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Saturday Seed 121 (Call of Cthulhu)
This week we have another seed for Call of Cthulhu, although it would be quite easy to have this idea coil its way around a vague prequel for CthulhuTech, or even wander out into the realms of Rapture or Eclipse Phase with a little push or pinch here and there. The Casting Shadows blog offers … Continue reading →
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Alien Geometry?
The phrase ‘alien geometry’ conjures up a lot of bizarre images when given time and space in our fragile, human, thought continuities… even after we graduate from school. To some of us, standard geometry can get pretty alien. In Korea, particularly older parts of Seoul, even those with a firm grasp of angles and armed … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 120 (Call of Cthulhu)
This week we have a seed for Call of Cthulhu. I have been messing with things I should not and the by-product of that is the foundation of a new generation game for me, and for you…? This week’s Saturday Seed~ The Casting Shadows blog offers Saturday Seeds and campaign starters every Saturday (go figure…). Seeds … Continue reading →
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Broken Rooms: in my e-hands
At GenCon 2012, so the story goes, Greymalkin Designs released a limited run of hardcover copies of their new RPG, Broken Rooms. Not having been anywhere near that side of the Earth, I must content myself with the PDF obtained from my friendly enabler Drivethrurpg to take a look at it. Update: Curious about the … Continue reading →
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Saturday Seed ~ 119 (All for One)
This week we have a seed for All for One: Regime Diabolique. I have been participating in another Adventure Seeds project on the Triple Ace forum, and so many ideas have been taking shape, not all of which are appropriate for the format required. The result, of course, is one presented here for this week’s … Continue reading →
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