Calls to Harms… (RPG Blog Carnival – 12-2011)

As we start the second full week of December’s RPG Blog Carnival, discussions about the entries from last week, particularly ‘Honeymoon Adventure’ have led me in this direction: The care and feeding of heroes without fudging or molly-coddling If a hero is someone who is willing to answer a call to action, and is perhaps … Continue reading

Saturday Seed ~ 81 (Shadowrun)

This week’s seed is for Shadowrun. I have been meaning to post more material for both it and Aces & Eights, but other things have had to come first. Not so this week! This seed finds the runners trying to turn someone else’s misfortune into profit, while trying to prevent a similar misfortune from befalling … Continue reading

We could be heroes… (Blog Carnival 12-2011)

I have been gaming for a long time, but I haven’t played many heroes. I have had my share of great and memorable characters, but few I would call heroic. Even as a GM with a strong tendency toward using settings which encourage hard choices and calls toward a higher purpose, I have rarely had … Continue reading

Saturday Seed ~ 80 (HEX)

This week’s seed is for Hollow Earth Expedition, and pits the characters against a series of cruel traps before finally subjecting them to the greatest challenge of all. The original version of this seed first saw life in my 1st Edition AD&D days a century ago. Another version, with almost nothing in common but the … Continue reading

December RPG Blog Carnival – Heroes Living & Dead

In many if not most RPGs, the characters are called upon in one way or another to be heroes. They may not all be heroes we can look up to, or even recognize at first glance as being heroes, but – in the heat of the moment if nothing else – heroes they are. From … Continue reading

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