Shadowscast – episode 1
Posted by Runeslinger on December 27, 2011 · 5 Comments
This blog will be incorporating video posts for RPG material into the normal flow of things from now on. I am planning on releasing no more than 1 per month, but the initial episodes will have an experimental nature which may include alterations of schedule, format, and content. Initial Intentions The video posts will cover … Continue reading →
Filed under All for One: Regime Diabolique, Desolation, Hollow Earth Expedition, Running Games, Shadowscast, The Blog · Tagged with Character Development, Role-playing game, running games, video log
In the footsteps of giants~ (RPG Blog Carnival – 12-2011)
Posted by Runeslinger on December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This will be my final entry for the December 2011 RPG Blog Carnival. This post fills out the trio of posts I wished to contribute on the theme during this carnival: namely the potential hero in each character, the GM’s role in calling heroes to action, and the value of incorporating heroes both living and … Continue reading →
Filed under Aberrant, Adventure!, Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, The Blog, Trinity (Aeon) · Tagged with character background, Character creation, Role-playing game, RPG Blog Carnival, running games, themes, Thoughts
Calls to Harms… (RPG Blog Carnival – 12-2011)
Posted by Runeslinger on December 12, 2011 · 10 Comments
As we start the second full week of December’s RPG Blog Carnival, discussions about the entries from last week, particularly ‘Honeymoon Adventure’ have led me in this direction: The care and feeding of heroes without fudging or molly-coddling If a hero is someone who is willing to answer a call to action, and is perhaps … Continue reading →
The Skill of Immersion
Posted by Runeslinger on October 26, 2011 · 5 Comments
I did a lot of gaming this weekend, and combined with the increased traffic in my PBeM as a result of ‘mech combat ending allowing normal communications to resume, I found myself thinking about immersion in character in terms of things players do to prevent it even while being very actively and for the most … Continue reading →
Filed under Casting the Shadows, Playing in Games, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with immersive roleplay, playing in games, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, running games
Looting Characters~ October RPG Blog Carnival
Posted by Runeslinger on October 8, 2011 · 2 Comments
This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is once again being hosted by Campaign Mastery, on the theme of Making Loot Part of the Plot. While I do not generally engage in the genres and styles of gaming most commonly associated with the concept of “loot,” I do think that there are many elements to this topic … Continue reading →
Filed under Playing in Games, Running Games, Technical Questions, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Blog carnival, Character Development, roleplaying, running games, setting development







