The GM of Many Parts

Posted by Runeslinger on February 8, 2011 · 8 Comments 

Running Campaigns with multiple GMs. One of the most memorable campaigns I have ever been involved with was also one of the most complicated. The campaign, a Vampire: The Dark Ages Chronicle, was run by 4 GMs, started with 8 players, grew to 13 at its peak, had countless NPCs, and as events took their … Continue reading →

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Pulp Time

Posted by Runeslinger on February 2, 2011 · 2 Comments 

If I could only have gotten here sooner, I might have prevented this As I have mentioned many times in posts on this blog, I have a difficult time maintaining the breathless pace of heroic action I feel is required for great ‘pulp’ gaming. Whether this be of the mysterious vigilante variety, or that of … Continue reading →

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Let those with eyes see…

Posted by Runeslinger on January 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Have you ever noticed that something which was initially off-putting about a system may become a favoured aspect of that setting once you really get into things? I think this is the quieter cousin of the brash and well-known truth that often the things that first draw us to something become the very things which … Continue reading →

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…in both hands

Posted by Runeslinger on January 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Despite having to use the implied handist term set down by our commonly handed overlords, I am pleased to have been born with a reasonable degree of ambidexterity. I suspect it is because of this that I have often found the rules in virtually all the RPGs I have ever played which concern this relatively … Continue reading →

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Mechwarrior: Running ‘A Time of War’ ~ pt.3

Posted by Runeslinger on December 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

With my Mechwarrior: A Time of War (Battletech 4th Edition RPG) campaign in full swing in addition to my ongoing Palladium Fantasy Campaign, and various plots and preparations for Hollow Earth Expedition, Daring Tales of Adventure, and All for One, I have not been posting much.  Now that the first mech battle is complete, and … Continue reading →

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