Posted by Runeslinger on February 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
I have been thinking about how dice actually shape my games, and wondering how it is possible for them to do so. Apart from the superstitions I have found reflected in the habits and thoughts of gamers I have met from around the world, in what ways do the dice we use collaborate in the … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on October 22, 2012 · 6 Comments
As readers of this blog already know, I like Play by e-Mail games and have found them much easier to run since the advent of Gmail. A few weeks ago, I transformed a game slated to be run as a PBeM into a game run via Google+ and my initial feeling is that I will … Continue reading →
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Posted by Runeslinger on October 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
With October upon us, and dreams of Halloween One-Shots in the air, the Seeds for the next four Saturdays will focus on horror, but perhaps not in the usual places. This week’s seed is for Aces & Eights and pits the characters against terrors in the darkness. The Casting Shadows blog offers Saturday Seeds and … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for A Time of War in celebration of the release of the A Time of War Companion. The Casting Shadows blog offers Saturday Seeds and campaign starters every Saturday (go figure…). Seeds from the blog also appear on Ancient Scroll. The seed This seed could serve as the basis of a … Continue reading →
Posted by Runeslinger on September 21, 2012 · 6 Comments
It has been ages since I posted about my Mechwarrior campaign. There has been a lot to say, some of which ended up in Shadowscasts 6 and 7, but there has been a lack of time to do much more than that. To make a long story short, we put the campaign on Indefinite Hiatus. … Continue reading →
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Casting Shadows 