Thanks for the memories~
Posted by Runeslinger on March 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When I think about this hobby of ours and what it is that keeps me involved with it decade after decade, through feast and famine, I guess it comes down to three little things. I say little, but sometimes, the smallest things have the most significance. I’m in my 40s now, and there are lots … Continue reading →
Filed under The Blog, The Gamers · Tagged with playing in games, Role-playing game, roleplaying, The Blog, Thoughts
Turning the Wheel
Posted by Runeslinger on March 7, 2011 · 2 Comments
This contribution to the March RPG Blog Carnival is really nothing more than a small suggestion which tries to suggest a means of bringing a healthy balance of the interrelationship of living and dying to the stories into which a group invests their time. What sort of game could we have if the characters played … Continue reading →
Filed under Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Character Development, roleplaying, running games, setting development, Thoughts
To Live and Die in Roleplay
Posted by Runeslinger on March 2, 2011 · 8 Comments
When I saw the announcement on Campaign Mastery that the RPG Blog Carnival theme for March was an open one covering the breadth of Life and Death in RPGs, my first thought was to wonder how many of the posts will focus on the latter half of the theme. Despite how much the hobby has grown, it is … Continue reading →
Filed under Characters and Support Cast, Running Games, Technical Questions, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with playing in games, running games, setting development, Story Hooks, Thoughts
Chasing Escapes
Posted by Runeslinger on February 23, 2011 · 2 Comments
I have been thinking a lot about chase scenes lately as I prepare for the launching of our upcoming pulp campaign. I like chase scenes, particularly when it is the characters that are on the fleeing or escaping end of the chase, but this is much less often the case in heroic action games. To … Continue reading →
Filed under Call of Cthulhu, Preparation and Preparedness, Running Games, The Blog · Tagged with Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos, roleplaying, running games, Thoughts
Making World-Building Memorable
Posted by Runeslinger on February 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Reality is what I make of it February’s RPG Blog Carnival is being hosted by Evil Machinations, and deals with World-Building – something which ranges from a labour of love for some GMs, but for others is a nightmarish task better left to professionals. In my experience, populating a game world of my own design … Continue reading →







