Saturday Seed ~ 50 (All for One: Regime Diabolique)
This week’s seed is for All for One: Regime Diabolique. It is intended to be a light-hearted romp, but in the hands of exuberant and life-loving players, there should be plenty of opportunity for hilarity, combat, chases, escapes, and wooing. One should never forget the wooing. The Seed One of the musketeers’ friends from childhood is well … Continue reading
Serial Settings 1: Ubiquity ~ Week 23
The sixth month of this year’s Serial Setting for Ubiquity continues to expand the roster of curious residents and useful locations of the mysterious Windlet Islands. The Serial Settings series of posts is intended to provide usable setting material for busy GMs. Series 1 is for those looking to run Daring Tales of Adventure or Hollow Earth Expedition. 23) Mama … Continue reading
Jacques Cousteau was a roleplayer
Myxzplk asked a very important question on rpg.stackexchange yesterday which ties in very nicely with the post on attachment I wrote last week. His question concerns methods of improving immersion in roleplay – otherwise known as ‘playing in character.’ While every group has a certain line concerning the amount and type of dramatic content allowed … Continue reading
Serial Settings 1: Ubiquity ~ Week 22
The sixth month of this year’s Serial Setting for Ubiquity opens with a new adventure hook, a new location, and another set of curious residents of the mysterious Windlet Islands. The Serial Settings series of posts is intended to provide usable setting material for busy GMs. Series 1 is for those looking to run Daring Tales of Adventure or Hollow Earth … Continue reading
Buddha was not a roleplayer
I think attachment is of vital importance in helping a campaign generate the kind of self-sustaining momentum which can lift it from a mere activity to something special. Attachment, a subset of feelings and reactions in the larger concept of Investment is something which occurs to a large degree on the players’ side of the … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 