Deeper Impressions from the Edge of the Empire
Posted by Runeslinger on February 2, 2015 · 2 Comments
This series was originally envisioned as being of technical discussions and recaps for our Edge of the Empire campaign, but that latter aspect ended up being shunted to the YouTube channel. Now that the campaign is in its 8th month, the idea of trying to catch up on written recaps is a preposterous one, and … Continue reading →
Category Edge of the Empire, Edge of the Empire Actual Play, FFG Star Wars, Playing in Games, Running Games, Star Wars, The Blog · Tagged with Actual Play, Edge of the Empire, FFG Star Wars, Role-playing game, roleplaying, roleplaying games, roleplaying system, running games, Star Wars, Star Wars role-playing games
BrigadeCon Update: 2 weeks left!
Posted by Runeslinger on November 2, 2014 · 1 Comment
At the time of writing, there are just twelve days until the online gaming convention under the inclusive name ‘BrigadeCon’ will open its virtual doors for the first time. As mentioned in previous posts, the convention has been organized for two purposes, promoting the fun and vitality of playing tabletop roleplaying games via services like … Continue reading →
Category BrigadeCon, Call of Cthulhu, Edge of the Empire, Firefly, Hollow Earth Expedition, Online Games, Playing in Games, RuneQuest, Running Games, The Blog, Ubiquity · Tagged with BrigadeCon, Hollow Earth Expedition, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, Runequest
Spectrum Shifts
Posted by Runeslinger on July 3, 2014 · 10 Comments
I encounter a lot of certainty on the Internet, and no doubt convey no small amount of it myself – especially in posts like these. Hopefully, what registers that I am certain about is that we can rarely be certain of anything. Last week, I shared some ideas on gaming that seemed to register with … Continue reading →
Charting a spectrum of play
Posted by Runeslinger on June 24, 2014 · 6 Comments
As has been mentioned on this blog in a few places, such as posts and videos on developing a language for describing play, there are times when speaking about the hobby of roleplay with other roleplayers of different experience can end up in an utter failure to communicate. People enjoy the conversation, but can sometimes not … Continue reading →
The right way to play
Posted by Runeslinger on June 22, 2014 · 7 Comments
For whatever reason, there is a strangely large divide between those who want to talk and write about the different tools and techniques GMs and Players can use in their games, and those who do not. Technique is slightly more acceptable as a topic than the benefit of a capacity for showmanship, meaning it is … Continue reading →
Category Playing in Games, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, YouTube Channel · Tagged with Elitism in gaming, game theory







