Noircana – a campaign toolkit?

Imagine a world where magic bleeds out raw, and infuses all within. Where arcane is mundane and lines between living and dead thin. A civilisation of sorcerers all the way up, from the newborn to gods that pass unseen, a landscape gone mad, and now MAD - with Mutual...

On those missing xeno/form/s

I'm not talking so much about the Tau delay. If I had to guess, I'd guess that's GW paring down its initial commitment to a release. If sales are falling, they might feel reducing that risk will help.I'm talking most about the new post at Future War Stories: Where The...

A defence of Read Magic, and battlefield power gain

This is for D&D, and any game with magic, psionics etc., including wargames like 40K.A defence of Read Magic The prompt is the discussion here at Like Being Read To From Dictionaries on the point of the Read Magic spell, and possibly a lack of clarity in the...

Status report – March 2013

Another month gone so here's the usual summary of possible highlights at the Expanse.A first 400 entries for the grimdarkling detail project, the head and armsA tool for shared location building in wargame and roleplaying campaignsMusings on getting better old school...

The ghosts of Easters past, present and future

Got more time today? Feeling oddly reflective? I'd recommend reading this historical text posted by The Angry Lurker, this new take at Arlequín's World on another intricate period, and these thoughts from The Polemarch on gaming ethics.That last post, and the nature...