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Conspicuous RPG Consumption
I recently moved. While there are many tales I could tell about these experiences, such as the death-defying stunts perpetrated by the movers working with no safety gear on a small elevator platform 12 storeys up and outside my kitchen window, I will keep this focused on RPG stuff. Having movers come over to my … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 193 (A Time of War)
This is a seed for the Battletech roleplaying game, A Time of War. While for convenience of writing it will make the assumption the characters are mechwarriors, no such requirement is needed. The seed This seed is all about storms, calms, and storms to come. Planting the seed This seed can be planted during a … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 192 (All for One)
This is a seed for the supernatural, swashbuckling, musketeers RPG from Triple Ace Games, All for One: Regime Diabolique. The seed This seed is all about old problems coming home to roost. Planting the seed This seed can be planted at any national event or festival, when the city population expands with visitors, delegates, merchants and … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 191 (The Morrow Project)
This is a seed for the post-nuclear war reclamation and rebuilding RPG, the Morrow Project. The seed This seed focuses on how the universe can be cruel and kind in the same toss of the dice. What we think we know, we may not. What was safe, may be safe no longer…despite appearances to the … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 190 (Star Wars)
This is a seed for whatever version of a Star Wars roleplaying game you might play, with a strong bias toward those who hold little to no sympathy for the Galactic Empire. The seed This seed focuses on criminal interplay in the shadows of the Outer Rim. While not necessarily requiring the characters to be … Continue reading →
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