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Original x-com is available on iPhone/Android.

2014-09-29 doycet Musing 3 comments

A very real 'shut up and take my money' moment.

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Zac's Ongoing Series on Gameable Art History

2014-09-27 doycet Musing

The whole series is great – just wonderful stuff – but part nine on "Cultures we don't know much about,

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Recommended Gaming-related Kickstarter this month

2014-09-19 doycet Musing

#gaming Originally shared by +Jonathan Elder Looking for a great world to bring your players into next year? Here it

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Mice and Mystics: Definitely going on the wishlist

2014-09-18 Actual Play

Mice and Mystics: Definitely going on the wishlist Mice and Mystics: awesome dungeoncrawler board game for all agesMice and Mystics

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Mice and Mystics: Definitely going on the wishlist.

2014-09-18 doycet Musing One comment

Mice and Mystics: awesome dungeoncrawler board game for all agesMice and Mystics is a beautifully-produced board game that creates a

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Bang meets Jungle Speed?

2014-08-19 doycet Musing

If so… yeah, I'm in. Slap .45A Wild West slap duel for three to seven players.

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#rpgaday Day 11: Weirdest RPG I Own – oh yeah, that's also Nobilis 2nd edition, my answer for "most intellectual." Bar none. Crazy game. So much fun, but craaaazy

2014-08-11 doycet Musing 3 comments

 

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#rpgaday Day 8: Favorite Character

2014-08-09 doycet Musing

I've pretty much never got to play a character more than 1 or 2 sessions, with the exception of the

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Why I haven't Blogged about Wildstar Yet

2014-06-09 doycet Musing

… as explained by Tycho at PA. (See link and disregard first paragraph, which is mostly about something else.) "When

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Why I haven't Blogged about Wildstar Yet

2014-06-09 doycet Links & Resources

… as explained by Tycho at PA. (See link and disregard first paragraph, which is mostly about something else.) "When

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Fate, The Demolished Ones, Sessions 5 and 6

2014-04-28 doycet Actual Play, Online Table Top, Table Top 4 comments

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t be blogging about this game at all, right now: the last anyone would have heard

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Fate, The Demolished Ones, Session 4

2014-04-15 doycet Actual Play, Online Table Top, Table Top One comment

After a week off for illness (mine) we’re jumping back into the Demolished Ones tonight, with session five. While checking

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First #fatecore #gaming session with +Kim Stone, +Dave Hill, +Reggie Sanders, and +Amanda Brueschke, playing a vivisected version of The Demolished Ones

2014-03-11 doycet Musing

Post just before we start session two. Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman First session with +Kim Stone, +Dave Hill, +Reggie

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Wonderful, detailed review of Fate and Fate Accelerated

2014-02-17 doycet Musing

My go-to solution for tabletop . The FATE of the World

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Wonderful, detailed review of Fate and Fate Accelerated

2014-02-17 doycet Links & Resources

My go-to solution for tabletop #gaming.? The FATE of the World View this post on Google+

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Character Progression in Fate Accelerated

2014-01-16 doycet Links & Resources 6 comments

One of the complaints/problems I've run into with previous incarnations of Fate were with character advancement. To be blunt, there

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Character Progression in Fate Accelerated

2014-01-16 doycet Musing 6 comments

One of the complaints/problems I've run into with previous incarnations of Fate were with character advancement. To be blunt, there

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A few thoughts on EVE, a static playerbase, and how I'd fix it

2013-12-21 doycet Links & Resources One comment

Reshared post from +Doyce Testerman A few thoughts on EVE, a static playerbase, and how I'd fix it. (Also: the

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A few thoughts on EVE, a static playerbase, and how I'd fix it

2013-12-21 doycet Musing One comment

Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman (Also: the new home of my Life in Eve posts!) Stay Awhile and Listen: Growing

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Finding Time: Google+ Saved my (Gaming) Life

2013-11-06 doycet Links & Resources

I self-identify as a gamer more readily and/or instinctively than any other social sub-caste, up to and including “parent.” Good

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Why I’m Most Active on Google+

2013-08-16 doycet Links & Resources

Everything, for me, is about my (current) passions. Near as I can tell, I've always been that way. #wp  #gaming

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My review of the most surprising Marvel-published title this year

2013-07-29 doycet Links & Resources

#wp #gaming Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon | TheMittani.com In my last review, I talked about Atomic Robo, a

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Superhero Tan Lines

2013-07-25 doycet Links & Resources 2 comments

#gaming 24.media.tumblr.com/e8eedfd1b94f54efbb876e845554e361/tumblr_mqi6vqB1SJ1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg View this post on Google+

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Atomic Robo, Some of the Most Fun You Can Have with Action Science!

