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Lizzie’s turn at DM results in five different scenes, each based on a previous scenario. However, she has scant idea of running a DND session.

Norseland Ben dreaded his turn at DM, having seen how well the others did. But his passion for all things Marvel and particularly the Norse mythology aspects meant he didn’t do a half-bad job of creating a scenario where his housemates could let loose with their inner heroes.

Georgie’s turn in the hot seat, and she relishes the opportunity to eviscerate a few of her real-life dragons in fiction.And it turns out, one or two of her housemates also have issues with monsters in their past.

Picking up from last week’s post, this is the sight I’m greeted with every morning when I return from my daily constitutional. You gotta love a narcissi. In a few hours, my gorgeous daughter, Jo, is treating me to a meal at the Kings Arms in Mickleton in lieu of tomorrow’s celebration. Hopefully I’ll rememberContinue reading “Mothering Sunday”

We arrived at our Welsh caravan on 3rd March to open it up for the new season, to be greeted with the news the stream which runs a few dozen yards from our pitch had flooded, invading our next-door neighbour’s garden storage bin, rendering their lawnmower unusable. Thankfully, ours was okay and we got everythingContinue reading “Spring has Sprung”

Back to Isaac as Dungeon Master, this one is a complete step-up in terms of the characters, plots and complexity.

Cursed Castle This time, Kev has a go at creating a brand new scenario, based on experiences with a buddy who works in Warwick Castle dungeons. The characters are loosely based on the TV show Most Haunted, with the addition of Kev’s irascible Jester throwing spanners in the works at every opportunity. What started outContinue reading “Time Doctor 2 D&D Scenario”

Tangled WarrenThe first Time Doctors story starts at the end of a D&D adventure in the Savage Caverns, with the team chasing after a basilisk. At the end of that long running campaign, the gang embark on a brand new scenario, created by Jen, based on her favourite all-time movie, Labyrinth. Each of the charactersContinue reading “Time Doctors #1 – D & D Scenario”

All this weekend, Greatest Hits Radio are doing a fabulous feature where people fess up the very first single record they bought with their own money – as in not a gift. This led to a pleasant couple of hours as I walked in the bright sunshine, trying to remember back that far. I rememberedContinue reading “My First 45”

German reunification An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany, and the destruction of the Berlin Wall by East Germany officially starts on June 13, (although Brandenburg gate was brought down at the end of 1989). East and West Germany merge their economies on July 1st. 1990-1 Gulf War Iraq invaded KuwaitContinue reading “1990s World Events”