Bonds, Trust, and Sandbaggers – Oh, my! Part 1
Posted by Runeslinger on March 11, 2026 · 2 Comments
This is the first in what might become a series of posts about episodes of the cold war spy series The Sandbaggers and how the events and relationships in the series can highlight and give nuance to our understanding of mechanisms within great RPGs like Delta Green and World War Cthulhu: Cold War~
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A Universe Parallel to the RPG Experience
Posted by Runeslinger on February 3, 2026 · Leave a Comment
Humans being humans, the way we express ourselves tends toward recognizable patterns which we can choose to hone. Looking at how an idea can be explored helps in ways that taking the idea doesn’t…
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The Silent Majority
Posted by Runeslinger on December 14, 2025 · 10 Comments
When I reflect on this blog and what my projects under the name of Runeslinger are, it is inescapable to conclude that in the beginning, these endeavors were rooted in an effort to maintain a conversation with the dead.
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I have seen the King, and he has Six Strings
Posted by Runeslinger on November 9, 2025 · 2 Comments
Recently, I managed to record a series of talks with Jason Connerley of the Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast Blog and Podcast about the film, Six-String Samurai, and part of that included taking my BRP adaptation of it out for a spin like a beloved platter from the days when music mattered.
Filed under Actual Play, BRP, BRP/RQ, Live Game Report, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Role-playing game, roleplaying, roleplaying games, Six-String Samurai
Returning to Pendragon… again
Posted by Runeslinger on September 29, 2025 · Leave a Comment
What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?
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