Right, so far I'm doing a great job of dissuading you from even considering the Dracula Dossier as your next campaign, which is as far removed from my intention as it's possible to be. So, please allow me to redress this by offering some motes of advice that will twinkle in the gloom and lead you … Continue reading A Table For Three: Part 5 – Mitigation
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A Table For Three: Part 4 – Preparing the Unpreparable
Firstly, I'm sorry for the break in posts. Work became unpleasantly busy and rendered me too screen-fatigued to produce any cogent ramblings. Thankfully this brief spell of unpleasantness has abated and, in the words of George L. Costanza, "I'm back baby!" I ended the previous post by asking how one can prepare to run a collaboratively improvisational … Continue reading A Table For Three: Part 4 – Preparing the Unpreparable
A Table For Three: Part 3 – Preparation
I've rambled a lot about preparation over the last few posts, so now I'm going to put my money where my mouth is and ramble about my preparation for running a campaign using Night's Black Agents. I'm currently in the process of preparation so I'm not relying on foggy memories of a game I ran years … Continue reading A Table For Three: Part 3 – Preparation
Feeling Overwhelmed
Not a description of my current emotional state, but rather a brief post in response to a comment by welbygreenacre, here: https://nerdtropolis.home.blog/2019/08/14/a-table-for-three-part-2-game/ I fully empathise with young Welby. The enthusiasm which heralds the dawn of a new campaign can quickly lead to feelings of having taken on too much, and a subsequent erosion of confidence in one's … Continue reading Feeling Overwhelmed
A Table For Three: Part 2 – Game
In the previous post I had decided that the new campaign for our small, perfectly formed group of three would come from the 'Neo-Classical' style of RPGs. Casting my eye over the games that I categorise in this fashion, I'm presented with: The Dying Earth RPGStar TrekTrail of CthulhuArs MagicaNumeneraThe StrangeLegend of the Five RingsHeroQuestNight's … Continue reading A Table For Three: Part 2 – Game
A Table For Three: Part 1 – Style
At the conclusion of my previous rambling I declared my intent to write about my thoughts on choosing, preparing and running a campaign for two players and a GM. Much like eating an elephant, this is best done in small chunks, one chunk at a time. My first consideration when deciding what to run is the style of game … Continue reading A Table For Three: Part 1 – Style
How We Play
Running RPGs has been my passion for quite some years. A fair number of my most cherished memories stem from my time as a GM. All of these memories involve sitting around a table with friends, whether at someone's house or a gaming convention. As an aside I should mention that I spend a large amount … Continue reading How We Play
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