Esoteric Order of Nerdity

Days late, yet still ready to pump some #Content ™ . Day one's task is to note down and talk about the first RPG I bought this year. I don't count the PDFs I got for this, so the first RPG I bought this year was Gallant Knight Games' Zorro Roleplaying Game. From what I recollect of my readthrough, Zorro was pretty great, especially as a brand-new iteration of the D6 system. More thoughts on the Zorro RPG in an upcoming review.

 Today, I introduce my long-time phantasmal reverie of The Chronicles of Afterlight. Imagine a world that is our Earth but an alternate one far across the cosmic void between universes. In this alternate Earth in the late 21st century, more precisely, August 23rd, 2093 C.E., a tear in the fabric of reality occurred. Experiments in Hyperspace pylons lead to rifts into the void between worlds. These experiments didn't immediately destroy civilization; however, the daemonic entities' insidious corruption of people in power from the void began. Over the next 60 years, life became all the worse for everyone and everything on Earth. The tremendous social progress society had made in the 20th and 21st centuries slowly but indeed got stripped away. The power to change society was left in the irreparably damaged hands of contemptible, chaos-corrupted politicians and demagogues. The ecological damage caused by the Industrial Revolution and its after-effects continued after decades of rep

It looks like there will be more than a few Kickstarters that might be of interest to some who follow me. #1 Macuahuitl Old School Whitebox Roleplaying in the Aztec Empire (And yes Virginia, it is by someone who has Aztec Ancestry as if that matters...) -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebasicexpert/macuahuitl-whitebox-roleplaying-in-the-aztec-empire #2 Deadlands Night Train 25th Anniversary - An updated version of John Goff's dread - and beloved - Deadlands Adventure! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/deadlands-night-train-25th-anniversary #3  Worlds Without Number RPG: Offset Reprint - After two years of tremendous sales, it's time to do a new print run of the Worlds Without Number Fantasy RPG -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sinenomineinc/worlds-without-number-rpg-offset-reprint #4  1879: Exploration and Discovery - Campaign for the Saurids Sourcebook and Maps of London -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fasagames/1879-exploration-and-d

  2 weeks ago I played my last session in C&C with the first character I played in C&C, Azrimmyr Bronzehammer. Azrimmyr was a dwarven Noble of Clan Bronzehammer. He was among the first of his Clan to join as a chosen cleric of Morg the Creator, God of the Forge and God of Law, King of the Gods, who manifests as a Dwarf. Ultimately however after months of adventuring and gaining much fame and fortune, he found himself with his party in the forest of Kriton in the land of Kokestos. Kokestos is an alien culture compared to the land of Evermoor. Whereas Evermoor is an egalitarian culture, Kokestos is a Matriarchy where men are forced to stay indoors after nightfall. All women in Kokestos are in positions of power and conflict. The issue also lies in the fact that there is an Evil Cleric in Kokestos who is spreading chaos and evil. Through Kokestos Azrimmyr and Shadow Wolf trudged until they finally saw the eaves of the Forest of Kriton. As the duo entered they traveled for a few ho

 So recently I watched a web show for a Modern Reimagining for Scooby Doo. It is available on YouTube here - Mystery Incorporated - Pilot - Welcome to Coolsville . Anyway, I figured that a supernatural version of Mystery Inc. would play out well in Night Shift VSW. So let's get started, shall we? Fred Jones Species - Human Class: Inventor Level:  4 Current XP: 26,200 XP till Next level: 40,000 Fate Points: 10 Vitality Points: 6 Strength: 13 (+1) [Normal] Agility: 9 (+0) [Disadvantaged] Toughness: 13 (+1) [Disadvantaged] Intelligence: 16 (+2) [Advantaged] Wits: 10 (0) [Disadvantaged] Persona: 13 (+1) [Normal] Check Bonus: [+4/+2/+0] Melee Bonus: +2 Ranged Bonus: +2 Saves: +3 to Int and Per Saves Special Abilities: Science! (70%) Devices Ingenuity Points: 2/2 Fredrick "Fred" Jones was the son of the Mayor of Coolsville, California Fred Jones Senior, and his wife Winifred Jones who worked as a Teacher at the local High School. Fred has always been interes