by Will Hindmarch | Jan 17, 2012 | Hamlet's Hit Points, Question, RPGs
I love the question, “What is a roleplaying game?” I loathe the same question. We all contain multitudes. Apparently, I’ve recently taken to talking about roleplaying games and story games with one of my weekly gaming groups in a particular way. What...
by Will Hindmarch | Jan 13, 2012 | Musing, Question, RPGs
The Reverb Gamers blog prompts, from Atlas Games, have inspired quite a few game bloggers this month. The project offers thirty-one prompts for thirty-one days of January blogging. It’s a fine idea. Alas, without the time to devote to daily blogging, I’ve...
by Will Hindmarch | Dec 9, 2011 | Design, Promotion, Publishing, RPGs, Sci Fi, Story, Writing
I hesitated to post this here because this isn’t a Gameplaywright project, but you might be interested in seeing it all the same. I’ve launched my first Kickstarter campaign to fund the completion and publication of a story-game adventure called...
by Will Hindmarch | Nov 29, 2011 | Fantasy, Movies, Musing, Question, RPGs, Video Games
Again with War in the North. I’m using this game to explore some questions because (a) I am currently playing it and (b) because it’s a relatable property even if you’re not playing it—I feel safe assuming that many of you have seen the Lord of the...
by Will Hindmarch | Nov 15, 2011 | Design, Play, RPGs
What about traits that emerge during play between characters? What about traits that describe a group of characters, like an adventuring party or a superhero team? I’m thinking out loud about this because of something Sage LaTorra wrote about yesterday on...
by Will Hindmarch | Nov 9, 2011 | Books, MMOs, Play, RPGs, Video Games, Websites
I’ve just scratched the surface of Lord of the Rings: War in the North but I’d been looking forward to this game for a while. What drew me in was its promise of an original story set in Middle-earth’s less-visited locales, like Mirkwood or the ruined...
