Desolation Hangout 1
Posted by Runeslinger on October 6, 2013 · 2 Comments
On Wednesday, I hosted a hangout for some notable members of the YouTube RPG community to play the post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG, Desolation. The group was composed of a former arena athlete, a noble, a legionnaire and his young sister, and an outdoorsman. The setting was ostensibly the northern reaches of what used to be the … Continue reading →
Filed under Campaign Recaps, Desolation, Desolation Actual Play, Online Games, Running Games, The Blog, Ubiquity · Tagged with Desolation, Role-playing game, RPG, Sword & Sorcery, Ubiquity, Ubiquity Roleplaying System, YouTube
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Posted by Runeslinger on August 18, 2013 · 3 Comments
I have just returned from my first actual vacation since the summer of 2006… and that one was more like trading my day job for doing one of my hobbies full time. Perhaps it has been even longer since I have really taken time away from everything and just focused on relaxation and seeing the … Continue reading →
Filed under Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog, The Gamers, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Call of Cthulhu, character growth, comic book stores, gaming, roleplaying, RPG, Runequest, Shadowrun, Twilight 2000
Shadowscast Volume 2 Episode 2
Posted by Runeslinger on May 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This episode of Shadowscast, the second of Volume 2, presents more short segments on game ideas for Korea as a setting ranging from the supernatural to the curiously epicurean; one segment on the boundaries, inspiration, and limitations of art and visual aids in gaming and GMing; as well as some other odds and ends. For … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Broken Rooms, Playing in Games, Reports, Running Games, Shadowscast, Technical Questions, The Blog · Tagged with Aces&Eights, Broken Rooms, DCC, Hackmaster, Role-playing game, RPG, shamans
The Morrow Project Pre-Release: Character Generation
Posted by Runeslinger on May 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
For me, the character creation rules are often the window I use for getting a good understanding of how an RPG is intended to be interpreted and implemented. This section tends to be my first, best source of first impressions. Digging into my Pre-Release copy of The Morrow Project, I was quickly given the sense … Continue reading →
Filed under Morrow Project, Reports, The Blog · Tagged with Character creation, character creation rules, gaming, morrow project, Morrow Project Kickstarter, Morrow Project Overview, roleplaying, RPG
Shadowscast Volume 2 Episode 1
Posted by Runeslinger on April 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This new volume and episode of Shadowscast, the first of Volume 2, presents more short segments on Korea ranging from the floral to the culinary, and ultimately the political (seas of fire and all that) , a quick look at Magicians – the language learning RPG, an update on Android apps for the gamer who … Continue reading →
Filed under BRP, Magicians, Menace from Beyond, Playing in Games, Reports, Reviews, Runequest, Running Games, Shadowscast, Technical Questions, The Blog, Ubiquity · Tagged with gaming, Korea, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, setting development, Shadowscast, South Korea







