By Lantern Light

About Me

Hi! I’m Ronan and I’ve been playing role playing games, mainly D&D and derivitives, since the late 1970s. Here’s a rough timeline of my gaming life:

1970s
The "red box" Basic Rules Set - my Dad gave it to me for Christmas.
1980s
I played AD&D 2nd Edition for years - Ravenloft and its horrifying "Domains of Dread" was my favourite campaign setting.
I really wanted to love MERP but I never really got to grips with the rules. I'm not even sure I understood the character creation process! I played WFRP for a while.
1990s
I loved Cyberpunk 2020 and the various supplements. It's a vivid setting, primed for excitment and tension.
2010s
I ran a long campaign with D&D 5e after convincing a group of work colleagues to adventure with me.
2020s
Like many others, finding Me, Myself and Die was a revelation and my solo adventures with Mythic GM Emulator and Savage Worlds began!
Discovering the fantastic Ironsworn, Starforged and Sundered Isles showed me a whole new mechanical concept - fantastic!
2023
I was lucky enough to kickstart Kelsey Dionne's Shadowdark RPG and it brought the possibility of introducing 5the Edition players to a simpler, faster, grittier system.
2025
The West Marches call and, in the company of thirteen doughty companions (aka work colleagues and friends), I set off to face unknown perils...