Empty Worlds

As an advocate of discovering a tale during roleplay versus telling one, my exertion for games occurs more often in formulating realistic interactions with the activities of the players and NPCs according to the framework established for the game, coupled with expansion of that framework based on the events of each session. When choosing to tell a … Continue reading

Saturday Seed ~ 94 (Shadowrun)

This week’s seed is for Shadowrun, and it focuses on the healthy paranoia of runners. The seed PCs lacking in the paranoid perception department will find themselves fighting for their lives in a devastated building brought down by a very slick crew. Planting the seed This seed is appropriate for an established campaign and cast … Continue reading

Does size matter?

Most of us have no doubt heard at one point or another the witty retort that it is not the size of the wand, but rather the skill of the magician that determines effectiveness. While a discussion on this could likely give rise to numerous probing insights into the minds of gamers everywhere, I would … Continue reading

Saturday Seed ~ 93 (Call of Cthulhu)

This week’s seed is for Call of Cthulhu, and is intended to serve as a launching pad for investigations which leave the ‘normal’ world behind, or the turning point in a campaign where the Investigators realize they are in too deep and it is time to get the hell out of Dodge. The seed The … Continue reading

Serial Setting 2 ~ Introduction

The Casting Shadows blog will be launching its second Serial Setting next week. After much debate, it has been decided to once again focus on Hollow Earth Expedition, but the location will be a semi-fictional town in Korea in 1936, conveniently filled with strange mysteries, patriots and revolutionaries, cruel oppressors, lost treasures, and doorways to … Continue reading

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