May of the Dead: A Victim’s Revenge

Posted by Runeslinger on May 7, 2012 · 3 Comments 

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 By way of explanation… This post is one of two entries the Casting Shadows blog will be contributing to the May of the Dead blog carnival. This entry encourages a more implacable yet more personal approach to motivating and envisioning the risen dead. The next, due on May 21, will travel in the other direction, daring … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 102 (Elric/Stormbringer)

Posted by Runeslinger on May 5, 2012 · 4 Comments 

This week’s seed is for your choice of editions and publishers for Stormbringer, Elric!, Elric of Melnibone, or whatever name the game is going by now. It is intended for a group of adventurers willing to hire out their services without asking too many questions, either before or in the very early days of Elric’s … Continue reading →

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Serial Setting 2 ~ Week 9

Posted by Runeslinger on May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The Casting Shadows blog’s second Serial Setting has been running once a week for just over two months, and will continue for another four, providing basic details for heroic pulp adventures for the Ubiquity Roleplaying System as presented in Hollow Earth Expedition. These ideas, set in a fictional version of the Korean peninsula in 1936, present a … Continue reading →

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Facilitating Function in Fractious Factions

Posted by Runeslinger on May 2, 2012 · 13 Comments 

Thoughts on Parties of Mixed Capability Inspired by Joss Whedon’s film based on Marvel’s Avengers Last week, thanks to early release dates in Asia, I watched the Avengers on a local screen in Daejeon, South Korea. As I was leaving the theatre I was struck by just how well Joss Whedon had managed to present … Continue reading →

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