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Referee Journal: 11/19 & 25/25

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 This one is a twofer, since I'm so bad at keeping my journal updated. That's what this exercise is about, though. # Metadata Game: OSE (modified) Campaign: N1: Against the Cult of Reptile God Session: ( Previous ) 1 Date: 11/19/25, 1800-2100; 11/25/25, 1800-2100 Primary Goals: Depart for and arrive at the village of Orlane. Deal with the abduction of the Thule family.   Attendees: # Lead-Up Pushed planned timeline back 2 weeks because we were not able to actually begin play last session. That’s okay, though; I definitely needed some more prep time. Hammered out the following adventure hook: Four operatives are contracted by the Orthodoxy, through the Greyshroud Chapter, on behalf of the Church of the Unbroken Circle, to travel to the village of Orlane to resolve mnemonic conflicts in the area which are causing discrepancies in the regulated function of the village’s Memory Columns. They are tasked with discovering the source of the conflicts, and resolving...

Referee Journal: 11/05/25

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 I guess this blog fell off pretty hard, huh? It's still a place to scream my thoughts into the void, though, so I might as well use it for that. I'm starting a new campaign. I haven't run a consistent table in about 4 years. The last one fell apart for...a lot of reasons, and I struggled to enjoy the hobby for a long time after. But this is a crew I've played with almost all-of before (in small doses, no more than a few sessions in length) and I know them all to be generally chill and amicable people, so I'm hoping we can dodge some of the prior pitfalls. Without further ado, here's my reflection on our character creation session from last week. # Metadata Game: OSE (modified) Campaign: N1: Against the Cult of Reptile God Session: 0 Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 1800-2100 Primary Goals: System introduction & character creation Attendees: John - Close friend & previous player Kaden - John’s son & previous player Lilli - Close fri...