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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A Touch Of Class
When you’re creating a character for any RPG you tend to come into that process with a bit of a plan. I think the majority of games tend to you lead you down the path of choosing a class, archetype, career or other type of character label. For ease throughout...
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- 21/10/2013
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- RPGs storyboard the hobby
And so it begins…
I referred in my visit to Leisure Games in London that the advice given to a customer wasn’t handled as I would have like it. I’ve been thinking it over since that visit, reviewing the advice given and de-personalising it from the individuals involved and I think I understand a...
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- 20/10/2013
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- safe option settings the hobby
Growing the Dice Pool
So a few weeks ago I wrote up my post on Clubs, Societies and Community. My comrade in gaming goodness +Morgan Davie and I have a similar thought process about how gaming is made good in a club environment. To explore that a bit further I thought I’d pick on some of...
Continue reading...Price vs Choice
In case you haven’t gathered from previous posts I’m a pretty big proponent of FLGS’ and RRP pricing for products. This isn’t just for tabletop games, this is in general. Why?Well I’m keen to support brick & mortar retailers, even “big box” retailers who in some respects get a bad...
Continue reading...Dice Bags or lack thereof.
The hobby has a lot of accessories as I’ve posted about previously. Most of these are probably extras that you aren’t going to use or need in the main. The thing with this hobby though is that now and again you come across something that you didn’t know you needed...
Continue reading...Science Schmience
One of the things that tends to come up in modern day games or more precisely any game where the environment is borderline “normal” is whether science works the same as it does in the real world. This is usually something I gloss over as part of the “suspension of...
Continue reading...Power and Influence
In some RPG settings the power and influence level available to the characters is fairly fixed. Power level is something that’s largely controlled through the system mechanics that are available to the players whereas the influence level is more associated with the actions of the characters and the constraints of...
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I was recently away with work and whilst waiting for the flight home I sat at the airport with one of my colleagues at work who I don’t really know that well. So we cover the usual topics of family, work history, holidays and then she asks what I do...
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- 05/10/2013
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- blogging comfort zone the hobby
Gaming Group Dynamics
Gaming Groups come in various flavours and many gamers are members of multiple groups at the same time. As your gaming evolves so does your group dynamic and I wanted to explore those a little here. Established “Static” GroupThis is often the group that people first find themselves in. Also...
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