It’s the autism-spectrum version of playing god: surveying charts and tables and lists and believing, for just a moment, that a world can be contained in such a form. Elves and dragons are less unbelievable than that power fantasy.
Gen Con Hiatus Update: Guest Post Galore and Critical Hits!
I got an incredible response to my call for guest posters and we’ve already started posting! In fact, I already have 2 posts more ready to be posted and the schedule is almost full! Speaking of guest posts, have you seen the one I did for Critical Hits yet? I took Dave’s excellent 5X5 campaign […]
Using the 5×5 Method for Adventure Design
In his post, Dave explained how you can build a multi-threaded campaign, featuring 5 interrelated plot-lines by planning your campaign on a 5X5 Grid. When I read about that post, something clicked in my mind. I could feel that this seemingly simple concept had near unlimited potential as a game mastering tool. At the time I didn’t know what it would be, so I let that feeling simmer for a few weeks.
Dude, You Gotta Try Savage Worlds!
Wrath of Zombies is a recent Blogger. You can follow his RPG antics over at his blog. Wow. I feel all sorts of special getting to fill in for Chatty today! Honestly, for a new blogger like me, these are big shoes to fill but I’ll try not to disappoint! I, ironically at the same […]
YouTube Tuesday: Chase Dat Gold Edition
A “gangsta rap” about LARPing. Yes, I’m serious. Keep in mind that there is some potentially offensive things in it (some of which are thanks to the genre) so approach with an open mind.
Inquisition of the Week: Your Steam is Punk
This past week saw the release of the Eberron Campaign Guide. While I’ve followed Eberron since its acceptance into the D&D campaign setting contest but I have yet to run or play in any kind of Eberron campaign. Some of the resistance to playing it before has been a dislike among some of my group to steampunk. While Eberron is more nuanced than simply a steampunk setting, there’s some clear resistance to the idea.
Guest Posters Wanted: Gen Con Hiatus
As I said in my last post, the work needed to finish the One-Page Dungeon Codex and the preparation leading to Gen Con are going to take most of my free time over the next 2 weeks. Like last year, I’d like to keep Musings active with new content. So that’s why I’m sending a […]
Tales of the City Within, Session 3: The Final Chapter
Disclamer: I take several narrative liberties in my game reports. While I write what actually happens, I often adapt dialog elements or change some details to make for a better narrative… also, beer tends to fog things up a little. Keeping up Appearances This session was to be the last of our gaming ‘season’. This […]
Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-07-25
The story on Evony (hint: it’s not good) Jack Vance glowingly profiled in New York Times (via Robin D. Laws) Attention Citizens! The @AlphaComplex and @Friend_Computer are on Twitter. Anyone questioning the duplication is a Traitor. First photo of new Doctor and Companion (via @nerdvana) Goodman Games wants to make your campaign an offer it […]
Ennies Voting is Open: Vote for Critical Hits!
Voting has opened in the Ennie Awards and we are nominated for Best Website. We’re up against tough competition: every single one of the other nominees puts out a site that I quite enjoy and visit regularly, as well as all being run by great people whom I consider friends (even the ones I’ve never […]
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