Posted by Runeslinger on March 29, 2012 · 2 Comments
This is the first installment of reports for my current face-to-face campaign which is using Triple Ace Games’ excellent All for One: Regime Diabolique. For those unfamiliar with this amazing game, it uses the Ubiquity Roleplaying System from Exile Games Studio (makers of Hollow Earth Expedition) which TAG has licensed for this property and several … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on March 23, 2012 · 4 Comments
This episode touches on the new Super Hero RPG based too firmly in the Marvel Universe, and the future loss of Guidance from Triple Ace Games. We look in more depth at using Korea as a location for gaming (this time with Bonus Content!) and compare the approach of “telling the story” versus “discovering it.” Volume 1, … Continue reading →
Category All for One: Regime Diabolique, Playing in Games, Reviews, Running Games, Shadowscast, The Blog, Themes and Intentions, Ubiquity · Tagged with All for One, Call of Cthulhu, Hollow Earth Expedition, Role-playing game, roleplaying, Shadowscast, Ubiquity, Video blogging
Posted by Runeslinger on February 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This episode touches on three topics. First, I discuss gaming from the point of view of one layer of immersion: genre fidelity. Second, we examine the possibility of really meshing tactical and roleplaying elements in a single game. Finally, I share some quick tips for running a campaign as a Play-By-e-Mail game. Specific games which get mentioned are All for One: … Continue reading →
Category All for One: Regime Diabolique, Desolation, Hollow Earth Expedition, Running Games, Shadowscast, The Blog, Ubiquity · Tagged with All for One, Call of Cthulhu, Hollow Earth Expedition, Role-playing game, Shadowscast, Ubiquity
Posted by Runeslinger on February 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This post is intended both to help newcomers to All for One: Regime Diabolique get into the game more smoothly by discussing elements of the free-form magic system which can raise questions, and offer some ideas for reconciling magic and musketeers. Subsequent posts will look at physical combat, social combat, and the role of secret societies … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on February 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is an introductory set up for All for One: Regime Diabolique. It is set in Paris and while short, has the capacity to fuel an entire campaign. The Seed The musketeers are debauching themselves flamboyantly in a tavern of all places when a familiar face, whitened from sheer terror, sends them out … Continue reading →