Tag Archives: Online RPGs

An Impractical Idea: Cyberpunk via Hard Drive

I was going through some old hard drives with an IDE/SATA to USB converter (thanks to Stew and others for advice on this) and the feel of it — seeing/hearing/feeling a chunk of weighty metal rev up thanks to the…

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CES 2010: A Guide for Tabletop RPG Players

CES happened this week, and tech companies rolled out a bunch of new gear that has major implications for electronic tools in tabletop RPGs, a topic I’ve blogged about here and here. As I cover the tech beat for one of…

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Knights of the Hidden Sun: Chapter One Developed

You are floating among blue clouds. The Archon Bureau of Records sigil appears.

Bureau Announcer: This is a thought construct from your Bureau of Records. To receive a balanced, accurate dream of the following report please clear your mind. Thought…

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The RPG EBook of the Future

To follow up on the Next Gen RPGs post I’d like to toss up a sample interface:

This is probably a Flash application. You can resize, minimize or dismiss each pane in the interface above. The book screen is…

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White Wolf: Now It’s Semi-Official

Today’s been an interesting one for White Wolf, CCP’s tabletop imprint. At ICC it announced that it was “freeing” (and dismantling much of) the Camarilla, developing new community and game management tools, and kinda sorta maybe…

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Developing the Venice Chronicles

With the Venice Chronicles Beta out, I thought I’d talk a bit about how it got put together. I’m oing to start with a chat about the online medium.

Those of who’ve been following my thoughts on RPGs know that…

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Mob United Media Introduces the Venice Chronicles

Digital Service Combines Roleplaying and Next-Generation Social Networks, Begins Open Beta

Mob United Media has completed the first stage of content creation and development for Inter-Canel’s Venice Chronicles: the first application to integrate roleplaying and social networking.

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