Tag Archives: Riggers

Riggers Are Coming

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Fraser

The results for my Patreon poll for July 2020’s release is complete. Riggers: Meta-Humans in a Shattered World will be added to the project queue. You can read more at my Patreon.

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Riggers: Meta-Humans in a Shattered World

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Fraser

It has been 70 years since the event. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis ravaged the globe. Continents heaved and buckled for three decades, re-shaping the world. Civilization shattered. There is very little left of what had come before. But people survived. … Continue reading →

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Why Does One Venture Into the Waste?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Fraser

One of the new games I’m running with my local is a post-apocalyptic actioner that has the working titles Warlords of the Wastes. First: yes, I am aware it needs a better title. But beyond that, I am running it … Continue reading →

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Mission Creep, Mission Crawl

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Fraser

Last post, I shared with you my offers for the two groups that will continue the Riggers playtest. There were two games left on the floor: Mission Creep, Mission Crawl and the Vanguard. Which makes me sad, because I was … Continue reading →

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Edge of Inspiration: Rigging for Running

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Fraser

As I mentioned in my last post, the Riggers playtest is going well, but Dream Riggers has woken. I have to admit that I was getting into the creation of the campaign, but the results at the table dulled that … Continue reading →

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Too Many Riggers to Dream

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Fraser

From out of the mists of too much work I have emerged. My two concurrent courses are done and I am down to one. I am hoping that I’ll have more time to write and game, so hopefully you will … Continue reading →

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Abstractions – When is a Bullet Like a Baby?

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Fraser

I was talking about damage and stress in the last post, and I wanted to continue to talk about the problem of abstraction and “damage” in a role-playing game. I design games with pretty abstract mechanics. These mechanics generally model … Continue reading →

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Damage and Stress – Blowing Up Your Mind

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Fraser

My group and I have had a lot of discussions recently about the abstraction used for Stress/Damage in my new game, Dream Riggers. It’s led to a few long emails to explain my intention and thoughts, and it’s something I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Dream Riggers Are Go

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Fraser

First run of Dream Riggers went okay. On the story side, I did the silly thing of trying to begin a game with a social encounter. For me, that never works. Every single one-shot I’ve written for Nefertiti Overdrive starts … Continue reading →

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Dream Riggers

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Fraser

The new game I’m working on has the working title of Riggers, more specifically – for the playtest – Dream Riggers. The system came first and exists to test out a mechanic that interests me. If it works out, the game … Continue reading →

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