I'll be attending Dreamation 2019 in Morristown, NJ in February. That's a big expensive flight for me! So I'm running some events for the Indie Games eXplosion: Sagas of the Icelanders It's been a good while since I ran Sagas of the Icelanders last, but it makes for a terrific convention experience. Total improv from start… Continue reading Dreamation 2019 Plans!
Author: Paul Beakley
I founded the Indie Game Reading Club in 2010. I've written and developed RPGs since the mid-90s, now I mostly talk about playing them.
Forbidden Lands: Cultural Context
A couple things have been nagging me about Forbidden Lands since our first session. They are entirely tied up with the fiction, not the procedures. First: the creators went through a lot of trouble to design a multi-faceted, robust, living setting. It's like a mini-Glorantha in some ways. There are detailed demographic breakdowns on the map,… Continue reading Forbidden Lands: Cultural Context
Forbidden Lands: Session 1
The first in a series of writeups about our experiences with Forbidden Lands.
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2018 Roundup
I meant to do this before 12/31 but, well. Y'all have read plenty about my malware woes. It's under control for now, but I'm looking at maybe, possibly reinstalling at wordpress.com and letting them deal with the server headaches. Here's what I played and my year-later takeaway, nice and short for potty reading: Epyllion Played,… Continue reading 2018 Roundup