What is Karn?

by | May 27, 2026 | Convention Games, OpenQuest Fantasy

I’m thirty years old this August in convention Game Mastering terms. Thirty years ago, I went to my first convention, Gen Con UK 1996 at Loughborough University, and ran my first game as a convention GM. I went on my own, and all the games were signed up by the time I...

The Evolution of the Ducks

by | Dec 26, 2025 | Tales

Following on from my post about the Types of Ducks in the upcoming The Feathers and the Fury book, here’s a quick look at how the various species developed in the crucible of the Duck Coast. A pair of Lake Ducks by Dan Barker Imperial scholars are even more...

The Role of Safe Places

by | Sep 12, 2025 | Commentary

I had a big realisation when I was thinking about how my regular long-running OpenQuest Thursday game was going. A quick email was sent off to my players, of which the following is an excerpt. It’s long struck me that although we’ve reached the stage where...

Sorcery in the Empire of Gatan and the Savage North

by | Aug 11, 2025 | Tales

In my Empire of Gatan setting, Sorcerers are a sort of Academic/Scholar class who engage in magical troubleshooting on behalf of their community. They are well embedded in the Empire’s culture, and have their own College of Magic, which has branches in every...