Character Poisoning

Posted by Runeslinger on November 22, 2011 · 10 Comments 

Over the past few weeks I have been observing a side-effect of having a strong character-concept which I have not seen since the early days of White Wolf games. This side-effect, the result of what on the surface seem to be player traits beneficial to good play, works in the background to erode fun, and … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 78 (All for One)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This week’s seed is for All for One: Regime Diabolique and puts the characters’ commitment to the King to the test as they are called upon to choose between their duty, and what is right. The Seed In pursuit of an enemy of the state (a person who has earned the true enmity of the … Continue reading →

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Objects in Motion

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

When I first came to Korea, I was too busy adapting to life, working 12hr days 6 days a week, and training in two martial arts to have any time to run, play or seek a roleplaying game of any kind. Eventually, I got a little time and tried to run and play in some … Continue reading →

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Saturday Seed ~ 77 (Mechwarrior)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This week’s seed is for A Time of War and is meant to combine the dramatic tensions of a colleague’s brush with debilitating stress, with the challenge of a rescue operation. The seed This seed is planted in the cold and infertile soil of space, and will spring to life around a unit of characters … Continue reading →

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Cracking Open the Skull of Evil (11-2011 Blog Carnival)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 9, 2011 · 4 Comments 

Next stop: Grave Wisdom~

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by Elthos RPG on the topic of “How to Think Like a Villain.” It is a daunting topic to be sure, but one with which every GM has to deal on a fairly regular basis, even if the primary sources for their games is printed adventures and … Continue reading →

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