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Journalist and GM, presently writing freelance for Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine.

Call of Cthulhu – Leaflet Mission II

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It was around 18:00 hours on Sunday, February 25, 1945, when the crew of the Big Money, a Boeing B-17 bomber with the 492nd Bomb Group, 406th Bomb Squadron Night Leaflet Squadron of the 8th Army Air Force, entered the mess hall at Cheddington Airfield in Buckinghamshire, England. It was unusual, to say the least, as the crew usually met with the crew of their sister ship, the Pretty Lady, in the Mail Briefing Room for pre-flight pre-briefings.

On March 29, 2014, at CaesarCon 2014, I ran the original Call of Cthulhu Scenario “Leaflet Mission II” to learn the fate of the sister ship to the Pretty Lady, the B-17 Bomber in Leaflet Mission. My players were with Scott, Adam, Terina, Natalie, Stephen, Chris, D.J., Lilly, Matt, and Josh. We had a full crew of 10 players for the 10 positions on the bomber.

Role playing journals of the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2701-leaflet-mission-ii-part-1-an-unusual-mission/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2700-leaflet-mission-ii-part-2-horrors-and-home/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2699-leaflet-mission-ii-part-3-escaping-the-ward/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2698-leaflet-mission-ii-part-4-horror-in-the-air/

The video was, unfortunately, entirely corrupted for this one.

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Superworld – The Deadly Devices of Doctor Dread

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Five local super heroes had recently appeared in San Francisco and registered with The Federal Organization for the Registration and Certification of Exotics (FORCE). All of them had gotten beepers from the organization and, on Friday, August 24, 1984, they responded to a beeper message from the organization and arrived at the regional headquarters around dusk. Doctor Dread was up to his old tricks and they were the ones who were supposed to stop it … with a little help from some other superheroes. Would the White Knight, Divekick, Aquarium, Starlight Lord, Ajax, Silk Shadow, and NecroNight be able to help?

On August 25, 2014, I ran a game of Superworld to play test it for review in Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine. I ran the first part of the introductory scenario in the box. My players were James, Bo, Aaron, Logan, John, Nissa, and Caitlin. I’ll be moving the game to 2014 and continuing it with new characters soon.

The role playing journal for the session can be found here:

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1887-Superworld-Playtest-The-Deadly-Devices-of-Doctor-Dread

The playlist of seven videos of the game can be found here (though some were damaged):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrObZIIsaX2ZzY4-4W_E0Y6

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Mechwarrior

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In 3025, during the height of the Succession Wars, a small mercenary group near the periphery of the Lyran Commonwealth fell on hard times and had to take whatever job they could find.

Jaeger’s Strikeforce had been a two-lance mercenary group with a Merchant-class jumpship and two Leopard-class dropships. Hans Jaeger, the leader of the force, had recently expanded his small mercenary band from one lance to two with the addition of five new, green recruits.

On July 13, 2014, I ran a game of Mechwarrior to play test it for review in Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine. My players were Kyle, Logan, James, James, Bo, and Aaron. There was no introductory adventure in the first edition rules so I used the random tables to develop one. We played Battletech after that and I got the results of that battle on the audio as well.

Role Playing journals of the game can be found here:

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1884-Mechwarrior

The playlist of 11 videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDo-tkk2UsxLoti-3fJkOk5P

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The Price of Freedom

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A gutless President had been elected.

America had signed international agreements prohibiting “Star Wars” defense.

The Soviet Union had developed a shield against nuclear attack.

The Soviet Premier demanded American surrender.

The President Complied.

Soviet troops were landing in America.

In this, its darkest hour, America needed heroes.

Was anyone willing to pay … THE PRICE OF FREEDOM?

On June 22, 2014, I ran a game of The Price of Freedom to play test it for review in Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine. My players were Nissa, Bo, James, Logan, and John.

Role Playing Journal of the game can be found here:

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1881-The-Price-of-Freedom-The-Path-of-Freedom

A video playlist of the game is here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDo-k3DExNjDMr18He9uR-Da

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Aftermath!

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The War had been 20 years before, at the turn of the 20th century. It had consisted of a combination of nuclear, biological, and conventional war that had first strained all of the countries of the world before it had cracked and then broken civilization as a whole. Nuclear strikes and biological contamination had turned the cities into hellholes of radiation and viral poisoning. But after 20 years, travelers had come through who reported that it was possible to trespass in the cities and survive, though hostile mutants, diseased bandit tribes, and the still-lethal pollutants made it risky.

Five people came together in the ruins of the aftermath of the war. Five people met just as their food supplies were running low. Five people decided that being together would be safer than being alone.

On May 25, 2014, I ran a game of Aftermath! to play test it for review in Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine. My players were Kyle, Logan, Bo, Nissa, and John.

Role Playing Journal of the game can be found here:

http://www.penandpapergames.com/forums/entry.php/1872-Aftermath!-SURVIVE!

A video playlist of the game is here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpxKPG1l8EuTflf__leW6Uf

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