Dennis Laffey had this to say about rolling in secret. John Laviolette responded with agreement. I'm going have to agree with them both on this one. Particularly John on the point he makes that the mechanisms are for the game master to be concerned with. When players are thinking about the mechanisms of the game, …
Super Short Game Report #3
Just two players. That's OK. The wizard is recovering. Stilgar the Chaos monk and Rexor the Demon Bug Man fly on their remaining trained roc accompanied by 100 of their cavalryman to take possession of the fort of the Porters of Gideon. Tarix has beaten them there. The Bud Knight and an invisible stalker have …
I Wish “The Chosen One” Would Fucking Die.
Most stories where there is a "chosen one" destined to save the world/galaxy/humanity are rarely executed well. There are a few notable exceptions. There is the Elric saga, in which case "the chosen one" is destined to destroy the world as a way to keep the balance of law and chaos. There is Paul in Dune, …
Irony: A Little Dab Will Do Ya
Irony is a powerful tool for a storyteller. The juxtaposition of two unexpected things can create whole stories. Carrie: An awkward teenage girl with a crazy evangelical mother gets bullied at school but she has the power of telekinesis and gets back at her tormentors using that power. Irony can create a fascinating character. There are …
Guidance Not Guidelines
“People don't have ideas. Ideas have people.” Carl Jung Because of this post, I came across this post. And it put me in the frame of mind to think about Rob Kunst's book about the genius of Dave Arneson. Combining that with Secrets of Blackmoor; I think I have a complete thought coming along any moment …
Super Short Game Report…IN SPAAAAAACE!
This week I had the rare treat of getting to play. One of the players in my weekly Swords and Wizardry game is a skilled sculptor. He ran a successful kickstarter for some modular terrain/dungeon tiles inspired by HR Giger's designs for Alien. Sunday's game was playing Mothership using his terrain tiles. We recorded the session so …
I Keep Sheets Unless the Player Wants To
Delta wrote a nice little post about who keeps the character sheets in different game groups. My practice has been for the last three or four campaigns is to encourage players to let me keep their character sheets. I carry my books and games notes in file folder box. I keep the character sheets in …
Grumpy Wizard 
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