Masks: A Late, Deepish Dive

Let me say up front that I love everything Magpie Games has ever put out. I go out of my way to play their stuff, and I’ve run nearly everything they’ve ever put out. Starting with Epyllion way back in the day, through Urban Shadows, Bluebeard’s Bride, Cartel, Zombie World, Pasión de las Pasiones, all… Continue reading Masks: A Late, Deepish Dive

Stonetop AP Session 10: Thrall

This is part 10 of our 10-part text AP of Stonetop. We posted part 9 a couple weeks ago, and if you want to start from the beginning here’s part 1. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, here’s the deep dive on Stonetop I posted a few weeks ago. Enjoy: it's our grand finale! It had been another long,… Continue reading Stonetop AP Session 10: Thrall

Apocalypse Keys: the Deep Dive

Every game makes you a promise: the game will be about this thing and will support you this way. Some games wisely under-promise and over-deliver. That’s just good life advice. But under-promising is hard to do when you need to generate excitement for your game, otherwise people won’t buy and, hopefully, play it. So we… Continue reading Apocalypse Keys: the Deep Dive

Stonetop AP Session 9: The All-Consuming Child

This is part 9 of our 10-part text AP of Stonetop. We posted part 8 a few weeks back, and if you want to start from the beginning here’s part 1. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, here’s the deep dive on Stonetop I posted a few weeks ago. Enjoy! Sometimes I get very excited to nail down all… Continue reading Stonetop AP Session 9: The All-Consuming Child

Stonetop AP Episode 6: Into the Steplands

This is part 6 of our 10-part text AP of Stonetop. We posted  part 5 last week, and if you want to start from the beginning here's part 1. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, here’s the deep dive on Stonetop I posted a few weeks ago. Enjoy! This session's theme: I’ll take imperfect, messy, emergent play… Continue reading Stonetop AP Episode 6: Into the Steplands