The 2-Hour Fuse: How NOT to run Pulp Adventures
Over the last few weeks, I have been gearing up to run the first session of Hollow Earth Expedition for my game group here in Seoul. This past Sunday was our trial run, and the playtest of a one-shot introductory scenario based in Shanghai that I have been writing with intent to share with other … Continue reading
Thanks for the memories~
When I think about this hobby of ours and what it is that keeps me involved with it decade after decade, through feast and famine, I guess it comes down to three little things. I say little, but sometimes, the smallest things have the most significance. I’m in my 40s now, and there are lots … Continue reading
Turning the Wheel
This contribution to the March RPG Blog Carnival is really nothing more than a small suggestion which tries to suggest a means of bringing a healthy balance of the interrelationship of living and dying to the stories into which a group invests their time. What sort of game could we have if the characters played … Continue reading
Chasing Escapes
I have been thinking a lot about chase scenes lately as I prepare for the launching of our upcoming pulp campaign. I like chase scenes, particularly when it is the characters that are on the fleeing or escaping end of the chase, but this is much less often the case in heroic action games. To … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 