Chargen: None of the Above
Posted by Runeslinger on October 4, 2011 · 2 Comments
I don’t like wasting time. Although the excruciating length of some of my blog posts might challenge that statement, I prefer to engage in something meaningful rather than dick around. For this reason, I tend to take special care laying out campaign proposals and character creation options, and expect players to work together to get … Continue reading →
Filed under Casting the Shadows, Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with Character creation, Desolation, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG
Mechwarrior PBeM report 6 ~ Report from the Front 1
Posted by Runeslinger on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
As of today we have entered into the tenth turn of mech combat in my Time of War PBeM campaign, Hair of the Dog. So far, events in the battle have been characterized by chaos, the suddenly shifting tides of fortune and fate, and maintaining cohesion in the face of too many obstacles to count. … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, Battletech, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Battletech Actual Play, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports · Tagged with A Time of War, Battletech, Catalyst Game Labs, Play-by-mail game, RPG
Middle-aged tech for a middle-aged man
Posted by Runeslinger on August 11, 2011 · 4 Comments
This week I entered the Tablet Age, as my wife generously purchased one for me. What a difference this week has made! As anyone who knows me will attest, I am not a fan of the cult whose temple lies at 1 Infinite Loop, so this was a choice between Windows7, Android, and WebOs. I … Continue reading →
Filed under Playing in Games, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog · Tagged with Android, Dice, playing in games, roleplaying, RPG, running games, Thoughts, Ubiquity
Mechwarrior PBeM Report 4c: Hand that Feeds (con’t)
Posted by Runeslinger on March 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This post continues the dramatized actual play report from the Mechwarrior ‘A Time of War’ RPG campaign ‘Hair of the Dog’ where PBeM Report 3 left off in its description of events as experienced by Mel ‘Mad Dog’ Winters. For details of the campaign and previous entries detailing the events therein, please start here. Hair of the … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports, Running Games · Tagged with Battletech, Play-by-mail game, role-playing, RPG
Mechwarrior PBeM Report 4b: Hair of the Dog (con’t)
Posted by Runeslinger on March 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This post continues the dramatized actual play report from the Mechwarrior ‘A Time of War’ RPG campaign ‘Hair of the Dog’ where PBeM Report 3 left off in its description of events as experienced by Velika ‘Blowtorch’ Kaldec. For details of the campaign and previous entries detailing the events therein, please start here. Hair of the Dog … Continue reading →
Filed under A Time of War, Battletech / Mechwarrior, Mechwarrior Live Game Reports, Running Games · Tagged with Battletech, Play-by-mail game, roleplaying, RPG




