Following InSpectres, this was the second game I ran at CotN 2015. After last year’s game, I thought a longer, more in-depth palette would help clarify things somewhat, so I let the declarations go on until everyone was satisfied, not … Continue reading
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Con of the North is this weekend. I still have a fair amount to prepare for “The Dooms that Came to Chaegrae”: Cards describing what different Trait ratings can do (designed, but not printed) Character sheets (characters are basically done, … Continue reading
Discussion about where to start in building a world (for gaming or whatever else) often starts with the same question: top-down, or bottom-up? Do you start by detailing a little village, or by diving right into millennium-scale histories? There are … Continue reading
What games did I play in 2014? I don’t really try to track all the different games I play, mostly just to enjoy them while I’m playing them. Still, it’s interesting to think about what all I’ve played recently. Here … Continue reading
I participate in the House of Indie Games track at Con of the North. We’re mostly just a bunch of friends who like indie games. Two of us have even published our own indie games (Blade & Crown and Heirs … Continue reading
As with last year, I’m wondering what to run at next year’s Con of the North. Somehow the submission deadline always comes up too quickly! Here’s what I’m thinking of so far: The Dooms that Came to Chaegrae. This is … Continue reading
The next, second, and last, panel I was on at Convergence 2014. The topic was pretty similar to last year’s “I’m Getting Too Old to Find Time to Game”, so we were a little worried about repeating territory already trod. … Continue reading
After Artemis, I ended up going to dinner with John and Chad — it’d been a very long time since I’d seen Chad, so the chance to catch up was irresistible. We shared a pizza and chatted about work and … Continue reading
I was just reading over my notes about time travel and RPGs. I mentioned towards the end that a game where players could go back and change the events that had happened would probably require some sort of publicly-visible chronology, … Continue reading
This week, the program book for Con of the North 2014 arrived. It’s big! It feels like there are a lot more games than in recent years. There are tons of RPGs, boardgames and other things on offer, including many … Continue reading