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    Arrayed in the pull-down menus at the top of the page is a collection of commentary and comments about roleplaying games and roleplaying techniques for both players and adjudicators. The most recent entry specifically on running games takes pride of place in the headline above. The most recent entries on all topics can be found listed below in the Livre d'Eibon

    The focus of the posts you will find here is strictly on face-to-face and play-by-post 'tabletop' gaming. Further details on what to expect, how things are arranged, and the schedule for posting different types of entry may be found in the 'What to Expect' sticky-post below~

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What to expect from Casting Shadows

Using either the pull-down menus at the top of the page, or the various means of tag and category search tools arrayed along the sides, readers can explore a growing collection of commentary and comments about roleplaying games and techniques for both players and adjudicators. The focus of these posts is strictly on face-to-face and play-by-post ‘tabletop’ … Read more

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Saturday Seed ~ 160 (Call of Cthulhu)

This video Saturday Seed is being planted for Call of Cthulhu, in response to several mysterious craters being carved into the very depths of the earth around my quiet home. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on Ancient Scroll on random Saturdays~ The seed The seed is built around the usual uncertainties arising from unknown agents with unknown … Read more

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Saturday Seed ~ 159 (Mutants&Masterminds)

This litigious seed is being planted for Mutants and Masterminds, especially on the street level hero scale where the threat of capture by the police is a very real one. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on Ancient Scroll on random Saturdays~ The seed The seed involves all those difficult questions about vigilantes, being above the law, being … Read more

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Casting Runes 5: More and Less than Human

This post continues the exploration and implementation of RuneQuest 6th Edition for the creation of a sword and sorcery campaign setting. It is long past time to show a little more about character options for this setting, and to write a little bit about how it will be run. Let’s start with the last part … Read more

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Saturday Seed ~ 158 (Call of Cthulhu)

This minor seed is being musically planted by moonlight for Call of Cthulhu. Aimed at characters in the 20s and 30s, it can take on extra special significance in a generation game. My Saturday Seeds also reappear on Ancient Scroll on random Saturdays~ The seed The seed involves a neighborhood bar which has featured live musicians for … Read more

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Shadowscast Volume 2 Episode 2

This episode of Shadowscast, the second of Volume 2, presents more short segments on game ideas for Korea as a setting ranging from the supernatural to the curiously epicurean; one segment on the boundaries, inspiration, and limitations of art and visual aids in gaming and GMing; as well as some other odds and ends. For … Read more

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