Legendary characters are mythic from birth, and some are mythic from conception. If you’re playing a game about mythic heroes, use this table to explain why they’re so mythic. In a lot of case, knowing a character’s birthright will help you come up with a Gimmick. Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
A few weeks ago, I talked about some of the things that game-specific rules adaptations can accomplish, like clarifying how story concepts fit into the game rules or allowing for customization. The next section covers actually deciding whether or not to implement special rules for a specific story element. If you think of the first…
When I saw how quickly Skaught scripted a random generator using last week’s dungeon name tables, I decided to try out php code (which I’d only hacked at previously) by writing a random hobo name generator. The actual programming was easy, but I spent most of the week rewriting about three times until it was…
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #8: What’s the one gaming accessory (lucky dice, soundtrack, etc.) you just can’t do without? Why? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit us at www.atlas-games.com) I play QAGS, so unless you count pencils and paper or candy* as “gaming accessories,” the only thing you need to play is a 20-sided die. And to…
The Bureau of Monster Affairs is the governmental organization in charge of regulating monster hunting in the United States. One of its most important duties is designating what creatures qualify as “monsters,” so that hunters don’t kill the wrong things. In the early days of the organization, the BMA did this by maintaining the Official…
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As I mentioned at the end of last week’s blog, now that I’ve got the character sheet all figured out (again), the other big part of the Cinemechanix rules that aren’t really working for me are the combat rules. It’s not that they’re broken, it’s just they work like most RPG combat rules, which is…
I usually try to avoid writing entries that are pure advertising, but this week I’m going to make an exception because (1) the thing I’m advertising is absolutely free of charge; (2) the thing I’m advertising is potentially useful even to people who don’t play QAGS; and (3) it’s been a long week and I…
So, I just finished watching the first two seasons of Severance and it was not what I thought it would be. The basic premise is that the characters work for a company that splits their work self and their outside self into two completely separate personalities. Based on that and some of the comments I’ve…
