by Will Hindmarch | May 14, 2011 | Musing, RPGs, Story
(In the interest of posting more often around here, I’m going to spend some time sharing rough thoughts and sketches of ideas, rather than aiming wholly and solely for breakthroughs and finished essays. This is a blog, after all.) Can an RPG be made GM-proof? Is...
by Will Hindmarch | Dec 12, 2010 | Board Games, Books, Creativity, Musing
I heard about this via Boing Boing, which means you’ve probably already heard about it, but in case you haven’t, I’m mentioning it here, too: The Board Game Remix Kit. You know what this is. You take the components of popular and ubiquitous games...
by Jeff Tidball | Oct 19, 2010 | Eternal Lies, Musing, RPGs, Writing
The RPG scenario is an interesting form of writing. It’s a technical document, of course, and a set of instructions to a gamemaster about how to create a particular experience as well. As I write Eternal Lies, though, I’ve also been thinking more and more...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 4, 2010 | Musing, Question, Sci Fi
More than a few times, and bordering on a lot, I’ve been told by more experienced folk in the gaming business that sci-fi games simply don’t sell. Sci-fi RPGs, be they Alternity or Trinity, fail to find the kind of audiences that fantasy RPGs do, be they...
by Will Hindmarch | Apr 23, 2010 | Musing, Promotion, RPGs
A while back, I asked, “Where is the D&D App?” and a few of you answered. One of you being Mike Pattee, developer of the i4e app for iPhones and iPods Touch. Full disclosure: this short review is based on a complimentary copy of the app, from Mr....
by Will Hindmarch | Apr 23, 2010 | Musing, Promotion, RPGs
A while back, I asked, “Where is the D&D App?” and a few of you answered. One of you being Mike Pattee, developer of the i4e app for iPhones and iPods Touch. Full disclosure: this short review is based on a complimentary copy of the app, from Mr....
