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What’s the ideal session length?

Posted on 2012 December 17 by njwJanuary 5, 2014

This is a question that I think about perhaps too often: what is the ideal session length? I’ve played in groups where we met for an entire day, I’ve played in groups where we met for an entire night, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Car Wars, conventions, playing, real life, scheduling, theory | Leave a reply

A small manifesto

Posted on 2012 December 15 by njwOctober 2, 2013

Roleplaying is like improv, but better; it’s like a children’s game of make believe, but better; it’s like a Choose Your Own Adventure novel, but better. There are many things that roleplaying games resemble, but RPGs are different from all … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged manifestoes, meta, RPGs as art, theory, tips and tricks | Leave a reply

Places: The Sapphire Dome

Posted on 2012 December 14 by njwNovember 29, 2013

At some point in their travels, the PCs find a silvery ring with a single hemispherical star sapphire mounted in it. The star seems to dance and shift depending on the angle it’s viewed at. The metal of the ring … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, places, tips and tricks, twelves | Leave a reply

Worldbuilding: blog or not?

Posted on 2012 December 11 by njwNovember 28, 2013

A lot of gaming folks seem to be using their blogs as places to display and store their campaign worlds. Blogs have a lot of advantages for this kind of worldbuilding. If your purpose is to have audience interaction, then … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, computers & RPGs, gaming on the cheap, GMing, reviews, tips and tricks, tools, wikis, worldbuilding | Leave a reply

For the record

Posted on 2012 December 10 by njwDecember 24, 2012

Over at the Everwayan, John has been doing occasional updates on our Blade & Crown game. He gave a very nice illustration of Eric Stoltz as his character Red. For the record, here’s Meg Ryan as my character, Sirene: Add … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, Blade & Crown, let me tell you about my character, playing | 2 Replies

Luck point economies: the lesson from money

Posted on 2012 December 8 by njwDecember 27, 2013

I like games that use hero/fate/plot/benny/luck points. These points work differently in different games, of course, but they generally tend towards giving the players small amounts of narrative control as a reward for doing cool things. In some game sessions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged GMing, luck points, theory, tips and tricks | Leave a reply

Worldbuilding ain’t bad

Posted on 2012 December 7 by njwNovember 7, 2013

Every time I’ve been to WisCon, I think, I’ve been to the “Let’s Build a World” panel. In it, the panel and the audience build a very well-functioning and detailed world from first principles, all within an hour. (Those first … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged conventions, fictional nonfiction, GMing, manifestoes, nerd self-loathing, reprints, theory, worldbuilding | 2 Replies

Encounters: The Tea-Seller

Posted on 2012 December 4 by njwNovember 29, 2013

In the marketplace, or sometimes in other areas of town, there’s a man of indeterminate age who carries a great wooden box on his back. When someone asks him what he sells, he will take the box down off his … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, encounters, tips and tricks, twelves | 4 Replies

Gaming on the cheap?

Posted on 2012 December 2 by njwFebruary 11, 2013

Fairly often, people will complain that RPGs are getting more expensive. That it’s impossible to keep up. That we can no longer afford this hobby. It’s certainly possible to spend a lot on RPGs. If you buy all the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, gaming on the cheap, nerd self-loathing, reviews, tips and tricks | 2 Replies

Con of the North event registration open

Posted on 2012 November 30 by njwDecember 24, 2012

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 →

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