December RPG Blog Carnival – Heroes Living & Dead
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
A Time of War: Overview
I had intended to write a single overview entry on or review of A Time of War – The Mechwarrior RPG, 4th Edition much earlier than this, but hopefully the added perspective will balance out the delay. It is hard to believe that it has been a year already. I have posted several times on … Continue reading
Character Poisoning
Over the past few weeks I have been observing a side-effect of having a strong character-concept which I have not seen since the early days of White Wolf games. This side-effect, the result of what on the surface seem to be player traits beneficial to good play, works in the background to erode fun, and … Continue reading
Serial Settings 1: Ubiquity ~ Week 52
This entry for Serial Setting 1 for Ubiquity is the last of the weekly posts for the beautiful and deadly Windlet Islands. It will be followed by a few clarifying and/or condensing posts as well as updates of key entries to offer statistics, and additional plot hooks. The Serial Settings series of posts is intended to provide usable setting material … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 