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A Request For Brainstorming
In August of last year, I posted the following:
At it's simplest and most abstract, I would agrue that characters in "traditional/old school/badfun" fantasy role-playing games, do three things:
(1) Kill Critters
(2) Loot Chambers
(3) Other Stuff
Discuss.
And you replied with the following:
That about sums it up. See Munchkin by Steve Jackson Games alchemist
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Happy 4th Birthday!
My daughter, Princess Fuscia, is 4 years old today!
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Some Belated Old School Thoughts
Compare and contrast with me for a moment. Compare the character classes and advancement tables of 4E to the characters classes and advancement tables of OD&D. Contrast the balance between the old school 1st level Magic Users and old school 1st level Fighters to thier balance between thier modern day counterparts. Consider the differences ( Read more... ) -
Happy 8th B-Day to the Indigo Kid!
I couldn't be prouder of my son.
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Gaming Stuff - One Comment, One Question.
(1) I wish I had a group (i.e., more than just the Indigo Kid) interested in a Dungeon-Delve campaign. I could be pretty easily convinced to invest in http://www.dungeonaday.com/ if I had a group to dive through it with. I'm a bit of a fan of Monte Cook and the idea behind Dungeon a Day is pretty cool.
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Design Thoughts: How to Host a Comic Book Universe - Part I
Originally published at Where is my Power Ring?. Please leave any comments there.
Initial Thoughts:
The baseline game starts with the creation of a single archetypeal character and follows them through fice ‘ages’ of comic books. Inspired by the creative works of earlier eras, this one character in turn inspires other characters as time goes by. ( Read more... ) -
Little Ideas: How to Host a Comic Book Universe
Originally published at Where is my Power Ring?. Please leave any comments there.
I have more ideas for ’superheroes’ than a major comic book company would know what to do with. Occassionally, this makes me think I should write a supers rpg or a character database supplement for someone else’s supers rpg. But the reality is (at least in my mind) ( Read more... ) -
LJ Archive Complete
Originally published at Where is my Power Ring?. Please leave any comments there.
I have not archived every LJ post I’ve made since 2001, but I have captured the ones that I found most memorable or meaningful. They will live on at Where is my Power Ring? collected chronologically in sets of three or more
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A General Note
I am going into lock-down mode on communications. Quite bluntly this is due to family politics that I have no patience for. This will likely be my last public post for some time, so if you would like to stay up do date, make sure you get 'friended'.
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Games to Play in a Car (Parts I & II)
(This is cross-posted from Storygames after combining two posts and editting slightly ( Read more... )