Come hell or high water…

Posted by Runeslinger on June 15, 2012 · 10 Comments 

I have a bad feeling about this...

Anyone who has spent any time with games set in the World of Darkness has probably at one time or another wondered if their Storyteller were out to get them. While games like Vampire do not have a monopoly on pushing for consequences for character action, they certainly introduced a lot of young gamers to … Continue reading →

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Interrogation in ‘A Time of War’

Posted by Runeslinger on June 9, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Due in part to moving to a new city and starting a new job as the head of a newly created department, I have fallen woefully far behind in the actual play reports for my ongoing Mechwarrior PBeM. Much has happened since the last report, but this week has brought about a kind of scene … Continue reading →

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The Light that Never Warms (All for One: Regime Diabolique) – Campaign Report 5

Posted by Runeslinger on June 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Campaign: The Light that Never Warms  Story Two: I Came for the Waters Session 1 Turning Trouble’s Tables This is the fifth installment of reports for my current face-to-face campaign using Triple Ace Games’ fantastic All for One: Regime Diabolique ~ a game of supernatural intrigue and swashbuckling action in a dark reflection of 17th … Continue reading →

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Facilitating Function in Fractious Factions

Posted by Runeslinger on May 2, 2012 · 13 Comments 

Thoughts on Parties of Mixed Capability Inspired by Joss Whedon’s film based on Marvel’s Avengers Last week, thanks to early release dates in Asia, I watched the Avengers on a local screen in Daejeon, South Korea. As I was leaving the theatre I was struck by just how well Joss Whedon had managed to present … Continue reading →

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Whose Ticket to Ride?

Posted by Runeslinger on April 22, 2012 · 10 Comments 

I don’t play any type of D&D anymore, and as it has been 23 years since I left that particular game behind in favour of others I can be fairly sure that there will be no returning. From time to time, the urge to run a fantasy game surfaces, of course, but those urges are … Continue reading →

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