Specialized Equipment
I was examining the equipment list for a post-apocalyptic RPG. I can easily see the value in having a Geiger Counter in such a setting. In Call of Cthulhu? I think I want an HR Giger Counter.
Apocalypse World Task Resolution Hack
Charles Jaimet and I were talking last night about Apocalypse World and its resolution system. I had a quick thought about it, and how it seems not quite complete to me. Short form, as I understand it: 2d6+modifiers. 10..12 success (“you do it”), 7..9 partial success (“you do it, but…”) …
Links of the Week: June 11, 2012
Really short this week (again), no real time for reading. Too many irons in the fire, trying to get things set up for the next few weeks. Among other things, I’m aiming to run a series of posts at Troll in the Corner, adapting my Campaign and Scenario Design tools …
ACK or Die! Session 4, Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls
Hey Pop, I can’t talk long, we’re in the middle of something here. After we got back from purging the goblin hall we hung around Brighton for a little while we rested up. Goraj held that big festival he was planning with all the fighting, I did a bit of …
Links of the Week: June 4, 2012
Not a lot of links this week. I’m planning a series of posts on sandbox campaign construction and preparation and haven’t had time to do a lot of other reading this week. Hall of Fame Dungeons N Dragons: A Fantastic Collection of Maps for RPGs Lord Maximus at Dungeons N …
RPG Blog Carnival: Fantastic Creations, Final Roundup
As I mentioned in my last roundup, I didn’t see nearly the traffic for this RPG Blog Carnival: Fantastic Creations that I did for Fantastic Locations. This surprises me a little, since I would think it would be one of the easier ones to post for — if nothing else, …
Links of the Week: May 28, 2012
Some more links this week. A few (big!) Hall of Fame entries, a longer list than usual of videos (mostly science — Feynman! — or science fiction), some blog posts (still losing ground there) and a Kickstarter project. Hall of Fame Fantastic Maps (Jonathan Roberts) Jonathan Roberts has a site, …
Polyhedral NPC Relationships
This started off as an entry in my Links of the Week for May 28, but I got caught up in what I was talking about. After about 600 words I decided to pump it up to its own post. Jim over at Carjacked Seraphim got fired up by my …
What is the Bare Minimum?
A question for RPG designers (pro and amateur, whatever): What is the bare minimum core rule set required to get a game off the ground? Assumptions: Characters are already created (half a dozen pregen). Character-specific rules are attached to the character sheet and don’t need to be repeated, spells and …
Links of the Week: May 21, 2012
Not a lot of time to read blogs this week, I’ve been doing a fair bit of writing, and got in some good game play Saturday night. I do have some additions to the Hall of Fame and a Kickstarter project that excites me no end. Hall of Fame Cartographer’s …