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Grim Therapy, group 2, actual play
As mentioned in this post (where I talk about the characters), the DnD game didn’t occur a couple of weeks
Analyzing the last few sessions
It is something of an irony that the players in my d20 game have been so interested and involved and
Unknown Armies meets Firefly
This weekend, I had a chance to play-test a Firefly game session using a stripped-down version of Unknown Armies 2nd
Sorcerer, Grimm Therapy, group 2
The DnD game looked to be short a couple of players on Friday, so we decided to try something else.
Another category of annoying GM
RPG.net introduces the term Pixelbitching I call it the ‘Clickable Pixel’ style of GMing, after various computer games. Basically, you’re
Sorcerer and the non-optimal character sheets
[I promise the actual play from Friday night is on the way. I’ve got it about half-written, I swear.] I
FATE and the El Dorado game
One of the questions I’ve been trying to answer when I look over a new game is “What do I
Sorcerer, Session Six, The Big Chill
We had our sixth session of the Bibliophage Sorcerer story Friday night. The whole thing is detailed here, along with
Real life reflecting in the game
What’s funny is that Dave’s Ken Osato (in my Sorcerer game) is approaching the ‘annoyance’ of his recently rescued girlfriend
Best of the Best
Man, that was a fun martial arts movie… Anyway. Perverse Access Memory: WISH 99: Best Genre RPGs Pick three to
WikiRSS
For those using an RSS aggregator (*coff*FeedDemon*coff*) and want to track my game wiki stuff, plug this feed into your
Link for Randy
Diceless Risus: the pretentious edition Don’t look at me — it’s the author’s name for it. It needs a pool
Which parts are you?
Lumpley, via the Forge I’ve got a theory. There’s Setting, System, Character, Situation and Color, right? I think that you
That didn’t take long
Lee couldn’t make the Nobilis game tonight, so Randy, De, Jackie and I started what will be a short “Grade
Grade School Sorcerers
I’m gonna run this. Brace yourselves. You know that little boy sleeping in other bed isn’t really your brother. Ever
Pulpy Goodness
SeedWiki-PulpProject1557: The Collaberative Repository of Pulp Information for Pulp RPG GMs and Players
G/N/S translated into my own words, using examples
Okay. Once upon a time (about six months ago), I stumbled on some pretty good games via reviews on RPG.net
I lasted a whole week without spitting out any G/N/S terminology…
…and… Hmm. I think I’m going to go a bit longer, despite someone handing me (another) nice short definition for
Reading list for the Fall Semester…
John Kim’s Styles of Roleplaying Page
Sorcerer, Session Five (Bibliophage): Complex Conflict
We had our fifth session of Sorcerer last night. The whole campaign thing is detailed here, along with previous session
Wiki and the Perfect Campaign Trip
Inspired by the fictional Wiki and the Perfect Camping Trip, I’m prompted toward something similar but only semi-fictional to illustrate
Dis not the wiki
The difference between blog and wiki and why wiki rawks. Today I was thinking “I should put up a link
Fudging Fate
“It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.” — Dame Rose Macaulay Okay, so
RandomWiki Update
Wicked Sorcerer HomePage, in which I collect scads of rules clarification for… you guessed it… Sorcerer — is now up
Applying the Theory
There’s an old quote from Carrie Fischer, speaking to Lucas about his approach to dialogue during the filming of Star
Game your way to riches a moderate second income.
A really interesting article about the real economy that grew up around the false economy of Everquest: Game Theories. As
Words Mean Things
The Forge :: The Provisional Glossary — a definition of terms used on the Forge. My goal, as I stated
Made me think of Sorcerer
Hitherby Dragons: Surrender (1 of 2) “What are you?” Micah asks. “A demon,” Thysiazo says. “No horns,” Micah points out.