Carnagecast 25: 7th Sea and Heroes of Altamira

In episode 25 of Carnagecast, we switch up the format. Mark Edwards comes on the show to talk about the role-playing game of swashbuckling fantasy 7th Sea and the living campaign he runs in the game’s world of Theah, Heroes of Altamira. 7th Sea combines the tropes of swashbuckling adventure movies and European history’s greatest hits with fantasy role-playing. Nimble fencers and sorcerers square off in the palaces and plazas to save the day — or ruin it.

Heroes of Altamira is a living campaign, one in which the actions of players affect future events and characters created in the first episode can, if their players desire, carry on all the way through the twenty-four episode arc. Mark also talks a bit about his philosophy of bringing new players into existing living campaigns and gives a peek ahead to what comes after Heroes of Altamira.

Additionally, discover the truth of DOMINGO GIGANTE! Continue reading

Carnagecast 18: Bethany Creaser and Conspiracy X 2.0

In episode 18 of Carnagecast, Bethany Creaser of Border Board Games and Green Mountain Gamers tells the story of how she and her husband first came to Carnage and then talks about hosting game days and nights in Vermont for Interview with the Gamer.

To learn about Conspiracy X 2.0, Autopsy of a Game turns to the game’s own line developer, Dave Chapman. He peels back a few of the outer layers shrouding the aliens, paranormal experiences and conspiracies in the heart of the American government that agents of AEGIS may encounter. Continue reading

Carnagecast 14: Robin Lea of Peryton Publishing and Betrayal at House on the Hill

In episode 14 of Carnagecast, we go back to Peryton Publishing, this time to speak with the dark empress Robin Lea. She talks a bit about the games she ran at Carnage in Wonderland and her upcoming projects, both role-playing and fiction. Autopsy of a Game turns the incisive minds of Dan and Tyler upon Betrayal at House on the Hill, a horror game with a cult following. Continue reading

Carnagecast 6: James Carpio of Chapter 13 Press and Sekigahara

In episode 6 of Carnagecast, Interview with the Gamer catches up with James Carpio. When not running role-playing games, James also designs and publishes them, with such diverse titles as Death Race Z and Spookybeans.

Sekigahara comes under the knife in Autopsy of a Game. This episode’s subject is a war game covering the campaign that gave rise to the Tokugawa shogunate in 16th century Japan. Chuck rates it “delightful” while Sarah would agree to play it. Continue reading

Carnagecast 4: Tom Loney of Peryton Publishing and Dominion: Hinterlands

In episode 4 of Carnagecast, Interview with the Gamer meets up with Tom Loney, one of the brains behind the works of Peryton Publishing, purveyor of role-playing games, supplements and ‘zines.

Then we launch Autopsy of a Game’s first installment, a review and commentary segment in which sage panelists dissect a game with keen, analytical eyes. Or, more accurately, they opine a bit in the manner of friends chatting amiably. This episode’s game of interest is Dominion: Hinterlands and, by extension, Dominion itself.

Links

Interview with the Gamer

Autopsy of a Game

 

2011 Living Forgotten Realms Events Now on Warhorn

Photo by 8one6.

The Carnage in Wonderland page on Warhorn.net now lists the weekend’s offerings in Living Forgotten Realms adventures from the RPGA. Hie thee hence to whet thy palate for Dungeons & Dragons action this November!

Please remember that Warhorn is a scheduling tool used by the RPGA coordinators. It is not affiliated with Carnage, nor a part of the convention registration process. Attendees wishing to preregister for Carnage should utilize the form in the back of the convention book, in addition to signing up via Warhorn for RPGA-run sessions.

Another 3 Pathfinder Society Games Added

Another three Pathfinder Society games (R76-78) have been added to the Carnage schedule in addition to those we added last week. The full Pathfinder Society schedule is now listed below and a complete list of all games added since the convention book went to press is available on the Addendum page. Our thanks to Judges Todd and Art for bringing in some fantastic PFS games!

If you have not already pre-registered for the con, please fill out the form at the back of the convention book and bring it with you to register on site at the Lake Morey Resort. We look forward to seeing you very soon!