2013-07-25 doycet Links & Resources

Guaranteed* 98% free of unexpected explosions. #wp  #gaming * – Should not actually be considered any kind of guarantee. At

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Went to Comic Con San Diego

2013-07-23 doycet Links & Resources 14 comments

… and got to play some Atomic Robo(!)  …With my daughter. …With her playing as my daughter. …using a character

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FATE: Gaming with my Daughter

2013-06-22 doycet Actual Play

So my daughter’s back from grandparent camp, she’s been briefed on the Fate dice mechanic, and we’ve been talking about

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Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn

2013-06-19 doycet Links & Resources, Musing 3 comments

So I'm thinking about Area of Effect attacks in Fate, and came up with a stunt for same.  AoE Junkie.

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Fate Core: Agent Coulson

2013-06-19 doycet Links & Resources 7 comments

I'm working on some characters that have pushed me in an interesting direction with stunts. Sharing them here to get

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Quickly, Hive Pocket

2013-06-19 doycet Links & Resources

Anyone here played Hive Pocket with their kids? I got it based off a reddit review and my daughter (7)

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"I want to knock this guy into the next zone."

2013-06-17 doycet Links & Resources 17 comments

How would you do that? Overcome with active resists? #gaming View this post on Google+

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- 2025 07 07

Character generation.
Another "one shot" (ha) with my family over summer break.

This time, we're playing Psi*Run, about supers on the run from a shadowy organization.

We missed the Prologue, and picked up after character generation and the inciting "Crash" incident.
I started off the year with a truly new #ttrpg experience - one of my kids ran a game for ME! First time that's EVER happened.

We played #Runecairne and she damned near killed me. It was great.

(We didn't TOTALLY separate the player/warden roles in this, because part of the reason we were doing this was so I could teach her to GM, so we did a two-person game (Runecairne is great for this) and a scenario I'd already run with Sean, and had open on my screen to spot any gotchas and give her tips.)
Pretty much what it says on the title. My whole family (not just my kids, but my wife) sat down to play an RPG together. This has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, and it's was bloody and glorious, because that's what Eat the Reich delivers.

2024 12 28
Pretty much what it says on the title. My whole family (not just my kids, but my wife) sat down to play an RPG together. This has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, and it's was bloody and glorious, because that's what Eat the Reich delivers.

2024 12 27
just me rambling about the last year in gaming and what's coming up
Me and the kids sit down to talk about the One-Armed Scissor "one-shot" - kind of a celebration/wake/post mortem.

Overall Impression: The one-shot served as an enticing introduction to Wildsea's setting and mechanics. While certain areas, like travel and character origin options, left players desiring more, the unique world, engaging whisper mechanics, and collaborative ship-building process were significant highlights.

In summary - we had a good time, the game is cool, we want to play some more (even Kaylee), and we don't super-enjoy canned one-shot scenarios.

2024 08 07
Our heroes find the surviving crew of the One Armed Scissor and safely escape the Manor.

Yup. Totally safe. No problem.

2024 07 29

#wildsea #ttrpg #actualplay 

This session focuses on the players' daring escape from a collapsing library hanging precariously over the Wildsea. The escape is complicated by a powerful Whisper unleashed by Saturniidae, which causes the library to become entangled in rapidly growing thorny vines.

Key Events
    Prepping for Trouble: The crew utilize their skills to recover resources and prepare for the impending attack by pinwolves. Saturniidae uses a Whisper to try to protect the sole surviving member of the One-Armed Scissor, but accidentally summons a spectral force that injures the party.
    Thorny Escape: Saturniidae's shouted Whisper, "Secrets Wrapped in Thorns," creates a whirlwind of paper that transforms into a rapidly growing cocoon of thorny brambles. The cocoon expands, forcing the pinwolves back and pushing the library away from the tallshank tree it was anchored to.
    Descent into Chaos: The library begins to collapse, forcing the players to navigate a chaotic environment filled with falling debris, thorny vines, and oozing crezzerin. Charybdis utilizes his unique skills and knowledge of plants to carefully extract Saturniidae from the thorny cocoon.
    Leaps of Faith: Cory leaps from the collapsing library, embedding her spear into the tallshank tree and clinging for dear life. Charybdis uses his wavewalk skill to swing through a window and escape, while Saturniidae glides down to the Queen Crab using her elegant wings.
    A Sinking Feeling: The library crashes into the edge of the rift, causing the nearby One Armed Scissor to tip and sink. The sinking ship evokes a sense of dread and PTSD in Charybdis, who witnesses a vision of his past death.
    Return to Three Masks: The players successfully return to Three Masks, albeit injured and emotionally drained. They share their harrowing tale, warning others of the dangers that now infest the library and the surrounding area.

Character Highlights

    Cory: Demonstrates agility and resourcefulness, using her spear to escape the collapsing library.
    Charybdis: Utilizes his expertise in plants and his unique abilities to navigate the dangerous environment and save Saturniidae.
    Saturniidae: Unintentionally unleashes chaos with her Whisper, but ultimately aids in the party's escape through her quick thinking, and suffers injuries and the effects of crezzerin poisoning.

Lingering Questions

    What will become of the library now that it is infested with creatures and a Librico Ray?
    Will the players attempt to retrieve more books or salvage anything from the wreckage?
    How will the loss of the library affect the community of Three Masks?
    What is the significance of the One Arm Scissor sinking into the rift?
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