Saturday Seed ~ 144 (Unhallowed Metropolis)
Posted by Runeslinger on February 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Unhallowed Metropolis released by Atomic Overmind Press. There has been a lot of smoke and fog around here lately, so…you know. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on Ancient Scroll on random Saturdays~ The seed The seed is intended to fester in the minds of the characters, primarily taking place in … Continue reading →
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Do we, in truth, need Truth?
Posted by Runeslinger on February 12, 2013 · 5 Comments
I am a big fan of truth. I have all their albums. I have been a fan of truth for so long it has gone in and out of vogue more times than I can count. Of course, I was an English major so there is some veracity to the claims that I may not … Continue reading →
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Shadowscast Episode 10
Posted by Runeslinger on January 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This tenth episode of Shadowscast, the last of Volume 1 and a year of presenting ideas in this way, presents many short segments on Korea ranging from the mundane to the threatening with a side order of delicious, a few short unboxing clips from the last few months, one segment offering a short overview on … Continue reading →
Filed under All for One: Regime Diabolique, Casting the Shadows, Desolation, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Leviathans, Playing in Games, Reports, Running Games, Shadowscast, Ubiquity · Tagged with gaming, Korea, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, setting development, Shadowscast, South Korea
Genre is Rule 0
Posted by Runeslinger on January 27, 2013 · 7 Comments
Now available in audio form with commentary from 2020 Casting Shadows Podcast I watched a video clip yesterday evening which asked “Why?” in connection to the disparity in numbers between those who will choose to respond to an ad looking for D&D or Pathfinder players as compared to the number who will respond to ads … Continue reading →
Filed under Aces & Eights, All for One: Regime Diabolique, Brass&Steel, Call of Cthulhu, Godlike, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Running Games, Stormbringer, Technical Questions, Technoir, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Aces & Eights, dungeon crawl classics, Dungeons & Dragons, gaming, genre conventions, Role-playing game, roleplaying games, RPG, running games, World of Darkness, Wraith the Oblivion
Casting Runes 1: Percentile Violence~
Posted by Runeslinger on January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment
There are many reasons why I selected RuneQuest to support my serious foray back into fantasy gaming after all these years (No, Vampire: The Dark Ages does not count). Chief among these reasons is the basic simplicity of the core mechanics and the enjoyable lethality of the combat system. At this point in time, I … Continue reading →
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