The Imbalance Principle
Posted by Runeslinger on September 15, 2010 · 6 Comments
Prologue: Due to a lack of clarity on my part in a post earlier this week, I find myself with a new post to write. The topic isn’t new, and I have referred to it in passing before, but in this entry, we will drag the bastard out into the sunlight and see what happens. … Continue reading →
Seasoning Ashes to Taste
Posted by Runeslinger on September 2, 2010 · 5 Comments
As a GM or player, how important is the system to you? For the past few weeks, I have been trying quite hard to get into Burning Wheel. I don’t have that much time to go over new game systems at the best of times, and less time to try to run them, but from … Continue reading →
Category Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with role-playing, roleplaying, RPG, running games, The Blog, Thoughts
Random Encounter: The Analyst’s Couch
Posted by Runeslinger on August 26, 2010 · 2 Comments
His name is known throughout the land, and his tales are oft-repeated in the taverns and quiet spaces of many neighbouring lands. His exploits are legendary… and becoming legends. If he were here, the very ground would shake beneath his booted feet. He lives in the keep on the hill, overlooking Ogre Pass. When he is not … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, The Blog, The Gamers, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character Development, playing in games, roleplaying
On this battlefield, no one wins
Posted by Runeslinger on August 24, 2010 · 2 Comments
In a few weeks, I will be engaged in playing a game wherein, due to a lack of time and players with compatible schedules, the GM and I have decided to employ a variant of troupe-style play that I haven’t really had to use since I was first introduced to gaming (which was just after … Continue reading →
Category Characters and Support Cast, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with playing in games, roleplaying, running games
Billy Idol’s Guide to Gaming
Posted by Runeslinger on August 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
I am convinced that not only was Billy Idol an avid gamer with a penchant for dragon-baiting and studded leather, but that he was also an expert developer of exquisitely detailed characters. If you read the following entry and are still unconvinced, I believe that if you look carefully at a freeze-frame of Mr. Idol … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with playing in games, The Blog, Thoughts
Casting Shadows 