About - Technohive of Nowhere

# Gaming I've been gaming since I was a teenager. *(Weird Fact: Most British players will have started with either the Fighting Fantasy or the Lone Wolf game books).* At one time or another, I have played in, and ran games for: Dungeons & Dragons (from B/X to 3.5E), Runequest, Ars Magica, Rolemaster, GURPS, Savage Worlds, True20, Dragonbane, Pathfinder 2e, and [Shadowdark RPG](https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/). > [!multi-column] >> ## Monday Night Games >> After several months, I've started to go back to [Clifton Road Games](https://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk/) to start playing and running games. >> My new favoured system is Shadowdark RPG, created by Kelsey Dionne [The Arcane Library](https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark). >> >> [!quote] >> **Shadowdark RPG** is a fantasy adventure game where the characters delve into buried ruins, lost cities, spider-infested forests, and even fearsome dragon lairs in search of gold and glory. It has its roots in D&D5e but there are significant differences in the play. >> >> So I'll be making a regular visit on Monday evenings, and will be offering different games as a One-Shot. > >> ## Sunday Weekend Playing >> I found out that there was a group that turn up at Exeter Library every other Sunday. >> So I turned up one weekend and offered to play a one-shot of Shadowdark RPG... and I had a load of fun running the Tomb of the Dusk Queen. >> >> Let's see how things go when I run part two at the end of the month. >> Hopefully I'll get enough players to run a West Matches campaign in the [[Duchy of Ashlar]]. > >> ## Online Playing >> I am available to run role-playing session using the following tools: >> >> | Name | Details | | >> | :--------------- | :------------------------------------------------ | --- | >> | Virtual Tabletop | [Owlbear Rodeo](https://owlbear.rodeo/) | | >> | Voice | [Discord](https://discord.com/) | | >> | Scheduling | [StartPlaying.Games](https://startplaying.games/) | | --- > [!tldr] #### Tomb of the Dusk Queen (LV 1) > **BACKGROUND** > Beneath a colossal tree of golden leaves lies a maze of root-choked catacombs. It is in these catacombs that the Dusk Queen of legend is entombed with her royal treasures. However, deathless guardians and devious tricks await any who would intrude on her sleep… <br> > [!tldr] #### Cairn of Chaos (LV 1-3) > **BACKGROUND** > Sir Kerrian the Just, knight of realm, built his tomb in the hills near the small town where he grew up. He claimed to all that he did so to rest his bones in his native soil, but the truth was rather more pragmatic. > > Beneath those hills lay a font of Elemental Chaos, and Sir Kerrian swore an oath eternal to guard it in life and in death. > > The font stood dormant for a hundred years, until Chief Razk Snotmaw of the Red Fang Goblins found the tomb and plundered it. The mutating effects of the font corrupted him and his tribe, blessing Razk with intelligence and ambition. > > Last night, Razk kidnapped the Blacksmith’s Daughter, Kestra, holding her for ransom until his demands from the nearby town are met... <br>  ---