Doing work for a client seems on its face a straightforward transaction. The client says what they want, and the professional they’ve hired performs the work. If there’s a snag in the plans, most people will grumble at a plumber, carpenter, or architect — but ultimately it’s hard to argue with “your 6′ bathtub will not fit in a 5′ area” or “do you really want a 6′ square living room?”. In game design, the rules lawyers intervene. And then it just gets ugly.
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-04-01
RT @Wizards_DnD @welovefinetees: RPGers! Come check out our latest #MTG and #DnD tees! http://t.co/f6KmKZpR # Techniques for Fictionful 4e http://t.co/xgTSuQPy # .@d20Blonde and @GeekyLyndsay launch new RPG blog focused on reasons to play RPGs, how gaming can improve, and reviews: http://t.co/0XstjPm3 # New small press fiction shop founded by gamers: Candlemark & Gleam http://t.co/0qGZyQfY # […]
Golden Oldie – A Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Preview
Ever wanted to roleplay Peter Parker’s sweet old Aunt May, except she’s been chosen by Galactus to wield the Power Cosmic in his name? OF COURSE YOU DID.
The Agony & The Ecstasy of D&D Next
Following the “Retraction” episode of This Greyhawk Life, I feel I must explain myself. As you may have heard on the episode, I now admit that my account of visiting the Wizards of the Coast offices in Seattle and playing D&D Next has had elements that were not entirely truthful.
The Architect DM: Call for Questions
For those of you that don’t know, there hasn’t been an Architect DM post in several weeks because my wife and I welcomed our first child into our lives in early March and she’s been running things ever since! What this means is that I have a lot of small periods of free time on the internet at random points throughout my day. What I’d like to do in the meantime is help you, yes YOU, with anything you might need help with in your roleplaying games.
Dungeons and DJs: A review of DMDJ
As an RPG music soundboard and dice roller for the iPhone/iPad, DMDJ from Blueface offers great “at your fingertips” control in a convenient and portable package, surmounting some of the difficulties of setting up sound in your game, though there remain issues to address.
How Economics Ruined My Gaming Joie De Médiocre
A few weeks ago, I had an odd conversation with one of the guys from my gaming group. We were discussing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and he was talking about how much he loved it, and I was discussing how much I hated it. At one point, he pauses for a moment, and asks something to the effect of “Matt, what’s the last game you actually really liked?”
I had to think about it a minute. Which was bad, because it sort of proved his point.
Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying: A D&D 4e Hack for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying
This is a hack of Marvel Heroic Roleplaying designed to use a lot of the trappings of Dungeons & Dragons (4th edition), particularly in the classes and races. You will need to be familiar with both games in order to get much out of this.
Critical Bits for the week ending 2012-03-25
As a followup to his podcast with @SlyFlourish, Steve Townshend wrote a post about "3 Things Happen" adventure design: http://t.co/slyxZ4WM # The 38th Annual Origins Award Nominees announced: http://t.co/mHUv3nor # Announced today at @gnomestew : "Never Unprepared" by @dnaphil, a book on GM prep: http://t.co/f4IkUa5o # Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition to be released for the […]
Collateral Damage Issue #2: Super Shenanigans at Camp Hammond
In which Chatty relates his second, homebrewed Marvel Heroic Roleplaying session. This month, the members of Collateral Damage are taken to Camp Hammond for the basic Avengers training.
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