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More About 5e

Posted in Gaming, Storytelling, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 21 January, 2012 | 2 Comments »

So to head off any misconceptions of WTF I meant in my post yesterday let me clarify a few things. I figure some of my points are pretty straightforward, so let me talk about the others. I hope we can legitimately play without map or minis. I said, “The last time this was actually legitimately [...]

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So… D&D 5e…

Posted in Gaming, tagged , , , , on 19 January, 2012 | Comments Off

In case you hadn’t heard, last week Wizards of the Coast announced D&D 5e. I’ve been asked multiple times for my thoughts on the game, so here they are. I am hopeful. Or, well, I have hopes. Only two of them have anything to do with mechanics because, right now, D&D (of any edition, as [...]

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Magic: the RPG, Part Two

Posted in Gaming, Storytelling, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 8 December, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Back in late October I proposed the idea of using Magic: The Gathering as a conflict resolution system for a story game. I un-creatively called it Magic: the RPG. Consider it an alternative method of playing Magic. :) Anyway, all two of my readers both weighed in. Shadawyn asked me “So when are we going [...]

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Magic: the RPG

Posted in Gaming, Storytelling, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 27 October, 2011 | Comments Off

Note: This is just a thought experiment and not something I’ve actually tried. It’s basically just an excuse to tell a story and play a bunch of Magic at the same time. What could be better? ;) Adam Styborski’s Serious Fun column last Tuesday talked about several variant forms of Magic. All of them seem [...]

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Speaking of Horror…

Posted in Fanboi, Gaming, tagged , , , , , , , , on 6 September, 2011 | Comments Off

It’s going to be a great autumn, I think. Autumn is already my favorite season but this year combines some things I really enjoy into one delicious package: Innistrad.

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Recommend Me Horror!

Posted in Storytelling, tagged , , , , , , on 29 August, 2011 | 2 Comments »

My Kindle affords me the opportunity to read a great deal of Gothic horror now in the public domain. I’m currently reading Algernon Blackwood’s “The Damned,” which I suppose is more ghost story than Gothic horror, but anyway… I’d like to expand my reading: 1. Modern Gothic horror, ghost stories, haunted house stories, &c. I [...]

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