Posted by Runeslinger on October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Believe it or not, another of my RPG prayers has been answered. BF Wolfe, damage curve analyst, and the motive force behind Lucas ‘Cool Hand Luke’ Rom in my Mechwarrior Campaign, Hair of the Dog, is just wrapping up character creation and concept tweaking with a group of us in order to start a campaign … Continue reading →
Category A Time of War, A Time of War Actual Play, Battletech, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Campaign Recaps, Playing in Games, Reports · Tagged with Battletech, Battletech Universe, Character creation, Play-by-mail game, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG
Posted by Runeslinger on October 26, 2011 · 5 Comments
I did a lot of gaming this weekend, and combined with the increased traffic in my PBeM as a result of ‘mech combat ending allowing normal communications to resume, I found myself thinking about immersion in character in terms of things players do to prevent it even while being very actively and for the most … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on October 20, 2011 · 5 Comments
In August, my wife claims to have widowed herself by giving me an Acer A500 Iconia tablet. Reports of my death notwithstanding, I thought I would share my reaction to the tablet after some serious usage time. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the A500 Iconia is a tablet with a 10- inch display, … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on October 14, 2011 · 2 Comments
Assume for a moment that not that long ago, the world – for all intents and purposes – died. How long would it take for you to come to terms with the idea that there were certain things you would never again have the pleasure of experiencing? Certain tastes, certain events, certain places, certain scents … Continue reading →
Category Call of Cthulhu, Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Desolation, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Rapture, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character Development, Cthulhu Mythos, Death, Desolation, roleplaying, setting development
Posted by Runeslinger on October 8, 2011 · 2 Comments
This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is once again being hosted by Campaign Mastery, on the theme of Making Loot Part of the Plot. While I do not generally engage in the genres and styles of gaming most commonly associated with the concept of “loot,” I do think that there are many elements to this topic … Continue reading →
Casting Shadows 