On this battlefield, no one wins
Posted by Runeslinger on August 24, 2010 · 2 Comments
In a few weeks, I will be engaged in playing a game wherein, due to a lack of time and players with compatible schedules, the GM and I have decided to employ a variant of troupe-style play that I haven’t really had to use since I was first introduced to gaming (which was just after … Continue reading →
Filed under Characters and Support Cast, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with playing in games, roleplaying, running games
Always say, ‘Yes…’
Posted by Runeslinger on August 3, 2010 · 2 Comments
Honestly, this little piece of contested GM advice is one of the few issues debated online that I feel has strong arguments on both sides. I am certain that there is a clear and distinct genesis for this idea, but I am most familiar with the form it took from the lineage of players who … Continue reading →
Filed under Running Games, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with roleplaying, running games, Thoughts
The Goals of an RPG, or the R.P.G’s of gaming
Posted by Runeslinger on July 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
If it’s not fun, don’t play. -One-Eyed Man I imagine we all agree with the preceding statement unless we have issues with masochism or other self-interest eschewing disorders. That said, I have been coming across repeated statements ‘out there’ that the purpose of the GM in an RPG, and by extension an RPG’s ultimate goal, … Continue reading →
Filed under Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with players, roleplaying, The Blog
Premature Imagination
Posted by Runeslinger on July 23, 2010 · 6 Comments
If one spends any time at all reading RPG fora, I think one comes away with the sense that like spies, roleplayers, when discussing systems and mechanics, can often be, “a bunch of bitchy little girls.” Admit it. You know that it’s true. Listen to this post with commentary from 2020~ Casting Shadows Podcast~ It … Continue reading →
Filed under Playing in Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with playing in games, roleplaying, RPG, Thoughts
Die for Life
Posted by Runeslinger on June 28, 2010 · 4 Comments
Technical Question: Do you think your GMs kill PCs when the dice tell them to do so? In some systems or genres, this issue comes up far more often than others, but it is not uncommon in RPGs for action or other forms of peril to place the players’ characters in the way of bodily … Continue reading →
Filed under Playing in Games, Technical Questions · Tagged with Dice, playing in games, roleplaying
Casting Shadows 