Posted by Runeslinger on February 11, 2018 · 2 Comments
A brief note of introduction before we learn how Grimaud came to meet Chekhov. Over the past year and more a small group of friends and I have been running Triple Ace Games’ All for One: Regime Diabolique as a co-operative, co-GM’d campaign. The game, developed for the Ubiquity Roleplaying system and inspiringly written by … Continue reading →
Category All for One: Regime Diabolique, Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, YouTube Channel · Tagged with Grimaud's Crowbar, Narration in Roleplaying Games, narrative authority, narrative voice, roleplaying games
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 →
Posted by Runeslinger on May 7, 2017 · 1 Comment
The new release from the Design Mechanism for April was a scenario collection called Parallel Lines. Usually, when a new book from the Design Mechanism is released, I do some sort of overview and share my thoughts here, on my YouTube channel, or both. This time is a little different as I have had a … Continue reading →
Category BRP, BRP/RQ, Hawkmoon, Luther Arkwright, Mythras, Product Overviews, Runequest, The Blog, YouTube Channel · Tagged with Design Mechanism, Luther Arkwright, Mythras, Parallel Lines, RuneQuest 6
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
Posted by Runeslinger on November 2, 2016 · Leave a Comment
I had a Burnsian experience with BrigadeCon this year as my best-laid plans went agley indeed. I was able to help out in the lead-up to BrigadeCon both ‘out front’ in mentions during RPGaDay, as well as in some video promotional material. I was also able to assist a bit ‘behind the scenes’ in most … Continue reading →