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Saturday Seed ~ 135 (Shadowrun)
This week’s Saturday Seed is for Shadowrun. It is a seed about a dead man, with deadly property. The Seed This seed deals with a classic case of a simple job which turns out to be something else, coupled with more than the normal amount of fear, loathing, and uncertainty and wrapped in an unhealthy … Continue reading →
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Is there a person in personality?
I have recently become involved in a conversation about roleplaying which is not new, but this time is with people new to me, and more importantly is with people who do not seem to argue for the sake of arguing nor argue solely to win. The question at hand most recently has been the degree … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 134 (Call of Cthulhu)
This week’s Saturday Seed is for Call of Cthulhu. It is a very cruel little seed appropriate for any era from the 1890’s forward. The Seed This seed deals with responsibility, the realization of guilt after the fact, and a personal challenge to overcome great vileness. Planting the seed The seed is appropriate for a … Continue reading →
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Neither a Mark nor a Lender be: Kickstarter
Erik Tenkar has been keeping an eye on RPG Kickstarter projects for a while now, and I appreciate his perspective on the phenomenon of some of these explosive bidding processes followed by months of waiting and – more often than not, it seems, by delays. I especially appreciate that he does not proclaim the sky … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 133 (Leagues of Adventure)
This week’s Saturday Seed is for Leagues of Adventure from Triple Ace Games. It is a very small seed which starts out in the city and heads off into the little known reaches of distant lands. The Seed This seed deals with the spirit of adventure, the quest for knowledge, the virtue of loyalty, and … Continue reading →
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