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Just as a quick primer for those unfamiliar with the term, Vancian Magic refers to game systems that employ magic spells that are learned in advance of use, are extremely specific, and cannot be ‘tuned down’ into a lesser form. Also known as “Utility Belt Magic”, this was first used in the stories of Jack […]
If you have listened to last Friday’s “Roleplay Domain” podcast, I am looking to work on, and perhaps eventually self-publish, one of my old roleplaying games. I developed multiple tabletop roleplaying games back in the early 1990’s, but haven’t really done anything with them in the last 25+ years. That’s about to change… but I […]
I don’t write adventures for my players. When it comes to “Knights of the Tabletop”, I certainly don’t write with any of their specific characters in mind, at least not in total. What I write are “Moments”… and they are way more meaningful than you might think. Let me explain. I used to write whole […]
This may be somewhat controversial, but as a GameMaster, sometimes you just have to kill off all of the Player Characters, for the overall good of your gaming group. I know the idea of a TPK (Total Player Kill) is anathema to many GMs, but let me tell you, in my 40 years of running […]
What is the geekiest genre of gaming? Two words: Anime. Roleplaying. We discuss this on today’s podcast. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD145.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android […]
Over the last few months, I’ve been running a lot of tabletop roleplaying game sessions, for the “Knights of the Tabletop” podcast, and I’ve come to realize something important: I’ve been leaning on Horror a bit too much. You see, I’m supposed to be running a fantasy world in “Pugmire”, which for the most part […]
