So there are ways to stat out Batman as a starting character. But (a) someone already did that and (b)
Category: Table Top
FATE: Statting out Supers, because why not?
Inspired by Ryan’s work on representing the Avengers and the JLA in Fate, and because I’m getting my head around
Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Pseudo-review
So, a few days ago, a conversation I was having on g+ crossposted to this blog. That wasn’t intentional, but
Actual Play of Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple with my family
I grew up in central South Dakota and, as a gamer from an early age (I convinced my folks to
Actual Play of Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple — “Swallowed Whole”
Despite crazy schedules and a newborn to deal with, Chris and Tim and I managed to get together last night
Burning Wheel, in Review
With holiday schedules, an incoming bearcub, and all the other insanity that seems to surround the end of the year
A long time coming.
Back in 2006, I wrote this short post: You know what I’d like to do? I’d like to make up
The Library of Worlds, Part One
[Full disclosure: about 80% of this was designed by Alexander Newman for 10.10.10. He was a great helped while I
Burning Wheel (finally)
I got a copy of The Burning Wheel… hmm. My first mention of it on the blog was early 2004,
Wasting time playing DnD
No, I’m not saying that playing DnD is a waste of my time, settle down. Breathe. I ran into a
Brain Damage
Randy’s running this low-powered supers-in-Gotham thing. Interesting background. Interesting atmosphere. Running it with Mutants and Masterminds, which is a 3.x
Wrapping up Diaspora, Shakespeare-Style
So quite a little while ago, we started out a Diaspora game. Our schedules have been a little crazy —
Diaspora Hacks, by way of Dresden Files
After a series of scheduling problems, we finally got back to the Diaspora game last night for the first time
In a Wicked Amber
I don’t listen very well, even to myself. Short version of that post — following a session of In a
Sacrifice, Interesting Failure, and Diaspora Hacks
I’ve been thinking (and talking) about sacrifice in games, and how that ends up playing out at the table. Originally,
“I bleed and take another action.”
There is a kind of magic in sacrifice. No, I don’t mean literal magical sacrifices with babies and goats and
Diaspora, Session 3: Heat up the Iridium, it’s Shootin’ Time
It had been my intention to introduce everyone to the Ship, Personal, and Social combat mini-games in Diaspora during the
Diaspora, Session 2: Fight!
When we last left our space-faring heroes, they were delivering a cargo bay full of “mining equipment” to a (one
Diaspora, Session 1: Teacup on The Tempest
I tell you, I don’t know why I bother prepping. Last night was the only Wednesday in February where I
Being Immortal in Fate (Diaspora)
Tim challenges me. First, he never lets me coast during our games: not as a GM, certainly, but neither as
Diaspora: Cluster and Character generation (ridiculously TL;DR)
Exactly one year after our first gathering, the Wednesday night group got together for our first session of the new
Farscape as gaming group
Recently Farscape became available on the ‘view on my computer’ queue via Netflix, part of a re-release that also put
2009: The Year In Gaming
Well, the year in *my* gaming, anyway. Last year, during the holidays, Tim (I’m pretty sure it was Tim) suggested
Mouse Guard: The River at Elmoss, and making players cry
Got a chance to go back and play some Mouse Guard this weekend with Dave and Margie and Kate and
“This ends in Mud.”
((The title of this session is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the finest, most awesome line in the new Mouse Guard
[3:16] Actual Play: Reptiloid Chameleon Tricksters in the Goya Asteroid Belt — no way were those actual troopers.
So the player of this episode’s spotlight character didn’t show up for PTA last night (Khaaaaan!), I suddenly needed to
Optimizing my free time
I don’t have anything against DnD 4e. In my opinion, it’s a big step up – a real evolution –
My thoughts on the Mouse Guard RPG
I’m very excited about the first play session of our new Primetime Adventures game this Wednesday, and while I’m putting
Coming back to the old home town: Paragon City
Saturday morning, I revved up the old comp and prepared to get in a little gaming goodness. Would I get
We got our butts kicked by Shadows over Camelot, and it was excellent.
As I’ve said before, I’ve wanted to play Shadows Over Camelot for quite a long time. Two and a half