Cinemechanix Design Journal: Core Mechanics
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Rethinking Ritual Magic
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Interview with Horrorhut’s Chris Bower
This interview originally appeared in the May 2011 issue of Bazooka Magazine. Horror and documentary film producers Chris Bower and John Holt of A Good Size Productions have just premiered their new web series, Horrorhut. The first show went online on Friday, May 27th at www.horrorbid.com, with more episodes coming soon. I recently harnessed the…
Reverb Gamers 2012, #16
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #16: Who was the most memorable foe you’ve ever come up against in a game? How did you beat him/her/it? Or did you? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) I’ve played in a lot of games, so the question as asked is a tough one. With a little change to…
Random One-Shot Game Generator
Sometimes, instead of a blog, you get a widget. This is one of those times. I made up a random generator script to generate one-shot (or if you’re really brave, campaign) ideas based on the tables in The Book of Dumb Tables 1 & 2. You can play with it on this ugly-ass page here….
Cinemechanix Classes
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Reverb Gamers 2012 #23
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #23: Have you ever experienced Total Party Kill (TPK), or been close to it? What effect did that have on you personally? On your group of players? Have you ever used retroactive continuity (retcon) to save yourself? Why or why not? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) The only thing…
The Road to QAGS3E, Part 8
We ended 2001 feeling pretty good about ourselves. We’d just released our first full-sized book, we had nationwide distribution, our con games were overflowing with players, and we beat Steve Jackson at TOON!. For 2002, we had even bigger plans, focused on two things: first, we’d go to the GAMA show in March. Then we’d…
Bestiary February: Hegyembi Mule
I finally got around to writing up another critter for Bestiary February: The Hegyembi Mule (World Anvil Link). Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Archetype of the Week: The Holy Man
The holy man is a character who serves God. Most fictional holy men serve the Christian God, but there are occasional examples of holy men serving other deities, especially in fantasy stories. It should be noted that the holy man’s status as a servant of God is not usually verifiable; he is self-appointed, granted his…