After 1000 years of life, the sorcerer has grown bored by his existence. One night he has a dream and learns of a magic device called the Eye of the Icosahedron. The wizard summons a demon to find out what the Eye is and how he might access its power. The wizard weaves spells and …
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Make to Know is a book about art and creativity. Ostensibly, it is for "creative people," but I think it has something for all of us to consider.
The book begins with "What is the thing that we call a role-playing game?" Jon Peterson doesn't answer that question but he did document the first conversations of people attempting to.
Brian of Welcome to the Deathtrap posted a nice review of Swords & Wizardry Complete on his blog last week. I'll add my own thoughts about the game, why it has been my primary game for several years and some thoughts about why I think you might want to try it out. Brian wrote a …
Last week I finished reading Narrative Designer: Fabulator Ludus. It's an interesting book and I've been thinking hard about what to say about it. For regular readers of this blog, I recommend this book as a set of first principles to consider when you are designing material for your tabletop role-playing games. Stephen's book is intended to apply to a broad array of designed experiences of which tabletop role-playing games would be one. Much of what he has to say is in line with my own perspectives.
Qelong is a setting with the intention of inducing the feeling of horror that is created by the consequences of war on the civilians caught in the middle of a fight between forces greater than themselves. While I suspect there are not a lot of game groups that are interested in having that experience; Ken Hite succeeded in accomplishing the intention. Playing Qelong is a dark experience and not for the faint of heart.
The Punchline is a low level adventure for Lamentations of the Flame Princess Weird Fantasy Role Playing that has great villains and an evocative horror aesthetic. There are some elements, typical of LotFP adventures, that not everyone will enjoy.
Grumpy Wizard 