December RPG Blog Carnival – Heroes Living & Dead
Posted by Runeslinger on December 1, 2011 · 27 Comments
In many if not most RPGs, the characters are called upon in one way or another to be heroes. They may not all be heroes we can look up to, or even recognize at first glance as being heroes, but – in the heat of the moment if nothing else – heroes they are. From … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with Heroes, RPG Blog Carnival
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 Plot Ideas, Role-playing game, RPG Blog Carnival, Story Hooks, Traps
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 Play-by-mail game, Role-playing game, roleplaying, setting development, Thoughts
Cracking Open the Skull of Evil (11-2011 Blog Carnival)
Posted by Runeslinger on November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments
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 Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG Blog Carnival, Villains, Writing Villains
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 Android, Iconia, roleplaying