R71 Pathfinder Society Scenario #6: Black Waters (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) The Pathfinder Society seeks the ancient ruby ring of the salamander and it falls to a team of Pathfinders to find it. Last seen in the Tri-Towers Yard, a once elite academy for the youth of Absalom, the ruby ring is now lost in the Drownyard, all that remains of Tri-Towers after it was destroyed a decade ago in the great quake. The Pathfinders must risk the strange black ichors and salty brine to find their prize—will they risk their very souls as well? Written by Tim and Eileen Connors. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 4–5.) Pathfinder (Fri. 7p-11p)

R72 Pathfinder Society Scenario #11: The Third Riddle (OGL) (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) When Pathfinder Colm Safan entered the Nethys-linked heart of the fabled dungeon known as the Ravenous Sphinx, the Pathfinder Society expected to solve one of Osirion’s greatest riddles. Months passed with no word from Safan, and you and your fellow Pathfinders find yourselves dispatched into the desolate wastes of Osirion’s notorious Parched Dunes to find the sphinx, locate Safan, and uncover the mystery he sought. With a band of cloaked riders on your trail and a trap-filled dungeon ahead, will you solve the third riddle before time runs out? Written by Clinton J. Boomer. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 4–5.) Pathfinder (Sat. 8a-12 noon)

R76 Pathfinder Society Scenario #19: Skeletal Moon (GM: PFS Judge Todd Lamison Room: W) When Pathfinder alchemist Andrax d’Aponte contracted a mysterious wasting sickness, he set his mind to feverishly researching the disease and its cures. With the rare skeleton moon hanging in the sky above Absalom, the Decemvirate sends you to an ancient siege castle outside the city to recover d’Aponte’s research notes and inquire about his involvement in recent Pathfinder deaths in Osirion. What you find, however, is a man changed by madness and paralyzed by paranoia and fear. Will you survive the night of the skeleton moon? Written by Benjamin Wenham. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 3–4, and 6–7.) Pathfinder (Sat. 1p-5p)

R77 Pathfinder Society Scenario #33: Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible (GM: PFS Judge Todd Lamison Room: W) The Pathfinder Society sends you to the fabled Kingdom of the Impossible, the island of Jalmeray, to stop an Aspis Consortium black market relics dealer who is organizing the local bandits and violently robbing Jalmeray and Pathfinder Society caravans laden with relics, artifacts, and magical mysteries. When a venture-captain is murdered by the Aspis Consortium agent, it’s up to the PCs to find him and do whatever it takes to stop him. Written by Craig Shackleton. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters (Tiers: 1–2 and 4–5.) Pathfinder (Sat. 7p-11p)

R74 Pathfinder Society Scenario #12: Stay of Execution (OGL) (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) When a petty thief named Hadge gets a lucky break and makes off with a powerful divination focus of the Pathfinder Society’s masked leadership, you and your fellow Pathfinders set out to the sparsely populated Taldor frontier to find him and recover the focus. When the local governor tosses Hadge into the brutal Porthmos Prison for a minor crime, your mission suddenly becomes a jail break. Will you free Hadge and uncover the location of the focus before the gangs of Porthmos tear him apart? Written by Alison McKenzie. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters (Tiers: 1–2, 3–4, 6–7). (Sat. 7p-11p)

R78 Pathfinder Society Scenario #37: The Beggar’s Pearl (GM: PFS Judge Todd Lamison Room: W) When a thief arrives at the Pathfinder Lodge in Almas bearing stolen artifacts and writings pointing the way to a lost dwarven gallery, you are sent into the rugged Aspodell Mountains both to find the famed dwarven explorer last known to be searching for the gallery and to locate the gallery itself. Once there, you find a tangled web of Darklands creatures in the thrall of a charismatic cult leader with ties to the darkest shadows of the First Realm. Written by James F. Mackenzie. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 3–4, and 6–7.) Pathfinder (Sun. 9a-1p)

Also run by PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell:

