Saturday Seed ~ 189 (Call of Cthulhu)

This is a seed for Call of Cthulhu from Chaosium, now ostensibly in the final stretch of preparation before the eventual release of the game’s 7th and most greatly changed edition. The seed This seed focuses on cult activity and is suitable for both established and new groups. This can be planted for a slow … Continue reading →

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Roundup: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival

December’s RPG Blog Carnival for 2013 has reached the end of its run. Despite the tremendous distractions of all the things December brings with it, the RPG blogging community contributed quite a few useful posts on the topic of Taking Charge. Some look forward into the year to come. Others are timeless reminders of good … Continue reading →

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Being Like Water: December 2013 RPG Blog Carnival

My final entry in this month’s RPG Blog Carnival is a story of a player character from a campaign I ran many years ago who typified the ‘take charge’ attitude in an intriguing and non-confrontational way. Played by a novice, in a very large group, the character overcame intra-party politics, conflicting philosophies and religions, and … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 188 (Shadowrun)

This is a seed for Shadowrun of any particular edition. Depending on the runners’ relationships with their contacts and neighbors, it threatens to put them at varying degrees of disadvantage. The core of the seed is to have the runners wondering why them, and why now, while the answer may never, ever come to light. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 187 (Leagues of Adventure)

This Saturday Seed presents an idea for Leagues of Adventure, a great Ubiquity-powered game from the clever fellows at Triple Ace Games. The seed This seed involves stumbling from one peril into another, and is entangled with the strange people and places one meets in the unexplored reaches of the planet, while one is desperate … Continue reading →

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