Posted by Runeslinger on February 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for an adventure and exploration style game which to my mind means Leagues of Adventure or Hollow Earth Expedition. I am leaning toward Leagues of Adventure for this one as the added social complications of the Victorian period will heighten the tension. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on Ancient Scroll on … Continue reading →
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
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
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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Posted by Runeslinger on December 31, 2012 · 17 Comments
This post is an introduction to the series and as such little to no content was harmed in its making. As I mentioned last week, my next series on the blog will focus on RuneQuest. For whatever reason, I have never played it and from what I can see now, I should have. While I … Continue reading →
Filed under BRP, Preparation and Preparedness, Runequest, Running Games, Stormbringer, The Blog · Tagged with Ars Magica, Basic Role-Playing, Call of Cthulhu, Dragon Warriors, dungeon crawl classics, Plot Ideas, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, Runequest, running games, setting development, Stormbringer, Story Hooks
Casting Shadows 