Turning the Wheel
Posted by Runeslinger on March 7, 2011 · 2 Comments
This contribution to the March RPG Blog Carnival is really nothing more than a small suggestion which tries to suggest a means of bringing a healthy balance of the interrelationship of living and dying to the stories into which a group invests their time. What sort of game could we have if the characters played … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character Development, roleplaying, running games, setting development, Thoughts
To Live and Die in Roleplay
Posted by Runeslinger on March 2, 2011 · 8 Comments
When I saw the announcement on Campaign Mastery that the RPG Blog Carnival theme for March was an open one covering the breadth of Life and Death in RPGs, my first thought was to wonder how many of the posts will focus on the latter half of the theme. Despite how much the hobby has grown, it is … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with playing in games, running games, setting development, Story Hooks, Thoughts
Making World-Building Memorable
Posted by Runeslinger on February 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Reality is what I make of it February’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by Evil Machinations, and deals with World-Building – something which ranges from a labour of love for some GMs, but for others is a nightmarish task better left to professionals. In my experience, populating a game world of my own design … Continue reading →
By any other name~
Posted by Runeslinger on December 22, 2010 · 3 Comments
In the very early days of my gaming, I noticed a curious thing about the world maps with which my close friend was always fiddling: Port Blacksand. If you ‘zoomed out’ on any map far enough to see the coast, eventually you would come across a notation reading, ‘Port Blacksand.’ Had this been the same … Continue reading →
Mechwarrior PBeM report: Cast of Characters 1
Posted by Runeslinger on December 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Despite the quick pace the players are keeping in their deadly dance in the stone hills below the Academy, the passage of time in the real world is no doubt making it seem like things have ground to a halt. Rest assured, they have not. This entry will serve as a bit of extended character … Continue reading →
Category A Time of War, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, The Blog · Tagged with Battletech, Mechwarrior, roleplaying







