Gaming on a Desert Island…
Posted by Runeslinger on July 30, 2012 · 6 Comments
The Black Campbell‘s post on which 10 game books he would like to be marooned with should he ever take a tour on the Minnow or start working for FedEx came across my screen this weekend and I have been thinking about it off and on since. I am honestly not sure I can list … Continue reading →
Filed under Running Games, Technical Questions · Tagged with A Time of War, Aces & Eights, Battletech, Call of Cthulhu, game books, Leagues of Adventure, Role-playing game, roleplaying system, running games, Ubiquity
Saturday Seed ~ 114 (Godlike)
Posted by Runeslinger on July 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s small story seed is for Godlike, to celebrate the appearance of the game in PDF and a pending softcover release. For those of you involved in the Kickstarter for this retooling and upgrading of the game, it was a long wait, but hopefully well worthwhile. Saturday Seeds appear every Saturday (go figure…) on … Continue reading →
Filed under Godlike, Saturday Seeds · Tagged with Godlike, ORE, Plot Hooks, roleplaying, Story Ideas
Serial Setting 2 ~ Week 21
Posted by Runeslinger on July 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Casting Shadows blog’s second Serial Setting appears in weekly installments and is scheduled for a 6-month run of which only 1 month remains. This series is focused on providing basic details for heroic pulp adventures for the Ubiquity Roleplaying System as presented in Hollow Earth Expedition and to a much lesser extent Leagues of Adventure. These ideas, set … Continue reading →
Filed under Daring Tales, Hollow Earth Expedition, Serial Settings, Ubiquity · Tagged with casting shadows, Hollow Earth Expedition, korean peninsula, Plot Ideas, pulp adventures, roleplaying system, Serial Settings, Story Hooks, Ubiquity
Assessing Group Performance
Posted by Runeslinger on July 26, 2012 · 9 Comments
Perception shapes reality, but sadly individual perception shapes only an individual’s reality to any great degree. I say sadly, not because I long for the chaos such a totally mutable world would bring with it, but because many of us remain trapped in glass rooms for 1 in the Hotel of the Real, thinking that our perception … Continue reading →
Filed under Preparation and Preparedness, Technical Questions, The Blog · Tagged with gaming, playing in games, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, running games, signal loss
Saturday Seed ~ 113 (Mutant City Blues)
Posted by Runeslinger on July 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is a crime scene for Mutant City Blues. As usual, you will have to tailor the seed to suit your campaign and crew, but enough is provided to get ideas and imagery sprouting. Saturday Seeds appear every Saturday (go figure…) on Casting Shadows. Seeds from the blog also appear on Ancient Scroll. … Continue reading →
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