FreeMarket: Early Impressions of the Beta
Well, I know I don’t do much tabletop RPGing at the moment; in fact, the recent game of D&D with Simon and his kids broke an eighteen-month drought. But I …
Action! Thrills! Stunts! Modifiers!
Here’s the latest DM of the Rings, with a very, very true commentary on RPG combats. If there’s one thing I always worry about as a GM, it’s making combats …
The DM Of The Rings
Here’s another linky by way of The Gavmeister (yes, I know, “Gavmeister” means “master of Gav”, and he is Gav, but my old school motto was “vincit qui se vincit” …
Wherein I Grok Burning Empires
Yeah, I’ve been hanging out on The Burning Wheel Forum lately, kinda sorta to get my “living vicariously through others’ games” fix but also to get a better feel for …
Steve Darlington and the Curse of Castle Amber
Okay, RPG-related news item the first: Steve Darlington, he who loves Firefly, runs awesome games of Buffy and is currently writing under contract for the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay line (bastard), …
Paranoia XP
Paranoia XP is a successful modernisation that keeps the best of what old-time players love about previous editions and only improves on it. Worthy of a place on the bookshelves of all self-respecting gamers.
Alien Summit
Although hampered by vague writing, Alien Summit does what it intends
octaNe Inspirado
Last night could well have been one of the perfect movie nights for octaNe. Gav came over to drop the power supply I’d loaned him off (I was hoping he’d …