Giving Powergamers What They Deserve…

Posted by Runeslinger on February 5, 2014 · 6 Comments 

Chances are if you asked a room full of gamers to list some negative player types, powergamer, min/maxer, rules lawyer, and thespian would vie for first place… Then the powergamer would take out the min/maxer from a position of advantage in a flurry of massive dice rolls, and the rules lawyer would drown in the … Continue reading →

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Conspicuous RPG Consumption

Posted by Runeslinger on February 3, 2014 · 4 Comments 

I recently moved. While there are many tales I could tell about these experiences, such as the death-defying stunts perpetrated by the movers working with no safety gear on a small elevator platform 12 storeys up and outside my kitchen window, I will keep this focused on RPG stuff. Having movers come over to my … Continue reading →

Category Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog

Saturday Seed ~ 193 (A Time of War)

Posted by Runeslinger on February 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

This is a seed for the Battletech roleplaying game, A Time of War. While for convenience of writing it will make the assumption the characters are mechwarriors, no such requirement is needed. The seed This seed is all about storms, calms, and storms to come. Planting the seed This seed can be planted during a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 192 (All for One)

Posted by Runeslinger on January 25, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

This is a seed for the supernatural, swashbuckling, musketeers RPG from Triple Ace Games, All for One: Regime Diabolique. The seed This seed is all about old problems coming home to roost. Planting the seed This seed can be planted at any national event or festival, when the city population expands with visitors, delegates, merchants and … Continue reading →

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Roundup: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival

Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2013 · 5 Comments 

December’s RPG Blog Carnival for 2013 has reached the end of its run. Despite the tremendous distractions of all the things December brings with it, the RPG blogging community contributed quite a few useful posts on the topic of Taking Charge. Some look forward into the year to come. Others are timeless reminders of good … Continue reading →

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