Con of the North is the Twin Cities’ biggest, best gaming convention. Next year’s CotN will be Presidents’ Day Weekend, Feb. 15-17, 2013. Event registration has recently gone live. I just sent in mine. I was surprised by the number … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
One of my favorite GM aids is from the black book version of the Traveller RPG. It is Supplement 6: 76 Patrons. It presents 76 different patron encounters, each with a variety of different possible twists. The patrons are organized … Continue reading
Today, I received a final black & white proof from Lulu. It was good, so the game is now for sale there. Go buy a copy! … Continue reading
At last WisCon, there were several great panels about worldbuilding. One, in particular, brought up the concept of using different standard blocks, like “elves who are immortal and hate dwarves”, “the monotheistic religion is on a crusade to destroy the … Continue reading
Keeping combat straight can be tricky. When everyone at the table agrees to keep things loose, it’s possible to forego maps and rely on oral description of what’s going on. And, of course, the system can help this; I can … Continue reading
One question I’ve often gotten at “Beginning GM” panels is, how do you write an RPG scenario? For a lot of beginning GMs, this can be a daunting task; it feels like you have to write a novel from scratch, … Continue reading
After viewing multiple print samples of Blade & Crown from Lightning Source, Inc., I decided it was worth trying a different printer. I’ve now seen one proof from Lulu, and it was very nice. I’ve got another sample in the … Continue reading
How do you award experience points? The standard method comes down to GM caveat: “Jane, you convinced the mayor to allow that dragon in town; you get 3 XP.” That can work well, especially in a system like Blade & … Continue reading