Jacques Cousteau was a roleplayer
Posted by Runeslinger on April 27, 2011 · 2 Comments
Myxzplk asked a very important question on rpg.stackexchange yesterday which ties in very nicely with the post on attachment I wrote last week. His question concerns methods of improving immersion in roleplay – otherwise known as ‘playing in character.’ While every group has a certain line concerning the amount and type of dramatic content allowed … Continue reading →
Category Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with immersion, playing in games, Role-playing game, roleplaying, The Blog, Thoughts
Buddha was not a roleplayer
Posted by Runeslinger on April 20, 2011 · 4 Comments
I think attachment is of vital importance in helping a campaign generate the kind of self-sustaining momentum which can lift it from a mere activity to something special. Attachment, a subset of feelings and reactions in the larger concept of Investment is something which occurs to a large degree on the players’ side of the … Continue reading →
Category Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with Character Development, Role-playing game, roleplaying, running games, Star Wars, The Blog
Playing Proactively – A rant?
Posted by Runeslinger on April 14, 2011 · 9 Comments
As both a player and a GM, I have learned that one thing I like is for the characters to improve beyond their traits and skills. I love it when they build up a network of contacts and resources which make them so much more than an operator in that world – they become a … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with role-playing, roleplaying, Thoughts
Snap, Crackle, and Pulp
Posted by Runeslinger on April 5, 2011 · 1 Comment
Last week I took a step away from my pulp projects to catch up on book-keeping in my other games. This week, I have a clearer sense of what I want to do with my part of our shared HEX campaign, and how I want to accomplish it. As a player in Pulp Action games … Continue reading →
Mechwarrior: Running a Time of War ~ pt.4
Posted by Runeslinger on March 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I took most of this week off from my pulp-related projects, and spent extra time catching up on the game logs for my Mechwarrior PBeM, and fleshing out the next stages of the Hair of the Dog campaign. I think the most common complaints about play-by-post gaming tend to be about interruptions in the posting … Continue reading →
Category A Time of War, A Time of War Actual Play, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Campaign Recaps, Live Game Report, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with A Time of War, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Play-by-mail game, Play-by-post role-playing game, roleplaying, running games, Thoughts







