We could be heroes… (Blog Carnival 12-2011)

Posted by Runeslinger on December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments 

I have been gaming for a long time, but I haven’t played many heroes. I have had my share of great and memorable characters, but few I would call heroic. Even as a GM with a strong tendency toward using settings which encourage hard choices and calls toward a higher purpose, I have rarely had … Continue reading →

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December RPG Blog Carnival – Heroes Living & Dead

Posted by Runeslinger on December 1, 2011 · 27 Comments 

In many if not most RPGs, the characters are called upon in one way or another to be heroes. They may not all be heroes we can look up to, or even recognize at first glance as being heroes, but – in the heat of the moment if nothing else – heroes they are. From … Continue reading →

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A Pentacle of Trapping (Blog Carnival, 11-2011)

Posted by Runeslinger on November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments 

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is ‘how to think like a villain’ with a focus on traps and tricks. My first entry this month was focused on the villains. This one is focused on the traps, and covers my pentacle of trapping; the five principles on which I base my traps. On Berin Kinsman’s Dire … 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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