Discomfort, Fear, Terror, and Vast Cosmic Horror, on a dime a day

Posted by Runeslinger on June 13, 2010 · 8 Comments 

A blog I have been reading regularly since I started using WordPress (The Black Campbell), mentioned in passing the difficulty of running horror games and that, plus listening to some podcasts of actual games got me thinking about the skills it takes, and the effort that is required to set specific moods in a game session. … Continue reading →

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SFB meets Prime Directive

Posted by Runeslinger on June 9, 2010 · 2 Comments 

This idea has been on my prodigious back-burner for a very long time. The basic idea is to have the game be mostly roleplay using Prime Directive, where the consequences for political ham-handedness can be played out using Starfleet Battles. The scenario I have in mind is like the episode (Friday’s Child, season 2) where … Continue reading →

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Trinity: Planning and running the game~ pt 6

Posted by Runeslinger on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Why can’t we all just get along? Over the years, I have tried many ways to get groups of players, new to gaming or not, or new to each other or not, or some combination in between, to design the group of characters in the same way as they design their own characters. While I … Continue reading →

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Palladium Fantasy: a pleasant return, pt 1

Posted by Runeslinger on June 1, 2010 · 7 Comments 

The bulk of my RPG collection is in storage… on the other side of the Earth. Were it not for the not insignificant issues of weight and shipping costs, I would have had it all (or most of it at any rate) sent to me here, long ago. In order to sate a desire most … Continue reading →

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Trinity: Planning and running the game~ pt 5

Posted by Runeslinger on May 25, 2010 · 2 Comments 

It is time to take a look at how the Trinity game I am running got where it has gotten, and why certain decisions were made to either prevent that result, or allow it to continue. To recap for a moment, the series itself was set from the beginning to be one of heroic action, … Continue reading →

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