Come Strange Eons, even Cthulhu Campaigns may last
There are a lot of factors working against the Keeper who hopes to have a long-term campaign. Classic scenarios and printed campaigns only serve to highlight this by clearly delineating a set period of time, range of scenes, and tasks to accomplish before one could be said to have reached ‘the end.’ Venerable heavy hitters … Continue reading
Saturday Seeds – 7 (Aces & Eights)
This week’s seed is being planted for Aces & Eights This is a short and sweet set-up. The group has gone to the lone bank in town with an employer to get paid for work done. Unless you are building on a previous set-up, this can just be payment for something simple, with nothing untoward … Continue reading
Encumbrance and the GM
In my nearly 30 years of gaming, I have gone through predictable extremes in regard to printed RPG materials. I began as an extreme minimalist, drifted into dabbling, exploded into completionism, and am currently scaling back to minimalism (with some effort). Perhaps the single most important reason for this reduction is space. My game collection … Continue reading
PBeM report 6 ~ Long Winter Shadows – A Single Step
Continuing the events detailed in the gripping scroll of Marlin Tyrell’s autobiographical tale, “The Kobold Lair” GM: …our tale continues… Clearly in a lot of pain, and likely owing you his life for your quick thinking in dousing him in the common area’s cistern, the juniour dwarf grips your wrist tightly, trying to speak. The skin on … Continue reading
Saturday Seeds – 6 (Palladium Fantasy)
This Saturday Seed is also for Palladium Fantasy. This seed is ostensibly for a good or mixed good/selfish adventuring group. They can be in any part of the known Palladium world when it begins, and could even be used as an additional starting hook for a new batch of characters. While it could be employed … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 