What is a roleplaying game?!
Have you answered for yourself what you think RPGs actually are? I have, and this post is about my answer, and some answers like it~
The Sky Is No Limit
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of running two sessions of Leagues of Adventure for a new mix of familiar people. The set-up was based in 1895 and involved an effort to hamper an unlawful and misguided attempt to uncover the Oak Island Treasure while securing it for a third party. Designed to … Continue reading
Can I make my game better?
Not everyone asks this question, of course, but it – or some variation of it – is common enough. Sometimes, it’s just a feeling. A worry after a session, or a weight that builds as sessions dwindle in the rearview mirror. It’s a curious question isn’t it? It invites a series of other questions. What … Continue reading
Behind the Lines: Implementation
Let’s suppose that you are running the Luther Arkwright setting for Mythras, the Design Mechanism’s masterful take on the D100 rules made famous by RuneQuest. Let’s further suppose that you have picked up the loose campaign framework for Arkwright, Parallel Lines. Let’s go even further out into speculative territory and imagine that you have also … Continue reading
SLA Industries: Session Zero
Even though I am playing with an established group, whenever we change games I still have a first session where we do not play the game as our characters, we get to know the game as players. We already know each other, have gamed with each other, and are friends, so we know what to … Continue reading
