Number of Views :459This post originally appeared on October 3, 2008. On an episode of Fear the Boot, the hosts posed a question: what percentage of roleplaying books that you own have you actually read? This is an interesting and multi-layered question. The question arises: what do you mean by read? If you mean flipped [...]
Number of Views :465This post originally appeared on October 20, 2008. Every so often, a group will go through some dramatic shifts in players. At first, there’s only one person who can’t make it, then they can’t make it frequently, then they drop out altogether. Soon, you have players dropping left and right, until you [...]
Number of Views :635This post originally appeared October 18, 2008. Almost every RPG player has faced it: either playing a game with your significant other, or playing in a game where a couple was playing. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories. Some tell of a GM who would give their significant other a break, [...]
Number of Views :542Over the next week or so, we’ll be in the process of moving from the East Coast to the Midwest. We’ll be posting up old posts that we don’t think a ton of people have seen, as they’re almost 2 years old. Keep an eye out for some great old posts. Thanks, [...]
Number of Views :590It’s been more than a year since I’ve done one of these, so I decided to do an Off the Shelf Review. For those who don’t know what that means, it means I grab a random game book off my shelf and talk about it for a bit. Today’s review is for [...]
Number of Views :626“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only the things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. [...]
Number of Views :683I’ve been blabbering on and on about Mini-Campaigns and their benefits. I know, I know. “Move on!” you say, “we get it.” But I thought I’d share some mini-campaigns I’m looking forward to running in the future. 1. Mouse Guard: Naturally. Probably run the game over the course of a full game [...]
Number of Views :1541I was sent a free review copy of the Conflict Roleplaying Rulebook recently by Conflict Roleplaying, and have perused it. Conflict is a roleplaying game supplement by Mark M. Scott for the Pathfinder and OGL d20 rule systems, allowing for a group of players to play PVP combat while making sure the [...]
Number of Views :1085In the end, RPGs are just big games of improv. No matter how firmly the GM has everything plotted out and is railroading the players along, there’s still going to be improv on all counts. One of the big rules of improv, is the “Yes, And” rule. The “Yes, And” rule states [...]
Number of Views :642 It’s a frequent problem I’ve experienced in games I’ve run and, from actual play posts and podcasts I’ve seen around the internet, a problem seen elsewhere as well: that of the PCs destroying everything they lay eyes on. You’ve seen it: the players going around breaking open every box in the [...]
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