Palladium Fantasy: a pleasant return ~ part 3

Posted by Runeslinger on June 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

And in the fury of this darkest hour We will be the light You’ve asked me for my sacrifice And I am Winter born -Cruxshadows, Winterborn Unlike most of my games, the initial set-up of this campaign was built around a strong, pre-envisioned arc, while character creation was a mix of random trait generation and … Continue reading →

Category Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Palladium Fantasy, Preparation and Preparedness, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with , , ,

Discomfort, Fear, Terror, and Vast Cosmic Horror, on a dime a day

Posted by Runeslinger on June 13, 2010 · 8 Comments 

A blog I have been reading regularly since I started using WordPress (The Black Campbell), mentioned in passing the difficulty of running horror games and that, plus listening to some podcasts of actual games got me thinking about the skills it takes, and the effort that is required to set specific moods in a game session. … Continue reading →

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RPG DNA – Memories and Inspirations

Posted by Runeslinger on June 10, 2010 · 1 Comment 

When I started this blog a little while ago, it seemed natural to me to include a blurb about how my perspective on gaming was formed and what my rpg roots are. As I hunted around for other blogs to fill out my blogroll and links list, I discovered to my pleasant surprise that this … Continue reading →

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SFB meets Prime Directive

Posted by Runeslinger on June 9, 2010 · 2 Comments 

This idea has been on my prodigious back-burner for a very long time. The basic idea is to have the game be mostly roleplay using Prime Directive, where the consequences for political ham-handedness can be played out using Starfleet Battles. The scenario I have in mind is like the episode (Friday’s Child, season 2) where … Continue reading →

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Trinity: Planning and running the game~ pt 6

Posted by Runeslinger on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Why can’t we all just get along? Over the years, I have tried many ways to get groups of players, new to gaming or not, or new to each other or not, or some combination in between, to design the group of characters in the same way as they design their own characters. While I … Continue reading →

Category Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, The Gamers, Trinity (Aeon) · Tagged with , , ,

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