My first big RPG event of the year is done (it's probably the biggest day with 3.5 days of gaming!), and it was bloody brilliant. Hosted by @davepaters in Tenby, it's an annual treat where I just get to play games and have no GMing responsibility. It's a great crowd to hang around with, we … Continue reading Grogten 2023
I many ways 2022 was an improvement on 2021 (see my 2021 Review). I started a new job which I quite like, I've spent lots of time with my family and friends and also got in a load of gaming, although quite a bit less that 2021 - I guess a sign of life returning … Continue reading 2022 Review
After months of anticipation Grogmeet was over and done in a flash, but as usual it was utterly brilliant, a great opportunity to hang out with the many gaming friends I have made over the last few years. Thursday My weekend started on the Thursday when I picked up my mate @Corsair1973 from Liverpool (he'd … Continue reading Grogmeet 2022
Has it really been a year since OBaWs 2021? This one seemed to come around quickly, I guess that's just life being busy with post-covid normality. The drive to Leamington Spa took a little longer than anticipated, but I reached to the Royal Pug, greeted by friendly grognards and more as the evening went on. … Continue reading Owlbear and Wizards Staff Con 2022
What a build up, what a sense of excitement, the first proper Expo since 2019! With the two games I was running prepped and ready to run, my checklist fully checked (I do lists for pretty much everything), hotel and parking tickets printed and bags packed I was good to go. Expo offers a lot … Continue reading UK Games Expo 2022: Good to be back!
A lot has happened in the three years since the original The One Ring Roadtrip in 2019. It should have been an annual event and we had got as far as booking a cottage for the 2020 event when that bastard Covid hit. It seems strange looking back, but at the time we thought there … Continue reading The One Ring Roadtrip 2022: The Scouring of the Herefordshire
You've heard it all before... "can't wait for this", "more excited than a kid on Christmas eve", "will be brilliant to catch up with people". But this time every sentiment like this carried the hopes of Grognards everywhere. Missing the face to face Grogmeet in 2020, we were desperate for this one, we needed our … Continue reading Grogmeat 2021, the meatiest yet
In the lead up to #OBaWS I was expecting something to go wrong; we'd go into another lockdown or I'd test positive for Covid. It was with true joy and relief that a couple of weekends ago I arrived in Leamington Spa and walked from my digs to meet fellow Grognards at the Royal Pug, … Continue reading Owlbear and Wizard’s Staff Con 2021
With UK Games Expo going ahead in a limited format and still having quite a few reservations about attending events, I got together with good friends @davepaters @OrlanthR and @TonyLayter for a weekend of gaming, boozing, eating and game spending... The weekend started for me on Thursday 29th, picked up by long time gaming pal … Continue reading Expo Gaming Weekend 2021
The last year has been awash with fantastic online RPG events, but both Grogmeet and Virtual Grogmeet stand out, not just for the quality and range of games on offer but also for the extras - the pub quiz and traditional Sunday morning celebrity interview. Here's how it went down for me this April. The … Continue reading Virtual Grogmeet
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