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Topics & Archives. New (Old) Look for a Map, and a Change of Venue. April 19, 2013. This is my 99th post on the blog, which is something I find pretty awesome. I was hoping I’d stick to this thing when I started, and it’s actually worked out well. Originally I thought I’d try to write a lot more essays/thoughts on older games and gaming culture in general, and at some point […]. Saturday Morning Maps: Caves of Yth. March 16, 2013. Saturday Morning Maps: The Gate Seeker’s Cave. March 2, 2013. I saw some r...
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These Dice Look Funny: January 2012
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Monday, January 23, 2012. Underground Races: The Grue. It is pitch black. You are likely to eat something. Grue society is dualistic, split along gender lines - each family is ruled by its egg-mother, but tribes are governed by a male chieftan. Grue shamans are male, but Grue gods are female. Grue craftsmen are male, while Grue artists...Grue ...
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These Dice Look Funny: Hounds of Tindalos
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Thursday, December 29, 2011. Updating on Tuesdays got away from me somewhat. Without further ado, here's a couple of the notes I jotted down for what was supposed to be a holiday game except I got too tired to run it. The full adventure may be available soon. I saw them only for a moment, I cannot be certain.". Pace 8; Parry 6; Toughness 7 (2).
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These Dice Look Funny: October 2010
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Tyson J. Hayes, not Jeff Carlsen, wrote the article in question. Sorry, guys. Jeff Carlsen over at Apathy Games posted this article. So how do we evaluate gaming in a way that we can objectively score? Obviously, there are some things that are NOT shared by all groups:. Then there are things we can evaluate based on ...
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These Dice Look Funny: Some houserules
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Here are some Savage Worlds houserules I commonly employ:. I always rule that someone with a gun counts as an Unarmed Defender. Using Guns as Weapons:. Guns deal Str d4 damage when used as clubs. If the attacker rolls a 1 on his Skill die (regardless of Wild Die), while using a gun as a melee weapon it breaks. Of NPC...
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These Dice Look Funny: March 2011
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. So I just beat Knights of the Old Republic. I mean seriously, something like 20 minutes ago as of the time I started typing, I finished Knights of the Old Republic. Yep, I just beat an eight year old game, which is about 25 years in Computer Time. Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades:. Quests give you items, not gold:. This ...
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These Dice Look Funny: August 2010
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Saturday, August 28, 2010. More Ideas for Games that Won't Get Made. In The Gadget,. As The Gadget, you turn in criminals for cash which you use to upgrade your gear and you fight for XP which you can use to train in the standard attributes (fighting skill, strength, intelligence, endurance, speed). The story revolves around the Gadget making ...
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These Dice Look Funny: March 2010
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Saturday, March 27, 2010. Ideas For Games That Will Never Get Made. So here is what I think is the core challenge: To preserve the familiarity of tower defense games but to introduce new mechanics to challenge the player. The cheap, medium-damage and fire rate tower (starter tower). The fast but weak tower (machine gun). Series does an excelle...
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These Dice Look Funny: April 2011
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These Dice Look Funny. I've got a Dungeon Master's Guide / I've got a 12 sided die / I've got Kitty Pryde / And Nightcrawler too / Waiting for me / Yes I do, I do. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Tech Trees and Research. This is cross posted from the Pinnacle forums. I have been playing a lot of Civilization, Alpha Centauri, UFO: AI, and other assorted turn based strategy games lately. I've also been thinking of the old game Syndicate. But that's not going to cut it this time. I know there's a lot of flaws in...
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Topics & Archives. The Last 30 Posts. The Mundane Misadventures of Phillip Odinson, Former God of Thunder. July 25, 2014 - 0 comments. Power Armor for DCC (or other Retroclones). May 30, 2014 - 3 comments. Simplifying Encumbrance for Dungeon Weariness. February 27, 2014 - 5 comments. Dungeon Weariness: Encumbrance & Exhaustion as Encounter. February 20, 2014 - 0 comments. Lighting as Dungeon Encounter: Two Methods. February 10, 2014 - 0 comments. Path of the Acrobat: ADCC Thief Skill Set. A Change of Pace.
