Day 6: #RPGaDay 2018 – “Real Feel”
Week 2: ‘How’ Questions Prompt: How can players make a world seem real? It’s Monday. For anyone who has a job or goes to school, Monday has a particular feel, a certain tone. It is distinct from morning, or the time we have to get up for work, or drop what we are … Continue reading
Day 5: #RPGaDay 2018 – “Recurring”
Weekend: NPC Questions Prompt: Favorite Recurring Like Saturday’s response, as this is one of this year’s returning or “fan favorite” questions, I will stick close to the present days of my gaming. It wasn’t easy to separate out the single-use from the recurring NPCs, but I am mostly satisfied with … Continue reading
Day 4: #RPGaDay 2018 – “Memorable”
Weekend: NPC Questions Prompt: Most Memorable In 35 years of gaming I am pretty sure that I have forgotten a lot of NPCs. I have certainly met, made, mulched, and manipulated my fair share of them. One thing that has happened over the years is that patterns (how we humans love or patterns) or types … Continue reading
Day 3: #RPGaDay 2018 – “Endurance”
Week One: WHAT? Prompt: What gives an RPG staying power? Some people of my acquaintance have stayed with one or just a few games over their time as enjoyers of the hobby, but most of my gamer friends prefer to roam a long buffet of delightful options. Like at a buffet, however, there are certain … Continue reading
Day 2: #RPGaDay 2018 – “Hope”
Week One: WHAT? Prompt: What do you look for in an RPG? The great Jeff Combos, creator of the Hollow Earth Expedition RPG and the Ubiquity Roleplaying System which has gone on from powering it to so many other excellent games shared in words a concept which resonated with me strongly. There is the idea … Continue reading
Casting Shadows 