Monthly Archives: September 2009

Poooooooodcasting! On Darker Days

Posted on September 30, 2009 by admin

I did an enormous podcast interview — almost three hours — with the folks at the Darker Days podcast. Check it out! I think the important bit is where I answer why I like RPGs, but there’s lots…

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Phantasm: My Local RPG Con

Posted on September 29, 2009 by admin

Phantasm is my local convention. It’s a great get together: a small convention in one room, focused on roleplaying games. There are other games there, but RPGs, rather than being the sideshow, are the main dish. I’m not a big…

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Mage: The Dirty Version – Eumenides Tradition

Posted on September 26, 2009 by admin

Eumenides

Love, Death and Justice Until the End of the World

Death is a lover and a lesson, walking with us all our lives, teaching the value of every moment – and when life ends, Death gives…

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Aeternal Legends: Price Drop!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by admin

Folks who buy Aeternal Legends at IPR have been able to get the PDF for free. We got a great response when we had the special and we’ve noticed a lot of folks landing on the Aeternal Legends Pitch…

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Tour the RPG and Fiction Web With Me!

Posted on September 19, 2009 by admin

This post is all about plugs. Here’s where you should go on the Web.

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Kingdom: Involvement

Posted on September 16, 2009 by admin

Or, “You’re Magic, You Are”

I have to admit something. I really love games that blur the lines a bit. If you’re of an age, you’ll remember Over the Edge. That game had a suggested scenario that involved the characters…

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Suicide is Painless

Posted on September 15, 2009 by admin

I normally don’t talk about my house game here, but on my personal journal. Indigo uses a heavily hacked version of Adventure! set on a Dyson Sphere.  The protagonists are posthuman members of the Fleet Syndicate: the exploration branch…

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Mage: The Dirty Version – Eumenides Tradition Prologue

Posted on September 11, 2009 by admin

Kira’s rough kiss had put a ragged mark on the inside left of Markus’ mouth last night, but he regained some sickening symmetry when Jude’s fist snapped out a tooth on the right, ripping its root straight through the gum.…

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RPG Settings: Messiness Rules, Structure Drools

Posted on September 10, 2009 by admin

One of the things I’m playing with in Mage: The Dirty Version is a partial rebellion against highly structured RPG settings. Setting design took its lumps this decade, driven partly by genuine changes in what gamers want, and partly by…

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Mage: The Dirty Version – Traditions Summary

Posted on September 8, 2009 by admin

I know y’all really want this information, so here it is:

Traditions of the Council of Eight

Æther Society: Scientists and adventurers devoted to forgotten, “obsolete” and fringe theories who are convinced that True Science has limitless scope. Metascientists are…

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