A blog about tabletop stuff

My Gaming Principles

I touched on this in a previous post and these really aren’t anything scientific but act more as a guide to what I look for and get from my hobby.  This is probably the first time they’ve been “documented” so a lot of this is brain dump information so take...

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Plan for a plan…

In the world of Project Management there’s a phrase that normally sends shivers down my spine.  Actually there are MANY such phrases but the one I’m referring to here is “Plan for a plan”.  Essentially this means that you can’t build a full project plan so you build a skeleton...

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Storyboarding for NPCs

On Free RPG Day this year I ran a scenario for the Star Wars Edge Of The Empire RPG.  I really need a shorthand version of this name!  SWEotE?. As part of that I developed (and stole in places) a quick and dirty way of developing a storyboard for NPCs...

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How I develop my ideas.

In this 2nd Chapter I find myself having ideas for scenarios and settings for RPGs.  This used to happen a lot during the early parts of the 1st Chapter although the frequency reduced towards the end to the point of nothing being produced. Thankfully I now have ideas and in-particular...

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Birthday Post

2 posts in 1 day?  Well today is my birthday and with that in mind I wanted to talk about what I look forward to from my hobby over the next year. Edge Of The Empire.  The new Star Wars RPG from Fantasy Flight Games.There are some good looking (well it...

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When can you play Tabletop Games?

May as well continue the What, Who, Where theme! When can you play Tabletop Games?  Well that very much depends on the game and what available time you have to be able to play them.  You also have to consider any prep time that a game may need.  That prep...

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Where can you play Tabletop Games?

You can play Tabletop Games pretty much anywhere that there’s enough table space to play the game.  I suppose the question is probably more likely to be tied to 2 other questions. Where can I find other people who play Tabletop Games? and Where can I buy Tabletop Games? Both...

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Why play Tabletop Games?

See this has a lot of different answers. Some of which are simple and others which are a bit more complex. Also, with this post being a “the hobby” post rather than a “my hobby” post I have to lean on more general reasons. Let’s take this for a walk....

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Who plays Tabletop Games? Part 2

But who are these people who play these games? I’m a Project Manager in the Financial Services industry although have worked in Public Sector and for Technology companies. People I know who play tabletop games come from all sorts of backgrounds and professions.Doctors, Security Guards, Technology Techies, Historians, Joiners, Librarians,...

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