Icons: Waters of Casablanca
Posted by Runeslinger on October 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
My proposed Icons Campaign, Waters of Casablanca, (otherwise known as ‘I was misinformed’) has gotten the short shrift these past few weeks as planning moves into high gear for the Mechwarrior Campaign, and as my deep interest in the Ubiquity system in general, and All for One: Regime Diabolique grows into a dangerous obsession. We … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Icons, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games · Tagged with Character Development, Icons, setting development
Present and Accounted for~
Posted by Runeslinger on October 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A dear friend, now departed, always used to swear by choosing your players very, very carefully. This morning, as I read this post at Geek Related and again a little while later as it was followed up with this post, I could not help but be reminded of those words. The entries today by mxyzplk … Continue reading →
Category Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Gamers · Tagged with playing in games, running games, The Blog, Thoughts
15 Enduring and Impressive Games in 15 minutes
Posted by Runeslinger on October 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I have been seeing this idea to blog about 15 games which left a lasting impression, listed out in less than 15 minutes on many of my frequently read blogs. I usually don’t ride along with these sorts of thematic bandwagons, but this one – and the arc of similarities and differences from blog to … Continue reading →
Category Playing in Games, The Games · Tagged with Aces & Eights, All for One, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Palladium Fantasy, playing in games, role-playing, roleplaying, RPG, Shadowrun, Star Wars, The Blog, Thoughts, World of Darkness
Game for the Holidays
Posted by Runeslinger on October 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I have just gotten back from a week away. Setting scheduled posts through WordPress before I left meant that for the entire time I was away, I didn’t have to spare a thought for gaming or related issues. Now that I am back, trying to clear the dust off that part of my brain, I … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Halloween, running games, The Blog
Iconic Heroes: Approaching Characters
Posted by Runeslinger on October 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Character creation in Icons is simple, but limiting it to emulate the type of “super-empowerment” demonstrated in Heroes will add some complications to the process. Using the point build method will certainly make things easier for players, but with that route missing out on the mystery of what power they will have, and considering my … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Icons, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions · Tagged with Icons, running games, setting development, Thoughts
Casting Shadows 