A blog about tabletop stuff

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...

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RPG Time Management Part 2

So yesterday I covered the more abstract elements of managing time within RPGs.  Today’s post is where the time requires a bit more robust management or perhaps tracking is a better word. Today’s elements are Combat and Real-Time. CombatI’m pretty sure this is covered in the rulebook of the majority...

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RPG Time Management Part 1

When playing RPGs the handling of time within the game is something that shifts from 1 mode to another depending on the situation in game. I’m going to cover this over the next 2 posts and use 4 headlines to cover the spectrum of how time is managed in game....

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Objective status…

So a month or so ago I posted about what I saw as my Hobby Objectives at that time. Let’s do a checkpoint – Sustainable and regular gaming.  Big success here as I think I’ve managed to go to the games club every Friday for 4 weeks in a row...

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GenCon UK

In my planning and thinking about going to GenCon in Indianapolis next year I’m reminded of having attended 3 different GenCon UKs over the years. There is no real comparison between GenCon Indy and GenCon UK.  Other than it’s all formats tabletop gaming in 1 venue for a 4 day...

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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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Nearly Gamer

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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Tabletop Ambassadors

Way way back (well ok 2 months ago) I wrote up my gaming principles and one thing I didn’t put down back then is something I think might be a new principle or maybe it’s something else. So what does the post header of “Tabletop Ambassadors” mean then?  Are they...

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