Ok so the title is a generalism because Superhero RPGs actually do work but why aren’t they more popular? Let me explain. Comic books are going through a bit of a resurgence in recent years. This is in part due to the success of movies based on Marvel (Captain America,...
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As I’ve posted previously me and horror don’t really work that well together and given that this post is going out on Halloween I felt I should post something with the word Horror in the title. This post could so easily have been about horror stories of games that have...
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On my recent family break in London we did some of the tourist trap stuff and also did some shopping. Some of that shopping involved a trip for me out to Leisure Games for the first time and I had a great visit and plan to go back next opportunity...
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I’m kinda surprised that it’s taken me so long to cover this topic but then again it’s not something I’ve encountered (to my knowledge) recently. One of my hobby principles is to have fun when playing games and I’ve also touched on how unimportant winning is in achieving that fun....
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When writing a framework for a campaign you generally have a trigger that helps you shape the overall plot. That trigger can come in a variety of forms and it usually isn’t fully formed when it first comes to you.One of the best triggers in D&D games for me has...
Continue reading...So in the 4 Party System I walked through the various tiers of the hobby market and how each tier adds a layer of cost to the price the consumer pays. So what would happen if the manufacturer sold directly to the consumer only? Stress the ONLY part here. The...
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So we recently went through character creation for EotE and I really felt this was one of the easiest and most interactive character creation processes I’ve ever taken part in. To set the scene – I’ve got about 9 people interested in playing and that number might increase so looks...
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So the hobby market works in mysterious ways or more precisely that’s how it may appear to the consumer. Let me turn back that curtain and give you a view of what goes on behind the scenes of the hobby market. So as a consumer you buy a hobby product...
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Without letting this turn into one of those Oscar speeches where there are tears and lots of meaningless thank yous. I wanted to talk a little more about how I got this 2nd Chapter up and running and to thank those who’ve helped me to rediscover the fun. Before I...
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100th Post but not 100th Day as there were 2 on my birthday. So to do this properly I’ll be be splitting this into a duologue on the 100th post and 100th day. This post is more of an overall status check of how things are going in the world...
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