My local gaming store didn’t have much in the way of Heroclix, so I went into Toronto on the weekend and stopped by the Silver Snail. It’s a rather nice and well stocked comic and games store on Queen west. They had a much better selection of Heroclix starter sets and booster packs, and I picked up an Arkam Assylum booster pack. The quality of the minis was a lot higher than what I was expecting (I thought they’d be about equal to the Heroscape figures) and …

Continuing our old school game of D&D titled “Expedition to the Ancient Academy”, the party finds the door to an old crypt. Will they brave enough, or foolish enough, to open the door and explore inside? Will all those who enter, leave again?
The group is really into the spirit of the game at this point, and people seem well immersed in the fictional world of the dungeon beneath the old monastery.

After finishing reading Watchmen I’ve been in the mood for a superhero game. Unlike my approach to D&D, I like the idea of a supers game with minis and lots of tactical combat. I’d thought about using the 4e rules as a base for a home-brew supers game… but ultimately that would have been a lot of work. Fortunately a number of people have recommended Savage Worlds to me, and after looking at the preview material I decided to order a copy.

The next part in our series of recordings from our “Expedition to the Ancient Academy” game of D&D.
In Part 2 the party begins to explore the dungeon and encounters animated mining tools, a group of goblins, a snake, and a deadly encounter in the desecrated temple.
The group realizes the importance of light in the dungeon and everyone is glad they brought a good supply of lantern oil and torches with them!

This is a recording of our old school D&D game.
Part 1: Rolling up characters, hiring retainers, and the journey to the old monastery on the hill.
Music courtesy of the band Summoning from their album “Oath Bound”.