Discomfort, Fear, Terror, and Vast Cosmic Horror, on a dime a day

Posted by Runeslinger on June 13, 2010 · 8 Comments 

A blog I have been reading regularly since I started using WordPress (The Black Campbell), mentioned in passing the difficulty of running horror games and that, plus listening to some podcasts of actual games got me thinking about the skills it takes, and the effort that is required to set specific moods in a game session. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seeds – 2 (World of Darkness)

Posted by Runeslinger on June 12, 2010 · 2 Comments 

WoD (any): The Embedded Journalist~ A good part of any World of Darkness game is in having the characters always a little worried about what else is out there in the darkness being more angsty, spooky, and manipulative than they themselves are. Over the years, I have found it helpful to incorporate a character I … Continue reading →

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RPG DNA – Truly Memorable Characters

Posted by Runeslinger on June 10, 2010 · 2 Comments 

I think some of my best memories of gaming would have to be the truly inspired and/or inspiring characters that players have created for my games.  A project for another day would be one where I list the great characters I have gotten to interact with as a player in others’ games. In no particular … Continue reading →

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RPG DNA – Memories and Inspirations

Posted by Runeslinger on June 10, 2010 · 1 Comment 

When I started this blog a little while ago, it seemed natural to me to include a blurb about how my perspective on gaming was formed and what my rpg roots are. As I hunted around for other blogs to fill out my blogroll and links list, I discovered to my pleasant surprise that this … Continue reading →

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SFB meets Prime Directive

Posted by Runeslinger on June 9, 2010 · 2 Comments 

This idea has been on my prodigious back-burner for a very long time. The basic idea is to have the game be mostly roleplay using Prime Directive, where the consequences for political ham-handedness can be played out using Starfleet Battles. The scenario I have in mind is like the episode (Friday’s Child, season 2) where … Continue reading →

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