Posted by Runeslinger on October 14, 2011 · 2 Comments
Assume for a moment that not that long ago, the world – for all intents and purposes – died. How long would it take for you to come to terms with the idea that there were certain things you would never again have the pleasure of experiencing? Certain tastes, certain events, certain places, certain scents … Continue reading →
Category Call of Cthulhu, Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Desolation, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Rapture, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character Development, Cthulhu Mythos, Death, Desolation, roleplaying, setting development
Posted by Runeslinger on October 4, 2011 · 2 Comments
I don’t like wasting time. Although the excruciating length of some of my blog posts might challenge that statement, I prefer to engage in something meaningful rather than dick around. For this reason, I tend to take special care laying out campaign proposals and character creation options, and expect players to work together to get … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 29, 2011 · 4 Comments
A complaint I have often heard from new CoC Keepers is how to persuade players to “go into the basement.” As others have said before me, you are setting yourself up for failure, or at the very least a predictable and flat encounter if your session is being constructed that way. The trick lies not … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 27, 2011 · 4 Comments
I hate the monster of the week. This was one of several things which drove me away from AD&D into the arms of other games, and I believe it was one of the things which contributed to my way of running Call of Cthulhu. For a successful and ongoing campaign, I believe that character contact … Continue reading →
Category Call of Cthulhu, Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Call of Cthulhu, Campaigns, Cthulhu, Role-playing game, roleplaying, running games
Posted by Runeslinger on September 14, 2011 · 11 Comments
Forgive the patently false submarine reference, but I wanted to discuss immersive roleplay with all of you, and the titular phrase just popped in my head like so much flotsam after a successful torpedo attack. I prefer immersive roleplay when given the choice. I have nothing against playing via avatar as we used to do … Continue reading →
Casting Shadows 