Trick's Tales

  Collage by me. Kazar (2025) City of Dreams Welcome to Kazar, the westernmost city of the Rumpizh Desert. It's known as the City of Dreams for good reason - there's something in the well water, maybe, but people flit through dreams as easily as a bird through the sky. Kazar is a city of strange magics, with illusions of shimmering fountains, the most powerful warding magic in the known world, the undead and the tattooed deathmen who control their creation, and the Speaker of God residing in his exclusive and beautiful palace, Shös Da.

This is a session write up and review of the work-in-progress GM-full game Seven Part Pact by Jay Dragon . Jay describes it thusly, " The seven greatest wizards in the world convene upon the isles of Isha, their powers aligned in the service of an ancient Pact. Each governs their Domain, wielding power beyond comprehension, seeking to balance the responsibilities of their power with their selfish heart's desire. Will these wizards cooperate to hold Isha together, or will their petty thoughtlessness bring about the destruction of their homes? " But I would describe it as a roleplaying game about wizards, worldbuilding, power, masculinity, and loneliness. It's a game for GMs. All GMs. 3-7 GMs, in fact. This is the Seven Part Pact, an extremely complicated game about extremely complicated men. Collage by me. Wizard (2025)

First things first, here is the pitch for the bundle in case anyone hasn't seen it yet. 🎲 HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid is Live! 🎲 Earlier this year, the HELLO//GOODBYE team, with multiple volunteers based in Vienna, designed and printed 100 zines and raised over $3,700 for legal aid in Virginia - more than double their original goal. Now, HELLO//GOODBYE is going digital, and it’s open to players all around the world!   From now until November 5th, you can pick up the HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid on itch.io. Inside you’ll find 203 games by 114 creators, making the bundle a treasure trove of tabletop RPGs, video games, and experimental gems.    Some are ENNIE award-winners, like Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast by Possum Creek Games, others are games by favorites like snow, who has two games in the bundle ( Songbirds and Lilancholy ), and many are fresh works waiting for you to discover them!   The bundle is on itch.io for only $12. Every...