Posted by Runeslinger on October 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“And now you are assembled, gentlemen,” said D’Artagnan, “permit me to offer you my apologies. At this word apologies, a cloud passed over the brow of Athos, a haughty smile curled the lip of Porthos, and a negative sign was the reply of Aramis. “You do not understand me, gentlemen,” said D’Artagnan, throwing up his … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 24, 2010 · 2 Comments
In both of my proposed campaigns, Icons and Mechwarrior, I have a lot of lead time to prepare and I have clear themes in mind. Really, this is the second best of all possible situations. It could only be made better by having clear start dates, and known players with clear character ideas. As I … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As you may have guessed, the working title for the campaign is ‘Hair of the Dog.’ It struck me as I was walking my dog a few days ago, that the parallels between alcoholism and the ongoing warfare of the Battletech Universe are too strong to pass up. Once that amusing thought formed in the … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 15, 2010 · 6 Comments
Prologue: Due to a lack of clarity on my part in a post earlier this week, I find myself with a new post to write. The topic isn’t new, and I have referred to it in passing before, but in this entry, we will drag the bastard out into the sunlight and see what happens. … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, The Gamers, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Call of Cthulhu, Icons, Palladium Fantasy, roleplaying, RPG, running games, The Blog, World of Darkness
Posted by Runeslinger on September 13, 2010 · 6 Comments
Weak Analogies and Misdirection: I love reading old pulp stories. Even though I live in an apartment with virtually no convenient storage or display space, on the other side of the Earth from the bunker in which all my other cool stuff is kept, I still have literal stacks of pulps from the likes of Maxwell Grant, … Continue reading →
Category Adventure!, Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Spirit of the Century · Tagged with Adventure!, Character Development, roleplaying, RPG, running games, Spirit of the Century, Thoughts
Casting Shadows 