Posted by Runeslinger on July 3, 2016 · Leave a Comment
That people ‘just don’t listen’ is a peril of conversation both online and off. It is worse when the person in question is seeking advice but won’t take it. Much can be said about the conditions and causes of faults in listeners, but does that accomplish all that we want? The target audience isn’t listening. … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Week 3 of preparations for The Gathering is now complete and has seen the submission of numerous concepts and characters with more to come. Some characters are nearing completion, and others are still being developed. Once all submissions have been made, it will be time for me, in the role of GM, to work a … Continue reading →
Category Actual Play, All for One: Regime Diabolique, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Live Game Report, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Ubiquity · Tagged with Highlander, Hollow Earth Expedition, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, running games, Ubiquity
Posted by Runeslinger on May 2, 2016 · Leave a Comment
We have completed the second week of preparation for our pending global Immortals campaign inspired by Highlander and using the Ubiquity Roleplaying System. Guidelines for players, both with and without experience with the system, have been made available to the group of potential players and discussion about the nature of our Immortals in the system … Continue reading →
Category Actual Play, All for One Actual Play, All for One: Regime Diabolique, Desolation, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Live Game Report, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Ubiquity, Ubiquity · Tagged with roleplaying, Ubiquity
Posted by Runeslinger on August 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Day 24 is another tough one to answer. I play quite a few games over the course of a year. Few of them go into long-term rotation. To ensure that we learn the game for real, I run them RAW (rules as written) and don’t fiddle with them unless we have consistent problems. I have … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on June 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment
I almost had a good discussion about Watchmen recently when Ron Edwards made an interesting post on an aspect of the graphic novel on his Dr. Xaos comics madness blog. I say ‘almost,’ because as our points in the comments run counter to each other, nothing much came of it. Tangents are traps in any discussion of … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, The Gamers, Themes and Intentions, Under the Hood · Tagged with gaming, roleplaying, roleplaying games, RPG, The Blog, Watchmen
Casting Shadows 