by Will Hindmarch | Aug 31, 2009 | Fantasy, Musing, Promotion, Question, Video Games
It’s my experience that, whether I download them or get them off a disc, video game demos come in one of two types, for every demo answers a question with two possible outcomes: “Yes, you are something I want to play,” and “No, you are...
by Will Hindmarch | Aug 30, 2009 | RPGs, Story
Jesse Alexander, showrunner of the forthcoming NBC post-apocalyptic drama Day One, on how world-building for D&D applies to world-building for a TV series: “As I’ve been building Day One, I kind of think of it like I’m creating a D&D campaign...
by Will Hindmarch | Aug 30, 2009 | RPGs, Story
Jesse Alexander, showrunner of the forthcoming NBC post-apocalyptic drama Day One, on how world-building for D&D applies to world-building for a TV series: “As I’ve been building Day One, I kind of think of it like I’m creating a D&D campaign...
by Will Hindmarch | Aug 24, 2009 | Conventions, RPGs
Jason Corley, in addition to being a regular commenter here at Gameplaywright, is an assistant attorney general for the state of Arizona, a long-time roleplayer and GM, and a husband. He co-hosts the “Out of Character” podcast on the Pulp Gamer media...
by Will Hindmarch | Aug 19, 2009 | Board Games, Books, card games, Conventions, Promotion, RPGs
For me, this past Gen Con was more about shopping and conversation than it was about playing actual games. This was a terrible mistake on my part. I could’ve been having conversations while I was playing games, but I didn’t quite manage to pull that off....