Moto-Jousting
Back to the Boomlands for my final Spooktober article. Read at World Anvil Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
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The Rules Vs. The Game
While reworking one of the Elevator Pitches for Cinemechanix this week, I had to stop myself. I almost spent a lot of time and words on rules that were completely unnecessary. This isn’t the first time this has happened, so I’ve kind of developed a litmus test to apply when I start going into rules…
Campaign Design Walk-Through 6: The Rules
A long damn time ago, I defined the word “ficton” (it’s a contractual obligation) and told you that you could break a ficton down into 5 main components: Influences, Setting, Genre Trappings, Tone and Mood, and Dramatic Rules. Now that I’ve talked about all the rest (and procrastinated a lot), let’s talk about dramatic rules….
Reverb Gamers 2012, #3
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #3: What kind of gamer are you? Rules Lawyer, Munchkin/Power Gamer, Lurker, Storyteller/Method Actor, or something else? (Search “types of gamer” for more ideas!) How does this affect the kinds of games you play? For example, maybe you prefer crunchy rules-heavy systems to more theatrical rules-light ones. (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit…
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….
Turjvok of the Nine-Pound Fist
Here’s my next World Anvil entry, which puts me a little over 700 words ahead of what I need to hit the 10K goal. Since it’s been a couple of years, just a reminder that the number of likes the article gets on the WA page affects which articles are eligible for prizes, so if…
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…
Shark Week: Sharkcano
As many of you already know, today is the official start of Shark Week (though if you’re like me you started early with the Rifftrax Live presentation of Sharknado 2 last Thursday). Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
Monser of the Week: The Rakshasa
Also Known As: Asura, Kravyads, Nri-chakshas, Kravyads. Female rakshasas are known as Rakshasi. Description: Rakshasas are encountered in one of two states: either possessing a human (or occasionally an animal) or as semi-corporeal spirit entities. Since are capable of magically altering the appearance of their spirit form at will, the natural appearance of these…
Dumb Table: Some Colorful NPCs
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…