The seeming absence of HR in RPGs
A lot of stories rely on people being in the right place at the right time. While I like that structurally, and enjoy making use of it in various ways and to varying degrees in the games that I play, it really only works once in any given setting… unless you are playing Mage and … Continue reading
Ubiquity in Use: Weak Characters?
Are starting characters weak or just misunderstood? To answer this question for myself, I have decided to build two characters for All for One, then show them in use in standard genre scenes Character One: Gerard DeMoutiers, King’s Musketeer Although as a swordsman I tend to shy away from building characters with that archetype for … Continue reading
All for One : Methods of Corruption and Coercion
“He who roams the road to ruination must first traverse the trestle of temptation” The Primrose Path That the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and that the primrose path deludes us with its tantalizing pleasures while we march merrily on to damnation are two things well-known to any who seek to walk … Continue reading
Mechwarrior: Hair of the Dog ~ Pt. 4
The campaign is ready to start, with an initial cast of three players. One player is in Aberdeen, Scotland, two in Montreal, Canada, and I am in Seoul, Korea. While there will no doubt be tables in play, it will not be face-to-face in the truest sense of the word. Basic gameplay will be conducted … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 