Posted by Runeslinger on May 11, 2013 · 2 Comments
I reviewed my ‘backed projects’ list on Kickstarter this month in reaction to a late project I have backed and the accommodating comments posted in response to a late and frankly insulting update from the project manager. After posting a polite, fact-filled response to this nonsense, I began to wonder about the whole idea of backing … Read more
Category Call of Cthulhu, Godlike, Hollow Earth Expedition, Magicians, Morrow Project, Reports, Reviews, Shadowrun, Technoir, The Blog · Tagged with Games, Kickstarter, roleplaying games
Posted by Runeslinger on February 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Hollow Earth Expedition in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Exile Game Studio. As the company made the core rule book available for free on Valentine’s Day as a part of passing this milestone, this seed will be pitched somewhat toward starting characters in a one-shot, introductory session. My Saturday … Read more
Posted by Runeslinger on January 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This tenth episode of Shadowscast, the last of Volume 1 and a year of presenting ideas in this way, presents many short segments on Korea ranging from the mundane to the threatening with a side order of delicious, a few short unboxing clips from the last few months, one segment offering a short overview on … Read more
Category All for One: Regime Diabolique, Casting the Shadows, Desolation, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Leviathans, Playing in Games, Reports, Running Games, Shadowscast, Ubiquity · Tagged with gaming, Korea, Role-playing game, roleplaying, RPG, setting development, Shadowscast, South Korea
Posted by Runeslinger on January 27, 2013 · 6 Comments
I watched a video clip yesterday evening which asked “Why?” in connection to the disparity in numbers between those who will choose to respond to an ad looking for D&D or Pathfinder players as compared to the number who will respond to ads for other roleplaying games – mainstream or otherwise. The thoughts which followed … Read more
Category Aces & Eights, All for One: Regime Diabolique, Brass&Steel, Call of Cthulhu, Godlike, Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, Running Games, Stormbringer, Technical Questions, Technoir, The Blog, Themes and Intentions · Tagged with Aces & Eights, dungeon crawl classics, Dungeons & Dragons, gaming, genre conventions, Role-playing game, roleplaying games, RPG, running games, World of Darkness, Wraith the Oblivion
Posted by Runeslinger on January 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This week’s seed is for Hollow Earth Expedition, and involves a rare moment when the characters are at home doing nothing. We all know how the universe hates that. The seed The seed involves giving the characters a choice about becoming aware of forces seeking to meddle in world affairs to their own benefit behind … Read more
