Taming of the Geek: Social Contracts for Gaming
I was among the generation of gamers who got a lot of flak from parents about playing D&D. In fact, it was flat-out forbidden – which of course, only limited where I could play, not if. Unlike most of those I have met over the years who had to covertly enjoy roleplaying games, my parents … Continue reading
Shadowscast – episode 3
This episode touches on four topics. We continue our look at Seoul as a setting, discuss gaming in public, review the excellent service from Noble Knight Games, and take a look at our initial impressions of the Ubiquity Roleplaying System. Volume 1, Episode 3 Related articles Shadowscast – episode 1 from Casting Shadows (runeslinger.wordpress.com) Shadowscast … Continue reading
Divvying up the Divinations
I don’t play too many games where predicting the future comes up all that often. Additionally, I don’t find my players actually take this sort of past information-gathering skill too often, usually being more in favour of interacting with Contacts and so on, but when they do, I like to shoot for portraying things as … Continue reading
Shadowscast – episode 2
This Shadowscast was shot on location in Seoul earlier this week. My recurring guest, Kyrei once again submits himself to some difficult questions to share some core ideas and hopefully spark some conversation or perhaps debate…. and yes, that is a Technoir hoodie with the ‘Cast’ icon on the back. Kyrei is holding out for … Continue reading
Shadowscast – episode 1
This blog will be incorporating video posts for RPG material into the normal flow of things from now on. I am planning on releasing no more than 1 per month, but the initial episodes will have an experimental nature which may include alterations of schedule, format, and content. Initial Intentions The video posts will cover … Continue reading
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