Last week I posted a new article on Hubpages called “Seven Rules Every Game Master Should Follow.” That explains why I didn’t post here last week, but I don’t have any excuse for the week or two before that beyond a combination of real life stuff and lack of ideas. I’ve written, co-written, or contributed…
I’ve been playing around with an idea for a cyberpunk game, so below are some tables with random cyberpunk Words for character creation. For cyberware, genetic tinkering, and high-tech gear, I’d probably use a system along the lines of the equipment rules from Fort High or All-Stars. Basically, if a piece of equipment alters the…
REVERB GAMERS 2012, #26: Who or what was the most memorable NPC you’ve ever encountered? Why? (Courtesy of Atlas Games. Visit them at www.atlas-games.com) Yankee Doodle Fuck You. Leighton claims that the character (along with The Lady With No Hat) came to him in a dream. I like the character so much, that (with L8on’s…
It’s not a big secret that Leighton and I didn’t do a lot of statistical analysis when we wrote QAGS. After all, the system was originally meant for use in pick-up games when we didn’t have time to spend hours on character creation. We never really intended for it to be a “real” system…
I said that after GenCon I’d let you know more about some of the stuff we’re working on here at Hex. This is a bit longer after GenCon than I’d planned, but that just helps illustrate why we don’t usually give firm release dates until we’ve got something nearly done. Hex is very much a…
