… as explained by Tycho at PA. (See link and disregard first paragraph, which is mostly about something else.) "When
Category: Musing
The Creepiest Option is Probably Best
This is for all those well-meaning #hailhydra nerds out there who are trying to mash-up the HYDRA logo with SHIELD.
First #fatecore #gaming session with +Kim Stone, +Dave Hill, +Reggie Sanders, and +Amanda Brueschke, playing a vivisected version of The Demolished Ones
Post just before we start session two. Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman First session with +Kim Stone, +Dave Hill, +Reggie
Wonderful, detailed review of Fate and Fate Accelerated
My go-to solution for tabletop . The FATE of the World
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
Character Progression in Fate Accelerated
One of the complaints/problems I've run into with previous incarnations of Fate were with character advancement. To be blunt, there
A few thoughts on EVE, a static playerbase, and how I'd fix it
Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman (Also: the new home of my Life in Eve posts!) Stay Awhile and Listen: Growing
Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn
So I'm thinking about Area of Effect attacks in Fate, and came up with a stunt for same. AoE Junkie.
FATE: The Goddamn Batman
So there are ways to stat out Batman as a starting character. But (a) someone already did that and (b)
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
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice – Putting the Play into Practice (4/4)
Whew. Okay, let’s see if we can pull all this musing into some kind of coherent plan for missions. There’s
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (3/4): Stages of a Mission
So let’s continue this conversation about how to create new PvE missions in Eve that are more engaging, interesting, and
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (2.5/4) — Answering Questions and Comments
The last couple posts have attracted some good questions and feedback, and raise some points I want to address before
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (2/?)
So here’s the premise: PvE mission content in Eve comprises some of the weakest PvE content in any MMO, and
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (1/?)
When I first started playing Eve in earnest (which does not count the attempt some seven years ago) I went
Life in Eve: Voting for CSM 8
The elections for the eighth Council of Stellar Management (the CSM: a group of players elected to represent player interests,
Life in Eve: Local is Fine, and Here’s How to Fix It.
First, a brief background, for the non-EvE players: Like most MMOs, Eve has a number of text-based chat channels built
Life in Eve: Gambit Roulette
Regardless of the game, I’ve never been particularly drawn to stealth classes. Rogues, Burglars, Assassins… you know the type. The
Life in Eve: Heavy Hangs the Head
This bit of reflection came out of a (sadly) half-finished conversation with Dave and Margie, where we were talking about
Life in Eve: How I Learned to Love Hating “Safe Zones” in New Eden
I didn’t intend to write any more stuff about CCP and the development direction of Eve; it’s not really what
Life in Eve: Life on the Playground
My kids go to a charter school. This may not mean much to anyone reading this, so I’ll sum up
Life in EvE: “I’m not a Pirate.”
A few nights ago, members of the militia had banded together to work on retaking an Amarr-held system in the
Life in Eve: Getting a Bad Feeling
So this is just a short post and, worse, it won’t make much sense or difference to anyone unless you
Life in Eve: For the Tears?
Forgive me, Gor, but this one was too good to leave in e-mail. Wait… so choosing be smart in Eve
Life in Eve: A Tour of the Bringing Solo Back Interview with CCP Fozzie #eveonline
I’m often on voice comms while playing Eve, and a lot of the discussion lately has been about the changes
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Life in Eve: Retribution is Coming #eveonline
So last night, I actually found myself online at the same time as Em, and we had time to talk
Life in Eve: Quick Post on the Hurricane Nerf #eveonline
Quoting CCP Fozzie: Since we plan to reduce the powergrid needs of all medium artillery by 10% across the board,
Let’s play a Game
Just because (a) I’m super busy right now and (b) this little quiz (via Reddit) has been running around in