May of the Dead: Building Undead Cults from Nothing

 Another explanation… This post is the second of two entries the Casting Shadows blog is contributing to the May of the Dead blog carnival. This entry pulls back the curtains of misdirection and manipulation which allow the formation of undead cults through mundane not mystical means. The previous entry from this blog can be read here, and … Continue reading

The Light that Never Warms (All for One: Regime Diabolique) – Campaign Report 3

This is the third installment of reports for my current face-to-face campaign using Triple Ace Games’ excellent All for One: Regime Diabolique ~ a game of supernatural intrigue and swashbuckling action in a dark reflection of 17th Century France. This campaign emphasizes mystery, dark magics, and verbal sparring, but includes a dash of chasing and escaping … Continue reading

The Five Games that Influenced the Way I Play

When checking my blog feed after posting today, I discovered that a very similar idea had been proposed for discussion already. I caught wind of it from Dice Monkey’s post, which in turn sent me to Character Generation, and trawling through the comments of each. The similarities and curious differences in the lists presented are … Continue reading

The Light that Never Warms (All for One: Regime Diabolique) – Campaign Report 2

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This is the second installment of reports for my current face-to-face campaign which is using Triple Ace Games’ excellent All for One: Regime Diabolique ~ a game of supernatural intrigue and swashbuckling action in a dark reflection of 17th Century France. This campaign emphasizes intrigue, dark magics, and verbal sparring but includes a dash of chasing … Continue reading

Saturday Seed ~ 97 (All for One: Regime Diabolique)

This week’s seed is for All for One. It is crisis of choices disguised as a tale of action against dark forces. Although I feel strongly that the game plays to greater longevity with a heavier emphasis on sharp swords and sharper tongues than on the occult, this story has been creeping about the boneyard in my … Continue reading

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