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Troika Play Report Session One: Marching Backwards

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     Last week I played a brilliant session of Hammers run by Andrew Walter at Melsonia’s Iglootree store as a part of the many open RPG sessions they are running for members of the public. After the session I reflected a bit on how little time i’ve actually spent as a player, in comparison to my many, many hours behind the screen. This led me to reflect on some of my habits as a referee and the things that I could improve on, these play reports are expressions of that will to get better! Once a fortnight I’ve been running an in-person Troika campaign in the basement of the welcoming Tower Bridge Arms with an ballooning cast of players with varying experiences - one or two are experienced in OSR style games, whilst for a couple, Troika is their very first TTRPG experience. This was our fifth session of play with this group. I approached this week’s session slightly differently in two ways Giving players a time restraint during dangerous tense encounters. Puttin...
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D66 Misadventures on the Demon Sea

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D66 Misadventures on the Demon Sea Whether your players found a portal at the top of a wizards tower, stumbled through a sinkhole or made a disastrous wrong turn on a Golden Barge is unimportant. They are here now. Here where the very shoreline is constituted of unending treasure: where numberless historical artifacts are carelessly strewn amidst priceless rare gemstones and diamonds. The promise of this endless abundance compels many to devote their lives to seeking an entrance to the Sea  and claiming the spoils for themselves. The many fiends who holiday on the sea take pleasure in punishing such hubris. Many of the precious coins scattered around the coast are minted with the laughing face of a devil. He is called Baxtreacle. He presides over the Demon Sea from The Counting Chalet, a large rickety beach hut . He clashes bitterly with the demon Clawneck who runs The Mint . The pair engage in pointless back-biting and sabotage, both vying to get ahold of The Ledger, a scroll which...
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