The Zen Game Master

Meditations on the games I play and the things I geek.


August 2018

  • Dead Suns, Session 15

    Dead Suns, Session 15

    ​Watch the entire session on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rArZwuDs6sA. The crew decided not to waste any time travelling to Absalom Station and sent their report to Chiskisk via an encrypted message through the Drift network. Switch punched in the coordinates they had collected from Tahomen’s comm unit and jumped through the Drift to the Diaspora. All… Continue reading

  • Dead Suns, Session 14

    Dead Suns, Session 14

    If you would rather watch the game being played, you can check it out on YouTube at https://youtu.be/s7MLQqXuprI. Bill gained “Inspiration” for pointing out Junkrat and Roadhog from Overwatch, the cultists I added to the module. Don’t worry folks! I rip off all sorts of things for inspiration in our games. Auto-updating of the token and the character sheets were… Continue reading

  • Dead Suns, Session 13

    Dead Suns, Session 13

    Finally, the PCs had reached the Temple of the Twelve. They snuck around to the northern side of the temple and found an entrance guarded by a mummified Oatian elf who introduced himself as Panelliar. Panelliar told them he was the ancient guardian of this temple and admitted the cultists had bypassed them using Tahomen’s… Continue reading

  • Dead Suns Unlimited, Session 12

    Dead Suns Unlimited, Session 12

    They continued to press forward and two days later they found the “Plague Bearer” described in Halkueem Zan’s journals. An enormous statue reclined across the open space in the middle of a ruined village from long ago. When they approached the statue, they were fired upon by the same sniper who had driven the yaruk… Continue reading

  • Dead Suns Unlimited, Sessions 6-11, Part 2

    Dead Suns Unlimited, Sessions 6-11, Part 2

    The PCs went through a set of elf gates which transported them to Turhalu Point on Ukulam. They were met by Professor Khair al-Huaf who provided them with extra supplies for the expedition and his men transported the PCs 10 miles into Ukulam’s mainland. Castrovellian law prevented them from taking the PCs any further. Nuil… Continue reading

  • Dead Suns Unlimited, Sessions 6-11, Part 1

    Dead Suns Unlimited, Sessions 6-11, Part 1

    The roar which echoed across the hangar came from a vicious creature called a garaggakal. The creature is native to the Drift and had made its home on the Drift Rock. It did not take kindly to its lair being invaded by humanoids but it did appreciate the opportunity for a quick meal. The creature… Continue reading