It started with a Star Wars game. I loved the old West End version of the RPG but had always run and never played. I was ecstatic when I found a handmade poster in my LGS requesting players for a…
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It started with a Star Wars game. I loved the old West End version of the RPG but had always run and never played. I was ecstatic when I found a handmade poster in my LGS requesting players for a…
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…
It’d be bad form for me not to mention that Æternal Legends is free in PDF and cheap in print right now, wouldn’t it? I will point out that both offers only run to the end…
I’m ruthlessly hawking Æternal Legends but there’s one problem. I want you to buy the Lulu print edition at 11 bucks off after getting the PDF for free, but Lulu’s shipping rates can be kind of…
I wanted to publish Æternal Legends as my first major release because I wanted to produce a game people would play, not read. It’s got accessible themes and motifs – elves, the heroic journey, the hidden world.
Funny thing:…
Hey! Here’s an excerpt that summarizes the world of the Æternal Legends Modern Fantasy RPG. I originally posted this back on Mob United Media’ old livejournal (which is now a feed of this blog), but now…
Sometimes the chaos of real life mutes a small press RPG release. This was the case in August 2007 when we completed Æternal Legends, Stew Wilson’s modern fantasy RPG. We were both pretty damn busy with life and…
I have mixed feelings about the Old School.
I’m talking about the movement to return to earlier versions of D&D. I’ve long been interested in older versions of games, particularly elements that fall by the wayside as design trends change.…
I’ve always felt more immersed playing Master Chief than any CRPG character. The twitch factor and first person perspective feels enough like physicality to make me feel like I’m him. I even have moments of existential wonderment when a Brute’s…
It’s simple. Here are five things I think have been overdone and five that deserve another go.
Yes, the Mythos is literature. We all love it. And if you…