During my MASAGA 2024 talk I ran a demo session of Mini Six RPG for the attendees. This was the first time I ran a game for a huge group that were not my colleagues, people I previously knew or my students. Being a mix of educators, trainers and researchers, […]
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Mini-Six at the workplace
Actual play reports of at most two continuing RPG sessions. But most likely, a report of a single, stand alone game. Some of these are sessions that belonged in longer campaigns in which I did not participate as a regular player.
A Mini Six Adventure At A SMSTSP
After some weeks of planning (and last minute frenzied preparation) the TTRPG Programme at SMSTSP went forward yesterday, between 9am to just after 12pm. I had Irfan with me as photographer and videographer, and my facilitators were Mdm Syafawati and Mdm Yuziana. After some time considering it, I had decided […]
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Year Zero Mini with the Faculty
After submitting the proposal for the Bengkel Permainan Lipur Lara untuk Pengajaran & Pembelajaran (TTRPGs in Teaching and Learning Workshop) programme, I organised the event and ran it for six participants today. I have organised a number of programmes for my colleagues before, but this was somewhat new as the […]
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Force and Destiny: Yet Another Senator’s Daughter Is Kidnapped?
Session Two actual play report from the Star Wars Day event at Here Be Dragons My. A team from Massassi Base on Yavin 4 consisting of Captain Pash (Smuggler), Lowhrrick (Wookiee Hired Gun), Imelda (Jedi Guardian), Dao (Jedi Mystic) & 41-VEX (Droid Colonist) is sent to Cloud City, on the […]
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AOR: It Could Have Easily Been A Hundred Anzellans Instead
Session One actual play report from the Star Wars Day event at Here Be Dragons My. The Pigeon Flaps In Zal Artha (Ace), Oskara (Bounty Hunter), Vendri (Spy but Wildlife Holographer), Tendaar (Engineer) and Narawan (Grey Jedi Guardian) travel to Mos Espa, Tatooine aboard their YT-1300 light freighter Decade Pigeon. […]
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Star Wars RPG on Star Wars Day 2024
“May the Fourth Be With You.” The wish can seen thrown around all over the place on the 4th of May every year among Star Wars fans. Likewise this year, friends on various social media platforms are wishing to and fro across the internet. Sometimes, I forget how much of […]
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Dune RPG: To The Deep Desert
Last night, I ran Modiphius’ Dune RPG for the first time, as a one-shot, using the Wormsign quickstart scenario as an adventure template. To The Deep Desert Location: City of Arrakeen, Planet Arrakis.Time: 2 weeks before the official Atreides arrival, year 10,191 AG. “Given the right lever, you can move […]
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STA: Rescue at Anansi Aleph III
Star Trek Adventures One-shot: “Rescue at Anansi Aleph III” Yesterday, young Anya plays Commander Jewel Mochizuki, XO of the Walker-class USS Bangkok. Several more days of Ramadhan to go, and she just saw the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode “I Have No Bones, Yet I Must Scream”. So, she asked […]
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Alien RPG: Hope’s Last Day Part 1
It was a Saturday morning and we had just completed a walk along the canal near the house. I asked Irfan if we could try out the Alien RPG. So I grabbed my gear and set things up… Dramatis Personae Dr. Westerlund, Xenobotanist (Irfan) Dr. Westerlund is a botanist assigned […]
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Quest RPG at UniMAP
It is now the semester break and with help from my colleagues, I was able to organise a Tabletop Roleplaying Game Training Workshop (Bengkel Latihan Permainan Penglipur Lara) at the office. Usually I had to both organise and run the game, which means more time for game prep. Thankfully, this […]
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Work Excursion to Melaka
Previously… I was invited by the English Department of Pay Fong Middle School in Melaka to run RPGs and give a talk during their English Week programme. With my RPG gear in tow and Ain and Irfan as my support team, I was ready to for the events in the […]
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EOTE: The Mando Mayhem Sessions
Here are the actual play write-ups of the four sessions I ran at the KakiTabletop booth during the Mando Mayhem event organised by Star Wars Malaysia Fan Club. You can read about the reunion of friends during the two-day event in this blog post. Session 1: “UNION TROUBLES” (Saturday 2023-05-20; […]
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Cortex Prime: Missing in the Southern Forest
Cortex Prime: Missing in the Southern Forest Yesterday, I ran another Cortex Prime session for Anya. We were in town overnight and she brought out her Cortex Prime rulebook and asked me to GM for her. Because I did not bring her Agent Walker character sheet, she played a new […]
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Blade Runner RPG: Electric Dreams
Over the course of January and February I played in the Blade Runner RPG Starter Set introductory adventure, entitled Electric Dreams. So, this write-up contains spoilers for a relatively brand new published product from Free League. Spoilers beyond this point. Read with caution. Dramatic Personae Willem Novak, Human, Inspector – […]
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DnD: Six Sessions in Six Classes
Once upon a time I ran five sessions of Dungeons and Dragons in five classes over the course of a week. Last month, in what purported to be a sequel long overdue thanks to the pandemic, I ran six sessions of D&D in six classes over the course of that […]
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Cortex Prime: The Walker Files
Cortex Prime: The Walker Files Today Anya played Agent Walker of the town of Meepville. I brought Cortex Prime rulebook with me to KL to read, and upon reading some of the pages, expressed a wish to play. So, I came up with something simple for her to play solo. […]
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