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Monthly Archives: June 2009
RPG Sketch: Dungeon War!
Here’s a quick idea for a heroic dungeon crawling game. It’s not intended to be innovative — just to play with this:
The Main Idea: We all know that in a balanced level-based RPG, advancement is kind of illusory. So…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28
- re D&D4 there really need to be some more robust immnunities by spell or power; necro dmg et al just get dull after while – not dramatic. #
- Back from D&D. Finished off trash encounter that was
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21
- Halo feels like an RPG to me due to the twitch factor and consistent graphics sucking me in, and the fact that I am a 7' tall cyborg. #
- Hm. The new Hackmaster still doesn't hit the
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Don’t Play RPGs With One Foot in the Grave
One of the big signs that the tabletop demographic is aging is in the way it reflexively refers to things that may have been true when those of us now drifting between 30 and 40 were starting out, but aren’t…
The Elements of RPG Splat Design
Splats (your clan, tribe, toastmaster society, etc.) are excellent tools to get players involved it the setting. Like them or not, they’ve proven that fact in play. I’ve worked with splats for a long time — they’re kind of my…
Aeternal Legends Expansions and Official LiveJournal
This is just a quick reminder that Æternal Legends creator Stew Wilson has an official livejournal for the community at http://community.livejournal.com/aeternal_legend/ (remember – no “s”).
Over at this post Stew is talking about future expansion for the…
Knights of the Hidden Sun: Development Begins
Now that I’ve got the new site in decent shape and have some time between RPG freelancing and other work I’ve got time to work on Chris Challice’s space fantasy game, Knights of the Hidden Sun. Chris and…
Convention Schedule
I won’t be manning a table but I will be attending and gaming at the following conventions later this summer:
August 28-30: Fan Expo, Toronto Convention Centre
I’ll be on several panels. We’re also planning something a bit different from…
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We Can Find a Deathless Place in Each Other
I’m Malcolm Sheppard. I write fiction. I build worlds and refine them to spec. I grow the story bones of transmedia projects and electronic games. I fool around with tabletop RPGs. I’ve freelanced I’ve for clients such CCP |White Wolf. I occasionally publish tabletop games through Mob United Media/Mobworx. Here’s my blog, site, whatever. Continue reading
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