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Dumb Table: Some Colorful NPCs

Steve Johnson9 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Since people seemed to like last week’s Dumb Table, and since I’ve got jujitsu chauffeur duty soon, I’m going to do another one this week. There’s been a little forward momentum on Cinemechanix in the last few days, so hopefully I’ll get back to the design journal next week. Just like last week, I’m going…

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Dumb Table: 20 Antagonists To Steal For Your Game

Steve Johnson9 years ago3 years ago01 mins

It’s been a while since I did a dumb table, so that’s what I’m going to do this week. Swiping characters from history and folklore is a common trope in RPGs (I’m pretty sure that Rasputin was a vampire, a werewolf, AND a mage in the original World of Darkness), partly because it can save…

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One Shot: Argonauts in SPAAAAAAACE!

Steve Johnson9 years ago3 years ago01 mins

Things are slow on the Cinemechanix front this week. so let’s do one of those blogs where I sketch out a one-shot adventure using my handy One Shot Generator Script (adapted from some of the tables in The Book of Dumb Tables and its sequel). As always, I have two options, since each Book of…

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: More Combat Thoughts

Steve Johnson9 years ago3 years ago05 mins

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Everybody Out of the Dice Pool

Steve Johnson9 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Back to the Drawing Board

Steve Johnson9 years ago2 years ago06 mins

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Reading Tolkien Is Like Gaming With A Bad GM

Steve Johnson10 years ago3 years ago02 mins

My first attempt to read Tolkien was in middle school, when I read the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I didn’t want to finish it, but I’d picked it for a book report or something and by the time I realized I didn’t like it, it was too late to switch…

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Math Is Sneaky

Steve Johnson10 years ago2 years ago01 mins

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Bumps and Bruises

Steve Johnson10 years ago3 years ago01 mins

We’re about halfway through the playtest period for Cinemechanix (but still accepting playtesters, if you want to join us), so now that I’ve gotten some feedback I’m working on the 3rd revision of the rules. I’m doing more re-writing than I thought I would be at this point, but fortunately most of it’s easy stuff:…

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Cinemechanix Design Journal: Acclaim

Steve Johnson10 years ago3 years ago01 mins

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