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Seedling
(Shortly after leaving college, I think, I had an idea for a cyberpunk retelling of the Lord of the Rings, crossed with a hefty dose of Lovecraftian Dreamlands mythos and a bit of The Matrix. This fragment is all that … Continue reading
Posted in Setting, Short Fiction
Tagged cyberpunk, dream, science fantasy, story fragment
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Challenge Accepted: The Museum Experience
Once again I’ve found inspiration in a passing comment on someone’s blog; in this case the source is a list of movies the writer found inspiring (for their tabletop RPG play), and the comment is in response to Indiana Jones and … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Rules
Tagged brainstorming, experience, museum, sources of inspiration, XP
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Beasts Forged for your Viewing Pleasure
A recent post by Noisms reminded me of The Forge, and of course I was inspired to go fiddle around myself for a while. So, just in time for Halloween, please enjoy these four monsters that probably fall somewhere on the … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, World-Building
Tagged Bleak Pusher, Druid Cobra, Forge, Mute Child, Phase Ape, snakes
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Magic Monday – God-eaters – Shiranuhi
Shiranuhi (Seafire) Description: Sometimes, on clear nights, pale lights can be seen hovering low over the waters of the bay as if mirroring the stars in the sky. First a pair, known as the “parents,” appear, off over the sea. … Continue reading
Posted in Rules, Setting, World-Building
Tagged god-eaters, Magic Monday, shiranui, St. Elmo's fire, will-o-the-wisp
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Actual Cannibal Actual Play
Before you read further, please stop and take a few minutes to watch this video. The song and the amazing stage production that accompany it are lots of fun on their own, of course. But did you know that you … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Review, Rules
Tagged ACSLB, gaming, micro-RPG, play report
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Magic Monday – YAOSC Combat
Characters adventuring in a fantasy RPG setting are probably going to have to fight, sooner or later. This chapter is about how to handle it when at least one of the characters participating in a scene decides to try to … Continue reading