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Game Day: Embrace the Megadungeon

February 3, 2019 Ken Newquist Focus, Game Columns, Game Day, Games

In 2008 I wrote, “Beware the Megadungeon”, a post about delving into depths of the sprawling deathtraps known as megadungeons. At the time, the Blackrazor Guild was just coming off of a prolonged — and frustrating — foray into the legendary[…]

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A knight charges out of a dungeon, running down monstrous enemies as he does so.

Blogworthy – Spell Names, Failing Spectacularly, Organizing D&D, Savage Star Frontiers

February 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, Blogworthy, Focus, Games, Role-Playing Games

The many names of spells and how to change them: Tenser’s Floating Disc. Bigby’s Crushing Hand. Mordenkainen’s Mansion. Named spells defined Dungeons & Dragons from its earliest days while hinting at a greater world. Jeremiah McCoy talks about how to bring the magic of[…]

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A close up view of blue/black dice and a tiefling warlock. In the background is an old-school style character sheet.

Game Day: Blackmoor

January 20, 2019 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games

After the end of our long-running Obsidian Frontier campaign, we decided to venture to a little-explored region of Greyhawk: the Archbarony of Blackmoor. Inspired by Dave Arneson‘s legendary campaign setting of the same name (one of Dungeons & Dragons first-ever settings), Blackmoor[…]

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A close up view of dice sitting on a pair of character sheets.

Game Day: Closing the Frontier

December 18, 2018 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games

After four years, 53 episodes, and over 200 hours of gaming, we closed the book on our Obsidian Frontier campaign for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Begun as one of two playtest campaigns for 5th Edition, we had so much fun with[…]

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A view of the PAX Unplugged's open gaming area.

Game Day: Pax Unplugged

December 2, 2018 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games

My son and I spent the day at PAX Unplugged. Held at the Philadelphia Convention Center from Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2018, PAX Unplugged in a three-day event dedicated to offline games: card games, board games, role-playing games, their various iterations. We[…]

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The swirling clouds of Jupiter.

Visiting All Those Worlds…

December 1, 2018 Ken Newquist All These Worlds, Game Columns, Games, Projects, RPG Blog Carnival

November is done and with it, Nuketown’s first-ever turn at hosting the RPG Blog Carnival. Inspired by the “All These Worlds” line from 2010: A Space Odyssey Two, the carnival explored all manners of world-building, from new planets to undersea realms to stellar[…]

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A far-future landscape.

Walkabout

November 28, 2018 Ken Newquist All These Worlds, Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games

Several years ago the Gamer Working Group — my lunchtime gaming crew — chose to playtest Numenera. I created the wandering town of Walkabout for what I expected to be a short campaign, but alas, the game never really clicked with the group.[…]

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A series of stone walls, with archways leading onward.

The Refuge of Durak

November 26, 2018 Ken Newquist All These Worlds, Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games, RPG Blog Carnival

The Refuge of Durak is a pocket dimension that served as an oasis of law for the planar explorer known as Durak the Rigid. An archmage and planar explorer, Durak held to his moral code in any situation, steadfastly embracing his ideals[…]

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The Ghost Walk Star Cluster

November 21, 2018 Ken Newquist All These Worlds, Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games

The Ghost Walk Star Cluster is located at the edge of the galaxy and is known for its spectacular views of dying stars, it’s just-ignited protostar nebula, and the gossamer strands of illuminated gas that inspired its name. Approximately fifty[…]

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A fractal world map. Land masses are green and orange; water is blue.

Random Planet Generators

November 1, 2018 Ken Newquist All These Worlds, Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games

I prefer to roll my planets the old-fashioned way: with dice and beautifully detailed tables (I’m looking at you, Stargate RPG). That said, we don’t always have the time to lovingly handcraft a new planet, which is where random generators come[…]

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Nuketown is a speculative fiction website that’s been published continuously since 1996.

It’s publishing focus is articles, reviews and editorials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror with heroic overtones. It covers a variety of topics within the speculative fiction genre, including games, movies, soundtracks, books, and websites.

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Recent Posts

  • Radio Active #92: Back from the Break February 18, 2019
  • Endlessly Tweaking the Morning Routine February 9, 2019
  • Off the Bookshelf: The Prefect, Big Ships. Things from the Flood February 6, 2019
  • Game Day: Embrace the Megadungeon February 3, 2019
  • Blogworthy – Spell Names, Failing Spectacularly, Organizing D&D, Savage Star Frontiers February 1, 2019

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