Matthew Sylvester
roleplaying
Rapier and dagger – getting to the point, and why a gentleman should never be without one
Many authors write about sword fights and duels, but often either fail to mention the swords being used, or get the weapons wrong. Often they’ll give a weapon to someone who really shouldn’t be using that sort of weapon, or have it used in the wrong way. This also applies to role-players who take their … Continue reading
NERF Scenario Games for birthday parties
As a family we like to muck around with NERF guns on the odd occasion. Back when I was running Exeter Practical Martial Arts, we used to give NERF gun parties during the summer and winter. My wife and I also used to work at Skirmish Exeter, and whilst there I wrote a number of … Continue reading
Intellectual excercise – creating a magazine
If you’re a gamer, and you’re in or around your forties, you’ll remember the heady days of roleplaying games and tabletop battles. These were the days of Thrud the Barbarian and Derek the Troll. Dragon, White Dwarf and Warlock are but three of the magazines that catered to the market. Out of the three, only … Continue reading
Facebook – Invite all of your friends to a page at the same time
A new friend I met in the world of writing – Mr Jonathan Green – has decided to capitalise on the fact that he has written more Fighting Fantasy Books than any other mortal writer, and to celebrate 30 years of glorious murder, mayhem and mystery, by creating a kickstarter in order to fund a 30-year … Continue reading
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