Category: RPG

Using Unknown Armies for a Zombie Survival Game

Using Unknown Armies for a Zombie Survival Game

In order to get ready for the Project Dismember game, I’ve hammered out four new sets of house rules for use in running zombie survival campaigns with Unknown Armies. I was initially using the RPG.net forums to work on them, but I’ll move them here for collection and further updating. Included are the following five…

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Project Dismember: The Decemberlong Zombie Survival Game

Project Dismember: The Decemberlong Zombie Survival Game

“Merry Christmas to All, now you’re All gonna Die!” This coming Thursday night will be the first session of a five-part December-only mini-campaign, which I have entitled “Project Dismember.” Currently the roster is full for the first session, but I want to post the details here to share the setup. I’m really looking forward to…

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Alpha Protocol is One of the Best Video RPGs I’ve Ever Played

Alpha Protocol is One of the Best Video RPGs I’ve Ever Played

Bold statement, that, yes? And I mean every syllable of it. Let me explain. Despite mostly-mediocre or slightly-above-average reviews, I have fully immersed myself in this game over the last few days, and plan to keep that up for the next few to follow. After completing the first two “chapters” of the game, I am…

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Lighting Mechanics in Video Games, Tabletop

Lighting Mechanics in Video Games, Tabletop

After re-reading my last post, I started thinking a lot more heavily on the idea of lighting mechanics, and how they both are and can be implemented in games both video and tabletop. Video Games I find that lighting is most often used in video games for purely atmospheric and aesthetic purposes. That’s all fine…

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Warhammer FRP 3rd Ed: First Hands-On Experience

Warhammer FRP 3rd Ed: First Hands-On Experience

This past weekend I had the unexpected pleasure of running a last-minute session of the new Warhammer Fantasy RPG – the 3rd Edition boxed set from Fantasy Fight Games, to be specific. The folks over at Gnome Stew have an excellent “unpacking” article on the game, with lots of pictures of its juicy innards, so…

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