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RPGaDay2017 In A Day

Steve Johnson8 years ago3 years ago01 mins

I know I said I’d get back to the Guardians of Shymeria campaign design walk-through this week, but I’m running a Qerth game using Cinemechanix at GenCon. I’d forgotten how long (compared to QAGS and Cinemechanix) it takes to create a Qerth character even when you’re not also converting them to another game system. So…

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Disney Noir

Steve Johnson11 years ago3 years ago08 mins

A year or so ago, a game I was playing in had to go on a temporary hiatus because of the GM’s work schedule, so we started talking about what to play in its place. At some point, the idea of a Grindhouse-style game about Disney Princess came up, and after a while that evolved…

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What Are You Plotting?

Steve Johnson11 years ago2 years ago015 mins

I rarely do very much planning for the games I run. One of the benefits of using a rules-light system is that it’s easy to make things up on the spot, so I don’t see the point of spending a lot of time drawing maps and looking up stat blocks that might or might not…

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From The Archives: Advanced Divination: Generating World Events

Steve Johnson13 years ago3 years ago01 mins

This is the second article from a previous incarnation of the Death Cookie about using Tarot Cards in games. For more background, and the first article, click here. Also, please forgive how blatantly I was ripping off Ravenloft for the setting.   Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email

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Tuesday Table: Mash-Up Madness

Steve Johnson14 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Since I’ve been knee-deep in hobos and haven’t gotten around to posting a table in the last few weeks, I’m going to post 3 today. Use these to come up with an idea for a one-shot. The first table gives you the genre, the second the plot, and the third the style of the game….

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Wednesday WWPHITM? Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser

Steve Johnson16 years ago3 years ago01 mins

To continue with this week’s musings on Sword & Sorcery fantasy, this Wednesday WWPHITM? takes a look at Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser series. The basic plot will be “Ill Met in Lankhmar,’ probably with brief retellings (possibly as flashbacks) of “The Cold Women” and “The Unholy Grail” included. Guy Ritchie directs. Facebook…

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