More than others, words define us

Posted by Runeslinger on September 20, 2013 · 2 Comments 

Over the last two years or probably longer, I have been circling an idea which ironically has not found its way out into the realm of words, spoken or written, on my YouTube Channel or here on Casting Shadows. In some of my clips and posts on genre, campaign structure, and nomenclature I have touched … Continue reading →

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Home…

Posted by Runeslinger on August 18, 2013 · 3 Comments 

I have just returned from my first actual vacation since the summer of 2006… and that one was more like trading my day job for doing one of my hobbies full time. Perhaps it has been even longer since I have really taken time away from everything and just focused on relaxation and seeing the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 168 (Call of Cthulhu)

Posted by Runeslinger on August 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

For those like me who backed the 7th Edition of Call of Cthulhu out of love of the grand old game, and faith in the playtesters’ reports that not too much damage had been done to it in the slightly spurious quest to ‘update it for modern players,’ the past day has likely been spent … Continue reading →

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The world has ended again!

Posted by Runeslinger on July 12, 2013 · 4 Comments 

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I am pleased to report that I have been given the opportunity to run Desolation for a group of players new to it and to Ubiquity. The group is in the midst of character creation at the moment, and so I am drinking in all the comments they drop about the game and setting to … Continue reading →

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Casting Runes 5: More and Less than Human

Posted by Runeslinger on June 2, 2013 · 3 Comments 

This post continues the exploration and implementation of RuneQuest 6th Edition for the creation of a sword and sorcery campaign setting. It is long past time to show a little more about character options for this setting, and to write a little bit about how it will be run. Let’s start with the last part … Continue reading →

Category BRP, Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, Runequest, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with , , , , , ,

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