R73 WH Dark Providence: Swans (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) Wrath is said to be the “love of justice perverted to revenge and spite.” It goes hand-in-hand with Pride as the two common Deadly Sins. These sins are deadly indeed for the village of Boswyck, not far from New Amsterdam, on a fine summer day in 1689. By P. Dennis Waltman. Witch Hunter: Dark Providence 1-02 (Sat. 1p-5p)

R75 Fellowship of the White Star B105: The Rock (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W ) A series of unexplained deaths on Gibraltar has been brought to the attention of the Fellowship. With the Queen of England visiting soon, you are tasked with investigation the deaths and seeing if there is any danger for the Queen. A module designed for any-level characters set in the Fellowship of the White Star campaign of Earth, 03/23/1905. Written by: David Nadolny. Fellowship of the White Star (Sun. 8a-12 noon)

Pathfinder Society Games Now On Schedule

Great news! Pathfinder Society Regional Director Art Lobdell will be joining us at Carnage to offer Pathfinder Society games as well as Witch Hunter: Dark Providence and Fellowship of the White Star. Additional PFS games may be added soon, so check back for updates. Art’s games are listed below and a complete list of added games is available on the Addendum page. Many thanks to Art for bringing us some fantastic games!

R71 Pathfinder Society Scenario #6: Black Waters (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) The Pathfinder Society seeks the ancient ruby ring of the salamander and it falls to a team of Pathfinders to find it. Last seen in the Tri-Towers Yard, a once elite academy for the youth of Absalom, the ruby ring is now lost in the Drownyard, all that remains of Tri-Towers after it was destroyed a decade ago in the great quake. The Pathfinders must risk the strange black ichors and salty brine to find their prize—will they risk their very souls as well? Written by Tim and Eileen Connors. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 4–5.) Pathfinder (Fri. 7p-11p)

R72 Pathfinder Society Scenario #11: The Third Riddle (OGL) (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) When Pathfinder Colm Safan entered the Nethys-linked heart of the fabled dungeon known as the Ravenous Sphinx, the Pathfinder Society expected to solve one of Osirion’s greatest riddles. Months passed with no word from Safan, and you and your fellow Pathfinders find yourselves dispatched into the desolate wastes of Osirion’s notorious Parched Dunes to find the sphinx, locate Safan, and uncover the mystery he sought. With a band of cloaked riders on your trail and a trap-filled dungeon ahead, will you solve the third riddle before time runs out? Written by Clinton J. Boomer. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters. (Tiers: 1–2, 4–5.) Pathfinder (Sat. 8a-12 noon)

R73 WH Dark Providence: Swans (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) Wrath is said to be the “love of justice perverted to revenge and spite.” It goes hand-in-hand with Pride as the two common Deadly Sins. These sins are deadly indeed for the village of Boswyck, not far from New Amsterdam, on a fine summer day in 1689. By P. Dennis Waltman. Witch Hunter: Dark Providence 1-02 (Sat. 1p-5p)

R74 Pathfinder Society Scenario #12: Stay of Execution (OGL) (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W) When a petty thief named Hadge gets a lucky break and makes off with a powerful divination focus of the Pathfinder Society’s masked leadership, you and your fellow Pathfinders set out to the sparsely populated Taldor frontier to find him and recover the focus. When the local governor tosses Hadge into the brutal Porthmos Prison for a minor crime, your mission suddenly becomes a jail break. Will you free Hadge and uncover the location of the focus before the gangs of Porthmos tear him apart? Written by Alison McKenzie. This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters (Tiers: 1–2, 3–4, 6–7). (Sat. 7p-11p)

R75 Fellowship of the White Star B105: The Rock (GM: PFS Regional Director Art Lobdell Room: W ) A series of unexplained deaths on Gibraltar has been brought to the attention of the Fellowship. With the Queen of England visiting soon, you are tasked with investigation the deaths and seeing if there is any danger for the Queen. A module designed for any-level characters set in the Fellowship of the White Star campaign of Earth, 03/23/1905. Written by: David Nadolny. Fellowship of the White Star (Sun. 8a-12 noon)