Monthly Archives: August 2015

#RPGaDAY2015 Day 31 Favourite Non-RPG Thing To Come Out of RPGs

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Fraser

Wow. This is going to take a bit of actual thinking, at which I believe this month has shown I suck. Okay, I’m going to cheat and say RPG games in computers. It’s no surprise that I love both Fallout: … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 30 Favourite RPG Playing Celebrity

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Fraser

I would have to say Wil Wheaton is my favourite RPG playing celebrity. Tabletop is a great show and he’s very involved in both gaming and general geekery. Don’t be a dick. #RPGaDAY2015 is the brainchild of game designer Dave … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 29 Favourite RPG Website/Blog

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Fraser

I don’t really patronize a lot of websites or blogs per se. Those that I do, I use RSS to read. To be honest, even those that I do have in my feed, I very rarely read. The one website … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 28 Favourite Game You No Longer Play

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Fraser

You get a twofer. If it’s a system, I guess it would be Old School Hack. I don’t think we explored that enough. Mostly because of my own game design fever and forcing my crew to playtest all my stuff. … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 27 Favourite Mash-up

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Fraser

Okay, the actual topic is favourite idea for merging two games into one. I’m taking that to mean mashup, but could it also mean you have two games running and you want to merge them into one campaign? Meh. I’m going … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 26 Favourite Inspiration for your Game

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Fraser

That’s actually pretty easy. As the guy who has run games set in the Viking age, the Roman Empire, and 25th Dynasty Egypt, history is my favourite inspiration. Even for games that are not historical – like our epic Middle … Continue reading →

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Gen Con Wrap-Up: Final Thoughts

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Fraser

So, Gen Con 2015 . . . what more can I say? Listen, I love Gen Con. I really, really hope that I will get a chance to go again. There are always highlights and I get to meet friends … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 25 Favourite Revolutionary Game Mechanic

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Fraser

Holy crap . . . Noooooooooooooooo! I should have an answer for this, but what exactly is a revolutionary game mechanic? Fuck it. Roll to hit. That’s my favourite revolutionary game mechanic. #RPGaDAY2015 is the brainchild of game designer Dave … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 24 Favourite House Rule

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Fraser

Can I just say Sword Noir? No? Back when I was playing d20, my favourite house rule wasn’t one of my own, it was Kenneth S. Hood’s Grim ‘N’ Gritty Combat Rules. Originally, these were available for free, but they … Continue reading →

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#RPGaDAY2015 Day 23 Perfect Game for You

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Fraser

I’m going to interpret this as asking for a kind of Platonic ideal game, as we’ve already talked about favourite games. The perfect game for me would be a simple system (no more than 20 pages of rules, total) with … Continue reading →

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