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Category: Actual Play
Thinking about Spaceships and Star Wars because… well, OBVIOUSLY
First, before getting into the “thinking” part, I’ll just embed this silly song with clips from a bunch of spaceship
#rebels #tcw #trusthondo ?
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Thinking about Gaming and Gaming Culture
I’m lucky. Actually, more than that: I’m privileged. There are at least a thousand ways I could illustrate and demonstrate
Carrie Harris: Why You Should Play RPGs With Your Kids…and coincidentally, I wrote one
Carrie Harris: Why You Should Play RPGs With Your Kids…and coincidentally, I wrote oneAs anyone in my life knows, I
Random Update: What am I playing?
I’ve accidentally taken a fairly long break from gaming, whether you are talking about table top or computer games. The
RPGs with my Family: Dungeon World
It’s been a little while since I’ve had a chance to play any “of your cool games” with my niece
Summer Break RPGs with Kaylee, #5: Tearful Farewells
After Kaylee voiced her concerns with the way things were going during the last session, we started off this session
Summer Break RPGs with Kaylee, #4: Lines and Veils
The title for this post doesn’t have anything to do with the story of what happened in the game. It
Summer Break RPGs with Kaylee, #3: Getting Things Started
I promise I’m (almost) done mulling over game systems and talking about what might or might not work. Instead, lets
Summer Break RPGs with Kaylee, #2: Dungeon Age? Dragon World?
So I’m pondering Dungeon World with only one player, but player characters in DW need bonds with other characters, and
Summer Break RPGs with Kaylee, #1: Just Figuring out What to Play
My gaming with Kaylee is fairly well documented and, in general, we’ve been pretty happy playing Fate or Fate Accelerated.
Playing Hero Kids with my Hero Kids
Last night, in lieu of normal bedtime activities (reading Winnie-the-Pooh, Justice League I-Can-Read books, or our new favorite, Bone), Kaylee
Mice and Mystics: Definitely going on the wishlist
Mice and Mystics: Definitely going on the wishlist Mice and Mystics: awesome dungeoncrawler board game for all agesMice and Mystics
Fate, The Demolished Ones, Sessions 5 and 6
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t be blogging about this game at all, right now: the last anyone would have heard
Fate, The Demolished Ones, Session 4
After a week off for illness (mine) we’re jumping back into the Demolished Ones tonight, with session five. While checking
Fate: The Demolished Ones, Session Three
“But first, I believe formal introductions are in order.” The statement hangs in the air for more than a few
Fate: The Demolished Ones, Session Two
“Anyone know where Beacon Street is?” He looks around at the quiet, fog-shrouded night streets. “Or where we are?” That’s
Fate: The Demolished Ones, Session One
Because I didn’t have enough going on, I decided to start an online game of Fate, using a combination of
Fate Accelerated: Trouble Magnet – Kaylee’s Solo Supers Session #6 – Fight Fire
Due to unexpected fallout from last session, Nataly’s brawl with an alien gargoyle got her and her new family put
Fate Accelerated: Trouble Magnet – Kaylee’s Solo Supers Session #5 – Blacklisted
At the end of our last session, the hunt for a new home in Mercury Bay hit a snag when
Post Ludus Analysis: (Fate) Gaming with Kids
Almost all of the RPG gaming I’ve done recently has been with kids 14 and younger. All, in fact, of
Fate Accelerated: Trouble Magnet – Kaylee’s Solo Supers Session #4 – “House Hunters Supernatural”
I’ve been remiss in my actual play reports. During the summer, Kaylee and I started up a solo supers campaign,
Business End of a Boom Tube – FAE Supers Gaming with my Family, Part Four (of Four)
First, a disclaimer: I’m not very good at Fate. There are players out there who can wave their hand, summon
Forbidden Island: Tropical Death Trap, or Charming Vacation Getaway?
Kate’s response: Why not both? A few weeks ago, I noticed a thread on reddit’s /r/boardgames in which the original
Garbage Disposal – FAE Supers Gaming with my Family, Part Three
In the last session with my niece, nephew, and daughter, the three young heroes were sneaking through the ship on
“We’re on a Ship?” – FAE Supers Gaming with my Family, Part Two
[Not a lot of dice rolling and no fights in this one, but good character building stuff.] When we last
“Escape from the Science Tubes” – FAE Supers Gaming with my Family, Part One
I could write about this game for a week. It’s possible I might. There’s so much to take out of
I’m told the Fate Accelerated rule book arrived alongside my copy of Fate Core.
I didn’t get a chance to really see it, though. Kaylee snapped it up (and the accompanying bookmark+rules summary). Then
FATE: Kaylee’s Solo Supers Session Two – Trouble Magnet
Nataly wakes up in her room at the Clearwater Campus, her head foggy and filled with that nagging feeling you