2011 in Review
Happy New Year! The Gregorian calendar may have ended, but the world didn’t. And you know what? I predict that we’ll have the same outcome when the Mayan one ends. To celebrate the world not ending,...
View ArticleI Hate to See the Players Lose…
I’ve discovered something about how I GM: I hate to see the players lose. I love throwing enormous challenges in front of them, having characters make a noble sacrifice for the greater good, and...
View ArticleWhat Encourages or Discourages Avoiding Combat?
Due to changes in my schedule, I’ve decided to move my “new post day” from Saturday to Wednesday. This should result in a much more reliable weekly posting schedule from now on. The RPG Blog Carnival...
View ArticleDeadlands Developments
Today I’m dutifully doing a discourse describing Deadlands developments. Yep. They didn’t stop The Butcher, but at least the scenario finally felt right. First, I would like to say that I have finally...
View ArticleNight Train Writeup
Warning! Spoilers ahead! (And a very long writeup up my game at Savage Saturday Night during Origins 2012) For those who don’t know, Night Train was part of Pinnacle Entertainment’s Dime Novel series...
View ArticleAre Arbitrary Mechanics Part of a Setting’s Feel?
First off, I’d like to say that the Wild Card Creator Kickstarter has just reached its funding goal! Thanks to everyone who backed! The Kickstarter is open until September 9th, so there’s plenty of...
View ArticleGetting a Group Together!
Announcements: The Wild Card Creator Kickstarter ended with a bang! Thanks to everyone who backed it! You may have noticed that there was no blog post last week. That’s because the Kickstarter ended...
View ArticleA Player Talks About One of My Campaigns
Last week I talked about Arkham Nights on this blog, but as part of our blog exchange, I had a guest post on Scrolls of the Platinum Warlock where I talked about my perspective as a player in one of...
View ArticleThe Worst Day for a Character Ever
First off, there are some Last Sons spoilers that would come up in the first two or three sessions. Several weeks ago, I started up a Last Sons campaign and one of the characters has had probably the...
View ArticleUsing Time in Games
Happy New Year! I hope that the holidays went over well for you and that you’re all looking forward to 2013. This change in the new year has made me think about the passage of time in roleplaying...
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