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Campaign Design Walk-Through 1: Premise
Since the whole idea behind Cinemechanix is that you use the core rules to create the kind of game you want to play, it seems like it might be a good idea to go through a sample campaign design. I keep going back and forth on whether I want to continue the Sample of Play…
Monster of the Week: The Ungnuzi
Also Known As: NA Description: Ungnuzi are hideous humanoid creatures with tiny spikes all over their bodies. They stand between 3 and 4 feet tall and have slimy, sickly green skin. They do not have visible eyes, ears, or other sensory organs. Except for the small (1”-2”) spikes that cover their entire bodies, their heads…
Faction Chooser Widget
A recent post on a gaming blog I follow mentioned an online tool called inklewriter, which basically lets you write your own Endless Quest books. The author had started using the site to make a tool to help new players make their D&D character and announced a contest where people make a gaming tool using the…
Reverb Gamers 2012, #12
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #12: Do prefer collaborative or competitive games? What do you think that says about you? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I play all kinds of games, but since my main gaming interest is role-playing, I’m firmly in the “collaborative” camp*. Even outside of role-playing, I usually prefer games that…
Archetype of the Week: The Mentor
The mentor is a character, usually older or more experienced than other members of the group, who uses his experience to prepare the younger heroes for their ultimate mission or destiny. In addition to acting as an adviser and sometimes teacher, the mentor often acts as the conscience and voice of reason for the group….
What If…?
Even casual comic fans are probably familiar with the “What If…?” format: change something and see what else changes because of it. Kind of like a lot of RPGs (“it’s like our world except…”). These tables give you some “What If…?” scenarios that you can use as a starting point for a modern-day game…
Zine Month Is Coming!
It’s Zine Month again, and as usual some Hex Games creators have projects launching soon on Kickstarter. Here’s what we’ve got this year: Beowulf Vs. Grendel for Million-Colored Sun (Leighton Connor) The greatest epic in English literature comes to life! For 12 years Grendel, that unhallowed wight, wrathful and reckless, has rained ceaseless slaughter onto…
Random Holiday Adventure Seeds Table
It’s a holiday weekend and I’ve still got 7000 or so words to write by Monday, so here’s a dumb table for your super-hero game. The characters are forced to attend an awkward holiday gathering with a PC’s family. The PCs have to plan the super-hero team’s annual Christmas party (knowing that it will be…
Cinemechanix Design Journal: Game Book Organization
I was hoping to use my 4-day weekend to finish and post the (hopefully) long-awaited next draft of the Cinemechanix rules to the playtest group, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Partly it was because I ended up having to work Saturday, but since I knew that ahead of time I probably should have gotten right…