Palladium Fantasy: My turn behind the dice – The Druid
Posted by Runeslinger on August 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Druid: A million or so years ago when I played AD&D, I used to be quite fond of druids, and their representation within that system. As I reacquainted myself with Palladium, and got to know its 2nd Edition, I skipped over the druid repeatedly in favour of looking up other things. When Kyrei mentioned … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Palladium Fantasy, Playing in Games · Tagged with Character Development, Palladium Fantasy, playing in games
Palladium Fantasy: My turn behind the dice ~ The Palladin
Posted by Runeslinger on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Palladin: Yes – I, like most Palladium players, am aware that the real-world word, ‘paladin’ has but a single ‘l’. As soon as the world presented in this fantasy game becomes real, I will consider that extra ‘l’ a serious threat to the sanctity of the English language on a par with hip-hop lyrical … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Palladium Fantasy, Playing in Games · Tagged with Character Development, Palladium Fantasy, playing in games
Palladium Fantasy: My turn behind the dice
Posted by Runeslinger on August 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I haven’t had an opportunity to play in a Palladium Fantasy game since 1989. In a few weeks, that will change. Imagine my anticipation~ A close friend, and one of the people for whom I am running my own Palladium Fantasy PBeM, will be returning the favour, taking up the mantle of GM for the … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Palladium Fantasy, Playing in Games, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with Character Development, Palladium Fantasy, playing in games
The Goals of an RPG, or the R.P.G’s of gaming
Posted by Runeslinger on July 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
If it’s not fun, don’t play. -One-Eyed Man I imagine we all agree with the preceding statement unless we have issues with masochism or other self-interest eschewing disorders. That said, I have been coming across repeated statements ‘out there’ that the purpose of the GM in an RPG, and by extension an RPG’s ultimate goal, … Continue reading →
Category Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with players, roleplaying, The Blog
Premature Imagination
Posted by Runeslinger on July 23, 2010 · 6 Comments
If one spends any time at all reading RPG fora, I think one comes away with the sense that like spies, roleplayers, when discussing systems and mechanics, can often be, “a bunch of bitchy little girls.” Admit it. You know that it’s true. Listen to this post with commentary from 2020~ Casting Shadows Podcast~ It … Continue reading →
Category Playing in Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with playing in games, roleplaying, RPG, Thoughts
Casting Shadows 