A Pentacle of Trapping (Blog Carnival, 11-2011)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is ‘how to think like a villain’ with a focus on traps and tricks. My first entry this month was focused on the villains. This one is focused on the traps, and covers my pentacle of trapping; the five principles on which I base my traps. On Berin Kinsman’s Dire … Continue reading →

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Objects in Motion

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

When I first came to Korea, I was too busy adapting to life, working 12hr days 6 days a week, and training in two martial arts to have any time to run, play or seek a roleplaying game of any kind. Eventually, I got a little time and tried to run and play in some … Continue reading →

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Serial Settings 1: Ubiquity ~ Week 51

Posted by Runeslinger on November 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The entry this week for Serial Setting 1 for Ubiquity reveals one of the first and best kept secrets uncovered by the first Gast family member to set foot on the beautiful and deadly 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 … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 77 (Mechwarrior)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This week’s seed is for A Time of War and is meant to combine the dramatic tensions of a colleague’s brush with debilitating stress, with the challenge of a rescue operation. The seed This seed is planted in the cold and infertile soil of space, and will spring to life around a unit of characters … Continue reading →

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Cracking Open the Skull of Evil (11-2011 Blog Carnival)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments 

Next stop: Grave Wisdom~

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by Elthos RPG on the topic of “How to Think Like a Villain.” It is a daunting topic to be sure, but one with which every GM has to deal on a fairly regular basis, even if the primary sources for their games is printed adventures and … Continue reading →

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