tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post2542699046772499462..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: African Expeditions - Henchmen and Supplies in 1910John Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-66669922852815584172012-07-24T09:50:25.241-07:002012-07-24T09:50:25.241-07:00The planning portion of the adventure can be lots ...The planning portion of the adventure can be lots of fun for some folks, but only if the Ref is going to be a stickler about the supplies, of course (which, as I get older, I'm becoming more of).John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-20758544369033883272012-07-24T06:56:44.537-07:002012-07-24T06:56:44.537-07:00Actually, one or two of my players are usually thi...Actually, one or two of my players are usually this manic with their inventories. Though incessant discussions of encumbrance abound.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009433185355976238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-29588697460855964972012-07-23T17:39:02.223-07:002012-07-23T17:39:02.223-07:00Ah - but what if the head-man and askari ARE the b...Ah - but what if the head-man and askari ARE the bandits. Now you got yourself a wilderness campaign.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-18389394476056355262012-07-23T17:20:41.535-07:002012-07-23T17:20:41.535-07:00It can take a play session or two to equip a large...It can take a play session or two to equip a large expedition if all things are not hand waived. Even buying off a list can take a couple hours. We call such sessions Shopquest in my regular group.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-34291813393294439402012-07-23T17:07:06.741-07:002012-07-23T17:07:06.741-07:00Great find. Makes me want to be a bandit lurking ...Great find. Makes me want to be a bandit lurking about to loot these huge affairs as they pass through the wilderness. Of course there's all those rifles . . .Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-20649841947706873942012-07-23T15:25:50.787-07:002012-07-23T15:25:50.787-07:00Yeah - loved the bovril.Yeah - loved the bovril.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-26305404921244669872012-07-23T14:24:06.750-07:002012-07-23T14:24:06.750-07:00Reminiscent of the great Avalon Hill game Source o...Reminiscent of the great Avalon Hill game Source of the Nile ... though much more obsessively detailed.<br /><br />One must keep up one's Bovril drinking and pyjama wearing!Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.com