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Hope for better systems

Posted on 2023 January 12 by njwJanuary 12, 2023

I hope that all the tumult with Excessively Dominant RPG leads a whole lot of people to better systems. The tenth anniversary of publishing Blade & Crown has come and gone. Sales are a trickle these days. I’m pondering putting … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, buying and selling, publishing | 1 Reply

Itch.io bundle: TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Texas!

Posted on 2022 March 8 by njwMarch 8, 2022

Another bundle I’m a bit late to the party on, but still worth posting about: The Itch.io TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Texas bundle. A very good cause, with a pretty astonishing amount of games, many of which are amazingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buy, buying and selling, diversity, reviews | 1 Reply

Rarer high-magnitude spells?

Posted on 2021 July 31 by njwJuly 31, 2021

Should higher-magnitude spells require longer intervals to cast? As it stands, higher-magnitude spells are rarer to find nodes for, and more dangerous to cast. But perhaps there should also be a set frequency at which they can be cast. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, preserving mystery, rules variants & expansions | 3 Replies

Funny how that works

Posted on 2021 July 9 by njwJuly 9, 2021

The latest XKCD is pretty funny. It’s also an idea I had more than a decade ago. Made a game about it, in fact. Didn’t have much luck with it, though, because reasons. I don’t begrudge Randall his very funny … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, Calteir, diversity, publishing, wikis | Leave a reply

New Traits for Blade & Crown: Quiet

Posted on 2021 January 31 by njwJanuary 31, 2021

Inspired by recent game-play. You are Quiet. Perhaps you speak softly and carry a large sword; or perhaps you don’t have much to say, because you know words only cause trouble. Your quiet may give you gravity, or it may … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, rules variants & expansions, Traits | 1 Reply

CotN games?

Posted on 2020 December 8 by njwDecember 8, 2020

Con of the North decided to move to virtual next year. Which means I can actually attend, for the first time in many years. And that means I should start thinking of games to run. But my well of inspiration … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged 8 Tokens, Blade & Crown, Con of the North, conventions | 2 Replies

8 Tokens: Playtesting

Posted on 2020 November 30 by njwNovember 30, 2020

A while back, the Weekly Group did what I assume is the first serious playtest of 8 Tokens. (I assume so, anyway, because I haven’t heard any other reports back. If you’ve tried playing it, let me know!) It worked … Continue reading →

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8 Tokens: Character ideas

Posted on 2020 October 31 by njwOctober 31, 2020

I got to do a playtest of 8 Tokens. More about that later, but one specific piece of feedback: I needed to come up with more examples of things to be good at. So, here are a few: Acting convincingly … Continue reading →

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Futurecon, right now

Posted on 2020 September 19 by njwSeptember 19, 2020

Many cons have moved online now. Sadly necessary, but happily accessible. The fact that we can connect via the internet means conventions don’t have to be, and shouldn’t be, limited to one country or one timezone. Futurecon is a convention … Continue reading →

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WisCONline

Posted on 2020 August 31 by njwAugust 31, 2020

While it’s still in memory, some notes about WisCONline, which happened at the end of May. I was part of the concomm, doing a bunch of work behind the scenes, so I’m kinda biased. But at the same time, none … Continue reading →

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