Window on the World
Posted by Runeslinger on September 6, 2010 · 5 Comments
From the perspective of being the GM, which of the following descriptive passages do you think works best? A As you look across the bridge, thousands of metres above the frozen surface of the river, the wind slices through your clothing like a sharp blade. The cold penetrates your flesh with a chill deeper than … Continue reading →
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Seasoning Ashes to Taste
Posted by Runeslinger on September 2, 2010 · 5 Comments
As a GM or player, how important is the system to you? For the past few weeks, I have been trying quite hard to get into Burning Wheel. I don’t have that much time to go over new game systems at the best of times, and less time to try to run them, but from … Continue reading →
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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 →
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Let the games begin~
Posted by Runeslinger on April 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
This is the first time in a long time that I am neither running nor playing in a game. As I am quite prolific, with multiple storylines coursing through my veins at any given time, I find I must give voice to my thoughts on roleplaying and roleplayers in some small way while I wait … Continue reading →
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