A Pentacle of Trapping (Blog Carnival, 11-2011)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is ‘how to think like a villain’ with a focus on traps and tricks. My first entry this month was focused on the villains. This one is focused on the traps, and covers my pentacle of trapping; the five principles on which I base my traps. On Berin Kinsman’s Dire … Continue reading →

Category Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions · Tagged with , , , ,

Objects in Motion

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

When I first came to Korea, I was too busy adapting to life, working 12hr days 6 days a week, and training in two martial arts to have any time to run, play or seek a roleplaying game of any kind. Eventually, I got a little time and tried to run and play in some … Continue reading →

Category Casting the Shadows, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with , , , ,

Cracking Open the Skull of Evil (11-2011 Blog Carnival)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments 

Next stop: Grave Wisdom~

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by Elthos RPG on the topic of “How to Think Like a Villain.” It is a daunting topic to be sure, but one with which every GM has to deal on a fairly regular basis, even if the primary sources for their games is printed adventures and … Continue reading →

Category Casting the Shadows, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with , , , ,

The Skill of Immersion

Posted by Runeslinger on October 26, 2011 · 5 Comments 

I did a lot of gaming this weekend, and combined with the increased traffic in my PBeM as a result of ‘mech combat ending allowing normal communications to resume, I found myself thinking about immersion in character in terms of things players do to prevent it even while being very actively and for the most … Continue reading →

Category Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with , , , , ,

Frontline News from the Honeycomb

Posted by Runeslinger on October 20, 2011 · 5 Comments 

In August, my wife claims to have widowed herself by giving me an Acer A500 Iconia tablet. Reports of my death notwithstanding, I thought I would share my reaction to the tablet after some serious usage time. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the A500 Iconia is a tablet with a 10- inch display, … Continue reading →

Category Live Game Report, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Reports, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with , ,

  • Revelations of Glaaki

  • Invocation

    Do not summon up that which you cannot also put down:

    runescastshadows at the intersection of Google and Mail.

    Find us on Google+

  • Role-Playing Stack Exchange

    profile for Runeslinger at Role-playing Games, Q&A for gamemasters and players of tabletop, paper-and-pencil role-playing games