Posted by Runeslinger on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for the 4th Edition of the Mechwarrior RPG, A Time of War. It will work best with players experienced with the Battletech Universe, running experienced characters. This is a small seed meant to spark a growth of independent ideas, not a framework for an encounter or series of them. The seed … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Casting Shadows blog’s second Serial Setting appears in weekly installments scheduled for a 6-month run, providing basic details for heroic pulp adventures for the Ubiquity Roleplaying System as presented in Hollow Earth Expedition. These ideas, set in a fictional version of the Korean peninsula in 1936, present a community oppressed by faceless enemies and their own countrymen. It … Continue reading →
Category Daring Tales, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Serial Settings, Ubiquity · Tagged with casting shadows, Hollow Earth Expedition, korean peninsula, Leagues of Adventure, Plot Ideas, pulp adventures, roleplaying system, Serial Settings, Story Hooks, Ubiquity
Posted by Runeslinger on May 7, 2012 · 3 Comments
By way of explanation… This post is one of two entries the Casting Shadows blog will be contributing to the May of the Dead blog carnival. This entry encourages a more implacable yet more personal approach to motivating and envisioning the risen dead. The next, due on May 21, will travel in the other direction, daring … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Casting Shadows blog’s second Serial Setting has been running once a week for just over two months, and will continue for another four, providing basic details for heroic pulp adventures for the Ubiquity Roleplaying System as presented in Hollow Earth Expedition. These ideas, set in a fictional version of the Korean peninsula in 1936, present a … Continue reading →
Category Daring Tales, Hollow Earth Expedition, Serial Settings, Ubiquity · Tagged with casting shadows, Hollow Earth Expedition, korean peninsula, Plot Ideas, pulp adventures, roleplaying system, Serial Settings, Story Hooks, Ubiquity
Posted by Runeslinger on May 2, 2012 · 13 Comments
Thoughts on Parties of Mixed Capability Inspired by Joss Whedon’s film based on Marvel’s Avengers Last week, thanks to early release dates in Asia, I watched the Avengers on a local screen in Daejeon, South Korea. As I was leaving the theatre I was struck by just how well Joss Whedon had managed to present … Continue reading →
Category Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character creation, Character Development, Role-playing game, RPG, running games, setting development, Thoughts
Casting Shadows 