Last week it was the Memory Drones. This week, it’s Rifle Drones. Design Thoughts Like the Memory Drones, Rifle Drones are a bit of an organic outgrowth of suddenly gaining sentience as a machine. The… Read More »Have a COW (Creature of the Week) #11: Rifle Drones
This week and next, I’d like to go back to look at how a few drones have appeared in our campaign. First the Memory Drone, and then Rifle Drones. Design Thoughts The concept of the… Read More »Have a COW (Creature of the Week) #10: Memory Drones
Last week I covered Commander Denne Lera of the Crown, a mercenary group our heroes encountered while on a diplomatic mission. She’s not alone, however. This week we’re going to cover Athyn Willey, a Technician… Read More »Have a COW (Creature of the Week) #3: The Crown, Part 2
Last time we talked about the main NPCs in our campaign, the dynamic duo of Space Marines Buddy and Jennifer. They have seen a lot of action and been a great way to get some… Read More »The Six Unique Characters in our Aliens & Asteroids Campaign, Part 2
So in the last post we set up the mission. Head into the Asteroid Field with our squad of space marines and investigate a seemingly abandoned base of the Grey Men. Armed with two players and… Read More »Aliens & Asteroids: The Second Public Playtest, Pt 2
Over the last few posts, I’ve discussed how one two hour session went at Petrie’s Family Games as the first public playtest of Aliens & Asteroids. And honestly, I think it went really well. It… Read More »Aliens & Asteroids: The First Public Playtest, Pt 5
Last time, our technician managed to dislodge the green goo he wanted from the device attached to the alien habitat. But apparently that was a bit like disturbing a hornet’s nest because a Grey Man… Read More »Aliens & Asteroids: The First Public Playtest, Pt 4
In the last post, John’s technician “Sean Samsonite” and his drone (the “S.S. Prototype 1”) valiantly headed down into the crater with the alien bits and pieces. And when he spotted the jar of green… Read More »Aliens & Asteroids: The First Public Playtest, Pt 3
In the last post, I covered a bit of the terror I felt when trying the whole “public playtest” thing again at Petries’ Family Games. Sure, Cameron was helping out by offering a space and… Read More »Aliens & Asteroids: The First Public Playtest, Pt 2
We ran like scared rabbits the night before, but we’re all still alive to try again tonight. I keep telling myself that it was the plan that made us flee the asylum after catching a… Read More »Day 20, Send in the Drones – 31 Days of Halloween 2015
