Palladium Fantasy: My turn behind the dice

I haven’t had an opportunity to play in a Palladium Fantasy game since 1989. In a few weeks, that will change. Imagine my anticipation~  A close friend, and one of the people for whom I am running my own Palladium Fantasy PBeM, will be returning the favour, taking up the mantle of GM for the … Continue reading →

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Always say, ‘Yes…’

Honestly, this little piece of contested GM advice is one of the few issues debated online that I feel has strong arguments on both sides. I am certain that there is a clear and distinct genesis for this idea, but I am most familiar with the form it took from the lineage of players who … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed – 9 (Call of Cthulhu)

The seed this week is a dark and curious one, for Call of Cthulhu: A reclusive, and reportedly cruel magnate of the steel industry has passed away at the age of 99. There are minor problems with the will, in particular the curious instructions left for the dispensation of a variety of rare and presumably … Continue reading →

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PBeM Report 7 ~ Long Winter Shadows – A Single Step

The Kobold Lair (continued) (Based as before on notes taken by Player the first and revised by the GM and his near-eidetic memory) This is a recounting of, what to my recollection, is the first great encounter of my young life as a wandering practitioner of the mystical arts. Please forgive the ramblings of an … Continue reading →

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The Goals of an RPG, or the R.P.G’s of gaming

If it’s not fun, don’t play. -One-Eyed Man I imagine we all agree with the preceding statement unless we have issues with masochism or other self-interest eschewing disorders. That said, I have been coming across repeated statements ‘out there’ that the purpose of the GM in an RPG, and by extension an RPG’s ultimate goal, … Continue reading →

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