Call of Cthulhu Rises Again~
Posted by Runeslinger on November 18, 2023 · 2 Comments
In the imagined situation these characters and their decisions create and keep in motion, I have presented the players with some curious and upsetting details. As the clock ticks on, Terrence and Callum have followed their motivations, their curiosity, and their urge to find fame and fortune in breaking this case open in the papers. Smalls has found the secrets of the bloodthirsty book and its intimations about one Ludvig Prinn to be so fascinating it is worth heaving his massive bulk out of his shop and apartment on Newbury Street to uncover the truth of them.
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On Immersion and Engagement in RPG Play
Posted by Runeslinger on November 12, 2023 · 9 Comments
To help explore the topic of what can be meant in general, and what we specifically mean in a given example when we wax eloquent about immersion, I like to separate things into two defined experiences, that of immersion, and that of engagement. Immersion can suffice on its own, but as usual, the more things a word applies to the more ways it can subtly interfere with communication.
#RPGaDAY2023 Day 15
Posted by Runeslinger on August 15, 2023 · Leave a Comment
#RPGaDAY2023 Day 15: One can be an awesome number if it is the one-shot you are going to tell us about!
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On Starter Sets and Beginner Boxes
Posted by Runeslinger on November 13, 2022 · 7 Comments
I am a little more than halfway through my 39th year as a roleplayer. In that time, which yes seems both long and short to me, I have never really had a full starter set of any game to enjoy. I have had a few incomplete sets, mostly back in my early days as a … Continue reading →
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#RPGaDay2022 – Day 25: Where 4?
Posted by Runeslinger on August 25, 2022 · 1 Comment
Where a character has been can tell a lot about them, about the game you play them in, and the purpose to which play puts them~
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