Shadowscast – episode 1
This blog will be incorporating video posts for RPG material into the normal flow of things from now on. I am planning on releasing no more than 1 per month, but the initial episodes will have an experimental nature which may include alterations of schedule, format, and content. Initial Intentions The video posts will cover … Continue reading
In the footsteps of giants~ (RPG Blog Carnival – 12-2011)
This will be my final entry for the December 2011 RPG Blog Carnival. This post fills out the trio of posts I wished to contribute on the theme during this carnival: namely the potential hero in each character, the GM’s role in calling heroes to action, and the value of incorporating heroes both living and … Continue reading
Calls to Harms… (RPG Blog Carnival – 12-2011)
As we start the second full week of December’s RPG Blog Carnival, discussions about the entries from last week, particularly ‘Honeymoon Adventure’ have led me in this direction: The care and feeding of heroes without fudging or molly-coddling If a hero is someone who is willing to answer a call to action, and is perhaps … Continue reading
We could be heroes… (Blog Carnival 12-2011)
I have been gaming for a long time, but I haven’t played many heroes. I have had my share of great and memorable characters, but few I would call heroic. Even as a GM with a strong tendency toward using settings which encourage hard choices and calls toward a higher purpose, I have rarely had … Continue reading
December RPG Blog Carnival – Heroes Living & Dead
In many if not most RPGs, the characters are called upon in one way or another to be heroes. They may not all be heroes we can look up to, or even recognize at first glance as being heroes, but – in the heat of the moment if nothing else – heroes they are. From … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 