On Quality and Consequence
Posted by Runeslinger on January 5, 2019 · 1 Comment
The question I hope to raise is simply this: if we, as either producers of RPG products or the purchases of them, find a product which does not meet our standards, what will we do about it?
Category Actual Play, Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Reviews, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, The Gamers, The Games · Tagged with RPG editing, RPG proofreading, RPG quality, RPG writing
On Diana Jones and the ENNIES
Posted by Runeslinger on August 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Diana Jones award for what… or is it ‘who’? I don’t follow award shows or prizes, but the Diana Jones award for this year crossed my stream and I noticed with interest the award going to the Actual Play Movement. It is an interesting thing that this award can be presented to an idea, and … Continue reading →
Category Casting the Shadows, Product Reviews, Shadowscast, The Gamers, Under the Hood · Tagged with Diana Jones Award, ENNIES Awards, roleplaying games
Ministry of Unusual Affairs: GM Notes 1
Posted by Runeslinger on June 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
What follows is a brief Q&A with the GM of our Play by e-Mail campaign featuring Agents of the Ministry of Unusual Affairs, using Leagues of Gothic Horror – a supplement for Leagues of Adventure. GM (Murderbunny): I was looking forward to the recap of the caper in the caves. Thanks for this; reliving the campaign … Continue reading →
Category Actual Play, Characters and Support Cast, Horror, Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, Leagues of Gothic Horror Actual Play, Live Game Report, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Gamers, Themes and Intentions, Ubiquity · Tagged with campaign preparation, Games, GM Advice, Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, roleplaying, roleplaying games, RPG
“You are doing it wrong…”
Posted by Runeslinger on May 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment
We can all make mistakes. An expression of which I am particularly fond is that even monkeys fall from trees. We can trip while walking upstairs, we can fumble with our keys, spill our drinks, and we can be mistaken in our understanding of things we have learned and been taught. Mistakes are many of … Continue reading →
Category Preparation and Preparedness, The Blog, The Gamers, YouTube Channel · Tagged with Games, GM Advice, GNS Theory, roleplaying games, The Big Model
Cult of the Video GM
Posted by Runeslinger on February 2, 2017 · 10 Comments
With Perkins and Mercer as the best-known representatives, gaming as spectator sport is rapidly spreading, especially among newcomers and those who seek to return to the hobby, but do not know how. With Perkin’s ‘Acquisitions Inc show for Pax being far toward one end of this representation and Mercer’s Critical Role heading more toward the … Continue reading →
Category Actual Play, Live Game Report, Online Games, Reviews, The Blog, The Gamers, The Games, YouTube Channel · Tagged with Games, Google+, roleplaying, RPG, The Blog, themes, YouTube






