Roundup: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival

Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2013 · 5 Comments 

December’s RPG Blog Carnival for 2013 has reached the end of its run. Despite the tremendous distractions of all the things December brings with it, the RPG blogging community contributed quite a few useful posts on the topic of Taking Charge. Some look forward into the year to come. Others are timeless reminders of good … Continue reading →

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Being Like Water: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival

Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2013 · 2 Comments 

My final entry in this month’s RPG Blog Carnival is a story of a player character from a campaign I ran many years ago who typified the ‘take charge’ attitude in an intriguing and non-confrontational way. Played by a novice, in a very large group, the character overcame intra-party politics, conflicting philosophies and religions, and … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 188 (Shadowrun)

Posted by Runeslinger on December 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

This is a seed for Shadowrun of any particular edition. Depending on the runners’ relationships with their contacts and neighbors, it threatens to put them at varying degrees of disadvantage. The core of the seed is to have the runners wondering why them, and why now, while the answer may never, ever come to light. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 187 (Leagues of Adventure)

Posted by Runeslinger on December 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

This Saturday Seed presents an idea for Leagues of Adventure, a great Ubiquity-powered game from the clever fellows at Triple Ace Games. The seed This seed involves stumbling from one peril into another, and is entangled with the strange people and places one meets in the unexplored reaches of the planet, while one is desperate … Continue reading →

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December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival: GM and Player Roles

Posted by Runeslinger on December 20, 2013 · 2 Comments 

Mainly coincidentally, the YouTube RPG Community has been delving very deeply into a topic which aligns with the concept of this carnival, that of taking charge of how the group dynamic is balanced at the table. The question on this dynamic is split into “What are the ways in which creative responsibility can be shared … Continue reading →

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