GM: The Core Principles
Two themes “out there” this week caught my eye, mostly because they blend together quite well, but then the rallying of quite a few other blogs around the call to Build a Better GM effectively made up my mind about what I would write about this week: the core principles of being a GM The … Continue reading
Animal Companions
The RPG Blog Carnival for August is being hosted by Tower of the Archmage. The topic chosen? The Role Animals Play in Our Games. What I notice most about animals in games is that they are conspicuous in their absence. In particular the absence of pets and animal companions is suspect, in my experience. While … Continue reading
Secrets of the Templars
I honestly believe that it is not hyperbole to say that I used to game with a genius. In my early twenties, there was a period between careers where I worked odd jobs and participated in 7-8 games a week. I didn’t sleep much. Four of these games were set in the World of Darkness … Continue reading
In Search of Cadmus
Most nemeses are created, not born. Throughout most of my time gaming, recurring villains seemed to come from two main streams, the kind you don’t meet face to face until the end of the campaign when they have finally run out of minions, and the ones that were never intended to be recurring villains, but … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 