It’s Been A Long Road: A Short History of the Star Trek Universe (to 2370)
As a game master of a tabletop roleplaying game, it’s my ongoing job to present a world of adventure for the folks who are joining in to explore and, well, …
Web Log
ALIEN: Self-Isolation
Okay, come on, folks. Fox? Sega? Creative Assembly? Anyone? No one? Fine then: Whipped this up last night and wanted to get it posted sooner rather than later. Here’s hoping …
ALIEN Campaign Hook: Van Leuwen’s Agents
This is posted for you to use as you wish. It came out in a blurt of writing on Wednesday night. It first went up on a private group dedicated …
It’s Okay to be a Horror Character
On the afternoon of Saturday, February 29th, I ran A L I E N: The Roleplaying Game for four mates. I game mastered the “Hope’s Last Day” cinematic scenario in …
Rob Getting Rob Organised: January – March 2020
As part of my organising system, there’s a “Current Quarter” list from which I move items into the weekly, and then daily lists to get done. I haven’t really thought …
The Player Diaries: A Dark Act by a Shining Warrior
Well, the third proper session of Savage RIFTS went down on Sunday morning and holy crap, did it not go down as I expected. I’m looking forward to see where …
The City in Ice: The Thawed
It’s with some sadness that, due to a family emergency, our group had to postpone the next session of The Saga of the Bin Chicken until next week. However, that …
Getting From Here to Oomph in the City in Ice
In a recent couple of posts, I wrote about how I want a little more drama and excitement – a little more oomph, if you will – in my RPG …
2019 and 2020
I first remember being aware of the year 2020 back when I was six, thanks to the TV show, Terrahawks. Anyone else remember that one? Gerry Anderson’s other puppet show, …
How can I help my players bring more oomph?
As I mentioned in the last post, my players for my Star Wars: Force and Destiny game sessions sometimes struggle with taking action in the game. Part of it is …