Category Archives: Games

Udra: My RPG Campaign History in Several Parts

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Pace Arko

See parts one and two. 1994 to 2001: The Lean Years with Sudden Burst of Activity

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The elves of Udra and how they differ from Tolkien and traditional D&D

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Pace Arko

Elves, in general, are rare in Udra, being outnumbered by other humanoid species. They are really only found in any numbers at all in the Talithanth Forest on the middle east coast of Udra. This area, by royal edict and … Continue reading →

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The halflings of Udra and how they differ from Tolkien and traditional D&D

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Pace Arko

The cliche of halflings in D&D is that they are jolly burglars and shoeless, gourmand hippies, following the vaguely Irish or Welsh culture given them by Tolkien. This is not so in Udra. In Udra, all the halflings came from … Continue reading →

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Going Postal: Troglodyte Zombie Battle!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Pace Arko

[This happened on May 12, Sunday 2013, between 16 and 21 UTC. Players Mike, Ian, Ralph and Demo in attendance. It being Mother’s Day, John and Toby are unable to attend. Pace is in Silverton, Oregon and all players are … Continue reading →

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A preliminary review of Roll20

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Pace Arko

Despite all my quixotic efforts to be the hippest thing on this planet, many things still surprise me. As early as 2003 (and 2005, twice.) I’d been wondering if there were software tools to do bookkeeping and physics for turn-based … Continue reading →

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Premise for a science fiction story: Lenin revived from cryonic suspension

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Pace Arko

This is an idea I had for character in the game of City of Heroes, a game now sadly deceased. (These days I play Champions Online, based, at least partially on the venerable and wonderful Hero System table-top rules set. … Continue reading →

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Udra, a wiki entry of sorts.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Pace Arko

Udra is the name of a fictitious country in my stunningly long running role-playing game campaign, which began in the summer of 1978. It’s official name is the Udran Confederated Monarchy and Allied Nations, although it really only officially took … Continue reading →

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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Pace Arko

So the entries here should become more frequent this year as I start recording a new plot in my RPG campaign, Udra. About two or so years ago, my old plot thread, Circus of the Mighty, dissolved as two key … Continue reading →

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Tabletop RPGs on the Internet

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Pace Arko

So over the last few months, I’ve been using VoIP to join in tabletop RPG sessions with friends around the world. With players in Bahrain, Thailand, NYC and San Diego, we’ve been running play sessions nearly every alternate Thursday for … Continue reading →

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Boring status message

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Pace Arko

So I’m revising this entry on the bus home from work. Thank you 3G! And the next hour or so, I roll some dice with Toby, John and the New York Crew on Skype. People in Thailand, the Persian Gulf, … Continue reading →

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