Conscientious Gamers
When given a tool to solve a problem, it makes good sense to learn how to use it properly. One way to learn is to ask questions – including whether that tool is the right one for the job. Recently, Monte Cook Games released a free PDF and that normally innocent act has sparked off … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 14: Guide
I seem to be sticking with a path of sharing thoughts on being a player of roleplaying games as opposed to my approach from previous years of sharing specific experiences. The #RPGaDay prompt for this August 14th is the word guide. As I am following my instincts and then shaping those first reactions with quick … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 3: Engage
Our license to explore our philosophies and the vast and varied hobby of roleplaying games hits warp speed for the weekend as we receive the prompt of ‘engage’. Launched initially by Dave Chapman from his Autocratik blog, and each year given form and functionality via the graphic design talents of Will Brooks, #RPGaDay has become … Continue reading
RPGaDay 2019 – Day 1: First
Our first prompt, by no coincidence, is the word first. Take it, and make it your own! For my response, in the two-minute video linked below (which due to the inclusion of a Day 1 introduction video has a run-time of 5 minutes), I address a question of improvisation and going with our first reactions … Continue reading
Mythos Mythras: Tone and Tenor
There is a sense among gamers that for games played with Lovecraft and Company’s Cthulhu Mythos as the setting, that insanity, death, or both are a foregone conclusion. Play to Find Out takes on a slightly limited meaning, ‘play to find out how you meet your end.’ I think it is helpful to take a … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 