Saturday Seed ~ 49 (Palladium Fantasy)
This week’s seed is for Palladium Fantasy. It would work best with a very experienced group, but can be altered to play a role in the lives of less-established characters. The Seed Almost a century ago, during a foray into the Old Kingdom by a group of then famous knights-errant now only dimly remembered in … Continue reading
Jacques Cousteau was a roleplayer
Myxzplk asked a very important question on rpg.stackexchange yesterday which ties in very nicely with the post on attachment I wrote last week. His question concerns methods of improving immersion in roleplay – otherwise known as ‘playing in character.’ While every group has a certain line concerning the amount and type of dramatic content allowed … Continue reading
Serial Settings 1: Ubiquity ~ Week 22
The sixth month of this year’s Serial Setting for Ubiquity opens with a new adventure hook, a new location, and another set of curious residents of the mysterious Windlet Islands. The Serial Settings series of posts is intended to provide usable setting material for busy GMs. Series 1 is for those looking to run Daring Tales of Adventure or Hollow Earth … Continue reading
Saturday Seed ~ 48 (Aces & Eights)
This week’s seed is for Aces & Eights. I haven’t posted one for this incredible game for a while. I wrestled a bit with posting a seed for All for One, or Call of Cthulhu instead, but this week the trail-weary gunfighters beat the cocky sword slingers and doomed librarians. The Seed A small township, … Continue reading
Buddha was not a roleplayer
I think attachment is of vital importance in helping a campaign generate the kind of self-sustaining momentum which can lift it from a mere activity to something special. Attachment, a subset of feelings and reactions in the larger concept of Investment is something which occurs to a large degree on the players’ side of the … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 