Posted by Runeslinger on December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This will be my final entry for the December 2011 RPG Blog Carnival. This post fills out the trio of posts I wished to contribute on the theme during this carnival: namely the potential hero in each character, the GM’s role in calling heroes to action, and the value of incorporating heroes both living and … Continue reading →
Category Aberrant, Adventure!, Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, The Blog, Trinity (Aeon) · Tagged with character background, Character creation, Role-playing game, RPG Blog Carnival, running games, themes, Thoughts
Posted by Runeslinger on December 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Palladium Fantasy, but is easily transplanted to other gardens, of course. This seed is geared toward a new group of fledgling adventurers and in keeping with this month’s RPG Blog Carnival, deals with a call to heroism. Hopefully, the forthcoming GM’s Kit for this grand old game will be released … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on December 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Shadowrun. I have been meaning to post more material for both it and Aces & Eights, but other things have had to come first. Not so this week! This seed finds the runners trying to turn someone else’s misfortune into profit, while trying to prevent a similar misfortune from befalling … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments
I have been gaming for a long time, but I haven’t played many heroes. I have had my share of great and memorable characters, but few I would call heroic. Even as a GM with a strong tendency toward using settings which encourage hard choices and calls toward a higher purpose, I have rarely had … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on December 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Hollow Earth Expedition, and pits the characters against a series of cruel traps before finally subjecting them to the greatest challenge of all. The original version of this seed first saw life in my 1st Edition AD&D days a century ago. Another version, with almost nothing in common but the … Continue reading →