Iconic Heroes ~ part 3
Posted by Runeslinger on September 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A friend of mine asked me why I was choosing to use Icons for the mechanics of this story, seeing as how I didn’t really like aspects of it and consider it ‘not my thing.’ I gave him a long-winded response that boils down to, “I feel that I should give this lineage of games … Continue reading →
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Iconic Heroes – part 2
Posted by Runeslinger on September 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As all the players I can reasonably expect to enter the game, should the campaign survive the design phase, have seen Heroes, I suspect that I will dispense with origin stories. Such things can be set firmly in the hands of the players to relate. I think the focal point should rest on the development … Continue reading →
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Window on the World
Posted by Runeslinger on September 6, 2010 · 5 Comments
From the perspective of being the GM, which of the following descriptive passages do you think works best? A As you look across the bridge, thousands of metres above the frozen surface of the river, the wind slices through your clothing like a sharp blade. The cold penetrates your flesh with a chill deeper than … Continue reading →
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Seasoning Ashes to Taste
Posted by Runeslinger on September 2, 2010 · 5 Comments
As a GM or player, how important is the system to you? For the past few weeks, I have been trying quite hard to get into Burning Wheel. I don’t have that much time to go over new game systems at the best of times, and less time to try to run them, but from … Continue reading →
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Let the games begin~
Posted by Runeslinger on April 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
This is the first time in a long time that I am neither running nor playing in a game. As I am quite prolific, with multiple storylines coursing through my veins at any given time, I find I must give voice to my thoughts on roleplaying and roleplayers in some small way while I wait … Continue reading →
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Casting Shadows 