming at our usual haunt, The Barley Mow in Leicester.
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