Conspicuous RPG Consumption
Posted by Runeslinger on February 3, 2014 · 4 Comments
I recently moved. While there are many tales I could tell about these experiences, such as the death-defying stunts perpetrated by the movers working with no safety gear on a small elevator platform 12 storeys up and outside my kitchen window, I will keep this focused on RPG stuff. Having movers come over to my … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog
Saturday Seed ~ 193 (A Time of War)
Posted by Runeslinger on February 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment
This is a seed for the Battletech roleplaying game, A Time of War. While for convenience of writing it will make the assumption the characters are mechwarriors, no such requirement is needed. The seed This seed is all about storms, calms, and storms to come. Planting the seed This seed can be planted during a … Continue reading →
Category A Time of War, Battletech, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Saturday Seeds · Tagged with A Time of War, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Plot Ideas, roleplaying games, RPG, Story Hooks
Saturday Seed ~ 192 (All for One)
Posted by Runeslinger on January 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment
This is a seed for the supernatural, swashbuckling, musketeers RPG from Triple Ace Games, All for One: Regime Diabolique. The seed This seed is all about old problems coming home to roost. Planting the seed This seed can be planted at any national event or festival, when the city population expands with visitors, delegates, merchants and … Continue reading →
Category All for One: Regime Diabolique, Saturday Seeds, Ubiquity · Tagged with All for One, Plot Ideas, roleplaying games, RPG, Story Hooks, Ubiquity
Roundup: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival
Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2013 · 5 Comments
December’s RPG Blog Carnival for 2013 has reached the end of its run. Despite the tremendous distractions of all the things December brings with it, the RPG blogging community contributed quite a few useful posts on the topic of Taking Charge. Some look forward into the year to come. Others are timeless reminders of good … Continue reading →
Category Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog · Tagged with December 2013 Roundup, Games, roleplaying, RPG Blog Carnival
Being Like Water: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival
Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2013 · 2 Comments
My final entry in this month’s RPG Blog Carnival is a story of a player character from a campaign I ran many years ago who typified the ‘take charge’ attitude in an intriguing and non-confrontational way. Played by a novice, in a very large group, the character overcame intra-party politics, conflicting philosophies and religions, and … Continue reading →
Category Running Games, Technical Questions · Tagged with Games, roleplaying, roleplaying games, RPG, RPG Blog Carnival





