Session 26 :: the Greylord Magiya, an Iron Kingdoms RPG Campaign

In which we have a party and meet some old friends.

Music by Kosta T

Miss any of the previous episodes? Get caught up here.

Discbound Notebooks for GMs and Players

I took my beautiful white discbound notebook to GenCon with me this year as my be-all, end-all GenCon reference. I loved every minute of it. That makes four well-tested, well-loved discbound notebooks that I use currently: GenCon, Rifts campaign, player notebook, work notes.





I know what you're thinking: "those are those girly things crazy scrapbookers use, why would I want to touch one?" Good question; they have definitely been marketed to and adopted by a specific niche of folks. The answer is that they combine all the good things about three-ring binders and spiral notebooks. It is easy to take things in and out, move things around, punch holes in just about whatever to stick in there, etc. Because the rings are close together, you can punch an index card with stats on it to pop it in and have it hold securely. Take the card out for use in your game, put it back in later. You can add pocket folders, dividers, sheet protectors, and pretty much anything else you might add to a regular binder. The pages are surprisingly secure, too. My Greylord Magiya note pages, for example, rip through the holes almost immediately upon use so they're kept in the binder with those little reinforcement stickers and hope. I haven't had any issues like that with pages in my discbound books (save for an experiment in creating my own pocket folders and those lessons have been learned).





Expect more on this in the future as I've become completely obsessed. In the meantime, here's some resources for you:

Levenger makes some classy, high quality discbound products in their line they call Circa. I have been especially coveting these discs that can hold your pen.

I love the look of Dokibook's Discagenda discs with a hole in the center of them. Some of their stuff is a little...flouncy for my tastes but it's hard to say no to stylish discs in solid aluminum.

Most of what I get is the Arc system from Staples. Everything's inexpensive and good enough quality for my purposes. Staples is also home to the Martha Stewart discbound line, which has some nicer covers with elastic built in and interesting colors.

Delayed

Well guys, I didn't get an actual play posted, I've been painting gatormen minis like mad. But hey, we're here having fun at GenCon. Have some pictures!

Frivolous Gaming at GenCon 2017

Hi folks! I'll have another Greylord Magiya session posted this weekend but in the meantime, who is excited about GenCon?! If you can track me down (or are attending one of my games) I'll have a special treat for you. Speaking of games, I'm running two sessions of my IKRPG adventure Just an Urban Legend. I'm excited to share IKRPG with other gamers and hope I can convert some of them. In general, though, I'm keeping my schedule very light due to my current mobility issues. I had some serious knee surgery at the end of June and have only been able to start bearing weight on it about two weeks ago. My exhibit hall prowling and aimless wandering will have to be kept to a minimum and I may end up just lying around quite a bit. Outside of my games I'm running, I have a few seminars I'll tentatively attend and one game with my pals from Crit This! and the Esoteric Order of Roleplayers. Will I continue my streak of finding a Slenderman cosplay? We can only hope.