Exploring and celebrating the tabletop hobby
We're back up north, having spent a couple of weeks visiting family, buying a new car, seeing friends and generally chilling in the Central Belt. It's always nice to go off somewhere, but I like coming home. On Wednesday, I headed down to Lybster for one of my D&D groups. We've been using the Portland… Continue reading Hobby Update 29/07/18: One Construct and His Blade
It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it's time for an all new 5 on Friday. We're going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to our usual digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be surprised if there are some… Continue reading 5 on Friday: 09/03/18
There are many, many RPG settings that have rich and interesting stories that have evolved over the course of several years. Settings like Planescape, The Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, The Iron Kingdoms, Azeroth (the setting of World of Warcraft), the World of Darkness and others have come out of a collective, long-term effort over a number of years. In some cases, such as Forgotten Realms… Continue reading The Problem with Evolving Settings
It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for a little digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be surprised if there are some articles that are a little older – these are just some of the great articles we happen to have actually… Continue reading 5 on Friday: 04/08/17
It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for a little digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be surprised if there are some articles that are a little older – these are just some of the great articles we happen to have actually… Continue reading 5 on Friday: 21/07/17
We are known well (among those who know us well) for our love of the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness. Hell, Alex and I have argued over it on our podcast before! We have also written a bit about these games before. Like, really, a lot. Ooooh, that was colourful now, wasn’t it? We also kinda love […]
We are known well (among those who know us well) for our love of the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness. Hell, Alex and I have argued over it on our podcast before! We have also written a bit about these games before. Like, really, a lot. Ooooh, that was colourful now, wasn't it? We also kinda love… Continue reading Hunter: The Vigil Bundle at Humble Bundle
Busy times, friends! I'm not able to put together something new at the moment, so I am sharing this post from my other blog. It deals with fluff in games and how it can serve to set the tone and to inspire. When it comes to tabletop games, flavour can be very important. Background information… Continue reading Finding Inspiration: ‘What Alec Bourbon Said’, or Why Fluff Matters
This post was originally published on Hitsomebody.com but was heavily referenced in a recent episode of our podcast. For ease of reference, the article is replicated here. Among the many changes that were implemented in the transition from the classic World of Darknessinto what is now known as the Chronicles of Darkness, one particularly interesting one was… Continue reading World of Darkness, Chronicles of Darkness and Christianity
Episode 4 features a discussion about White Wolf's World of Darkness games. Specifically, whether we prefer the old or the new editions. We discuss broad themes, metaplot and take a significant detour into religion. We also seem to be getting to grips with some of our sound-demons, and we seem to have sorted out the echo problem. Sound levels from hosts are still a little uneven, though. If you have anything to add, feel free to do so in the comments below! We're also open to suggestions for topics of future shows.
