on Apr 17, 2012 in
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I thought up an idea, which I put out on Twitter this morning: “What if RPGers had their own io9-like site?
You would have one central site, updated multiple times a day, with mostly news and rumors from around the web, with some occasional original content. You would have a post talking about D&D’s latest offerings or D&DNext rumors, alongside news of the release of the Savage Worlds Deluxe Explorer’s Edition.
As Quinn Murphy pointed out, you would end up with a lot of backlash from fanboys of any game, raging against either the underrepresentation of their favorite game, or the overrepresentation of their least favorite. That’s what a Banhammer is for.
The site would have strict comment policies, in order to keep negativity low. This would be a place for people who loved games and wanted a positive discussion about them.
Now, could devote hours and hours to run this site? No. I’ve got this blog, as well as Plot Points, and fiction writing to do.
I could design the site (using WordPress stuff), and be one of the editors, but I certainly can’t be the sole guy in charge. You’d want about 10 guys willing to post things as they saw them come up, and not have any one central main dude. You’d probably want three editor-in-chiefs.
Is there anyone interested in this concept, giving it a try?
on Apr 12, 2012 in
Game Design Number of Views :959I came up with a new RPG today. A bit more complicated than Awesomesauce, but not too much. Here’s the rules: Choose a race. This can be any race that exists in the world you’re playing in. In Star Wars, it could be human, wookiee or droid. In D&D it’s elves, dwarves [...]
on Apr 11, 2012 in
Descent,
Preview Number of Views :769 This is the second Fantasy Flight Games post I’ve written in the same week, but it’s worth mentioning. Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition is coming! I own the 1st Edition, though none of the expansions. This game is fantastic, perfect for a super-simple RPG-style board game. It’s like D&D, [...]
Number of Views :1110Over on Character Generation, Liz talks about what five games influenced her. I’d like to talk about the five games that influenced me. 1. Star Wars D6. Like Liz, this was my first RPG. It introduced me to a world where anything was possible. I had a blast with it, even if [...]
on Apr 9, 2012 in
Preview,
Warhammer 40 Number of Views :1184I wasn’t pointed over to their site by anyone. I was just swinging by Fantasy Flight’s website, looking for any details on when the Star Wars RPG is finally going to get around to being announced, when I saw this! “Fantasy Flight Games is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Only [...]
on Apr 6, 2012 in
Uncategorized Number of Views :740I’m an actual author! You can read my short story, Necessary Sacrifice here at Nevermet Press. The story is scheduled to appear in Issue 5 of Stores in the Ether. I’m very, very excited!
on Apr 6, 2012 in
4e D&D,
Press Release Number of Views :645The Underdark is taking over D&D this spring. Yesterday, Wizard announced the Rise of the Underdark campaign for the spring, which will pretty much cover all D&D related properties. Here’s the official press release, as well as the campaign trailer. I”m really excited for this. I’ve been liking the Underdark ever since [...]
