Been looking at Pelgrane Press' line of Gumshoe-based games and wondering if it's just another trad house system? It isn't, and here's why -- part 2 of 2.
What The Rulebook Didn’t Include: Gumshoe (Part 2 of 2)
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What The Rulebook Didn’t Include: Gumshoe (Part 1 of 2)
Been looking at Pelgrane Press' line of Gumshoe-based games and wondering if it's just another trad house system? It isn't, and here's why -- part 1 of 2.
The Slow, Weird Return To In-Person Play
Now that most of my local players are fully vaccinated, we’re slowly dipping our toes back into in-person play. And it is so weird and fraught. I can’t stop thinking about all the stuff I learned to make roleplaying happen during the pandemic: video play, character keepers, Miro, screen sharing, dice rollers. I’ve developed a… Continue reading The Slow, Weird Return To In-Person Play
What the Rulebook Didn’t Include: Glitch
This is the first in what I hope will be a series featuring folks with deep mastery of their favorite games sharing the techniques they’ve developed that aren’t in the text. Enjoy! -- PB One of my favorite games is Jenna Moran's Glitch. It’s a game about retired world-killing void-gods solving mysteries and forgetting to… Continue reading What the Rulebook Didn’t Include: Glitch
Throwing It Together: Making A Quick Game Out Of Bits And Pieces
It isn’t uncommon for me to be called on to run a game on short notice. Locally we rotate GMs and sometimes the GM du jour has to bow out. Sometimes we’re between GMs and just need a filler. Sometimes it’s my turn but I’m not really prepared. There are a lot of games specifically… Continue reading Throwing It Together: Making A Quick Game Out Of Bits And Pieces