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I’ve been kind of lazy since I hit the 10K goal, but at least a little of it was because it’s been a busy week and because I intended to take a few days off to make the 25K goal unreachable so I wouldn’t decide to shoot for it. I’m back, and I just finished…
Hey kids! Did you know there are still some openings for the Cinemechanix games I’m running at GenCon this year? Guardians of Shymeria is sold out, but the other 3 still have some seats left. If you’re going to be at GenCon and want to see how the Cinemechanix system plays, buy your ticket today!…
I’ve been trying to read at least some of the shorter zines I’ve collected over the years. Recently I read Glam Metal Monster Hunters and Pixie Punks on the same night, and it seemed like a good idea to review them together since they kind of have opposite approaches to zine design. Let’s start with…
It’s been a couple days, but I finally got back to World Ember. I wrote this article on color codes mainly because I mentioned the color-coded fallout zones in a few of the region writeups. Since that would have been a short article, I decided to combine it with the “trail markers” idea I’ve been…
In a world plagued by mundane realities such as climate change, political upheaval, and economic inequality, it’s all too easy to lose sight of the single greatest threat that the modern world has faced since the rise of Hitler: Namely, the invasion of our our creative commons by algorithms armed with digital paint brushes, code-based…
Sometimes, scenes just drag on too damned long as players insist on searching for non-existent clues, questioning suspects who don’t know anything, and focusing on throwaway details that don’t mean anything. Usually, the best way to deal with this is to have something happen that the characters have to deal with right away, but…
Since I did a table for this week’s RPG Challenge on Reddit, I’m going to cheat a little and just repost it here. The exact text of the challenge, if you’re interested: Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
A few of the Cinemechanix core rules require the group to make decisions about how they apply to the game at hand. Determining the starting Hero Factor (see last week’s blog) is one example of this. Another is deciding whether a character who reaches “Broken” status ends up dead, forced into retirement by his injuries,…
Also Known As: Duende (Latin America, Philippines, Portugal, Spain), Hiisi (Finland), Kallikantzaros (Greek) Description: Goblins are small, ugly humanoids three to four feet tall. They have thin, spindly arms and legs, large yellow eyes, slightly pointed ears, and mouths full of small, pointed teeth. Their thick, rubbery skin ranges in color from brownish green to…
