Summing up the year 2012

Since I'll be off for the New Year's Eve by tomorrow, I think it's high time to post a short summary of this year rpg-wise.

I've run some 30ish games throughout this year, mostly by Skype, some face-to-face. Barbaric Frontier is growing larger, but still I have not published two booklets about it yet. Both of them need a sure amount of editioning.

As for this blog I've written 146 posts this year, which is a suprise for me, since I'm not a very systematic person. I've got 24382 views this year.

As for goals for the New Year, I plan to play more games, finish working on two booklets for the Barbaric Frontier.

Finally, I wish you all a happy New Year!

New Character Sheet for the Barbaric Frontier

The 7 games you've run the most

Well, next nerd meme here, this time 7 games I've run the most:

1. Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 and 3.5 edition

This was my go to game during my early teens, the most prosperous time rpg-wise. Mostly ran in the Warhammer setting, some in the Forgotten Realms and few in Greyhawk

2. Dzikie Pola

This one is my true love, since it's set in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the XVIIth century. After some time I've made a d20 conversion. 3 short campaigns and numerous one-offs.

3. Swords & Wizardry Core Rules and White box

This was my gateway to the OSR and retrogaming, 3 few-months long campaigns and one 1.5 year long.

4. Savage Worlds

With this game I've had a very short but passionate affair. 2 campaigns and lots of one-offs. Mostly set in the Star Wars universe and some in sword & sorcery noir homebrew setting.

5. Klanarchia

One of my favourite campaign settings, played two short campaigns using Swords & Wizardry White box. Polish game think of Beowulf starring Christopher Lambert meets oWoD.

6. Monastyr

My favourite dark fantasy Dumas-esque setting, played 1 long campaign and few one-offs using d20 conversion. Another polish game, think o Gemini in the XVII century.

7. Empire of the Petal Throne

One of my current campaigns in hiatus played for more than a year. One player many hirelings vs. Jakallan underworld. Using mix of EPT and S&W White box.

Graphic Inspiration vol. XXVII

Christmas Card

Reaction roll modifiers matrix

Nation	Nordmarkians	Ordo Malleus	Neuvolk	Barbarians	Skraelings	Dwarves	Elves	Halflings	Beastmen
Nordmarkians	+/- 0	+/- 0	-1	-2	-3	-1	-1	+/- 0	-3
Ordo Malleus	+/- 0	+/- 0	-1	-2	-3	-2	-3	-1	-3
Neuvolk	-1	-1	+/- 0	-3	-3	+/- 0	+/- 0	+/- 0	-3
Barbarians	-2	-2	-3	+/- 0	-3	+/- 0	-1	+/- 0	-3
Skraelings	-3	-3	-3	-3	+/- 0	-3	-3	-3	+/- 0
Dwarves	-1	-2	+/- 0	+/- 0	-3	+/- 0	-1	+1	-3
Elves	-1	-3	+/- 0	-1	-3	-1	+/- 0	+1	-3
Halflings	+/- 0	-1	+/- 0	-1	-3	+1	+1	+/- 0	-3
Beastmen	-3	-3	-3	-3	+/- 0	-3	-3	-3	+/- 0

New w.i.p. map of the Barbaric Frontier

Here's map updated with village names and adventure sites' marks.

Settlements of the Nordmark

Here's table featurin all settlements in the nordmarkian part of the Barbaric Frontier:

Name	Ruler	Owner	Population	Resources	Notes
Neuburg	margrave Horst von Goethe	margrave Horst von Goethe	4,500	trade, fur, craftwork
Altesdorf	Karl Jung	margrave Horst von Goethe	96	agriculture, livestock
Ansbach	Helmuth Kreuz	margrave Horst von Goethe	68	agriculture, fish
Bierbrauerendorf	Bertholdt Nichttrinker	margrave Horst von Goethe	80	beer, cattle
Groβekirche	Arnold Bilig	margrave Horst von Goethe	100	agriculture, cattle, poultry
Groβmarkt	Heinrich Dietlich	margrave Horst von Goethe	120	trade, agriculture
Groβreuth	Hans Hirchfeld	Alberich von Schönbrunn	86	agriculture	Manor
Hansfeldt	Friedrich Urlich	Lorenz von Kreuzenstein	77	agriculture	Manor
Neudorf	Udo Dreck	Armin von Rottenburg	40	agriculture	Manor
Neumarkt	Johann Staub	margrave Horst von Goethe	85	trade, agriculture, livestock
Niederthal	Michael Stock	Magnus von Wortenstein	57	agriculture, poultry	Manor
Ruhigfurt	GeorgFreiheit	Siegfried von	60	agriculture, fish	Manor
Schmiedenheim	Armin Meiwes	margrave Horst von Goethe	46	agriculture, smithwork
Schwartzwald	Tomas Hanssohn	Anton von Groβestein	88	agriculture, timber	Manor
Seichtenbach	Martin Stark	Andreas von Schönwald	65	agriculture, fish	Manor
Starkfels	Horst Georgsohn	margrave Horst von Goethe	55	agriculture
Wollenfeldt	Heimholtz	Axel von Niederwald	78	agriculture, sheep, goat, wool	Manor
Answald	Albert	Bruno von Hintendorf	54	agriculture, timber	Manor
Zwergenruhe	Ingvar Amdursson	margrave Horst von Goethe	40	metalwork, weapons, armor, Masonry	Dwarven exiles’ settlement
Pastorenruhe	Otto	Konrad von Ansau	39	sheep, goat, wool	Manor
Barbarensdorf	Connaigh	margrave Horst von Goethe	65	cattle, fur	Neuvolk settlement
Barbarensruhe	Niall	margrave Horst von Goethe	40	livestock, fur	Neuvolk settlement
Barbarenfeldt	Fialar	margrave Horst von Goethe	50	livestock, fur	Neuvolk settlement

Warlock Friday

Warbands of the Barbaric Frontier w.i.p.

Here're group shots of my miniatures for games of song of blades and heroes set in the Barbaric Frontier, still wip as I don't have enough time to finish them.

Warlock Friday

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Organizations of the Barbaric Frontier cont'd

Princess' Company

Princess company is a small but very brutal band of dwarven misfits and outlaws under the leadership of  Anne "Princess" Holtz(F2,7HP, AC 13, throwing knives, dagger, short sword). Some say she's a bastard daughter of the margrave of Nordmark, others that she's a demon from the darkest pits of hell. Nontheless she's the leader of the most notorious scum ever roaming the Barbaric Frontier. Speaking aloud her name in a tavern make the other people look at you with a suspicion at least. At worst you'll be hanged at the nearest tree being accused of spying for the bitch as she's called among the people.

Anne is a women in her mid-twenties with long black curly hair, slim yet powerful silhouette and a scar goin right through her left eye from forehead to cheek. It is not know how she was aquinted to her dwarven companions, but soon after that she've become their absolutely obeyed leader. The company of Princess consists of 12 dwarves, all misfits and exiles from the Iron Gate Keep.

Once upon a time in the Barbaric Frontier