Other Games

Gaming in the Waning(?) Days of the Pandemic

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So, I recall an article that came across my feed in the spring with a title of “It Just Might Be a Wonderful Summer,” about how the widely-available vaccine and the lower transmission rates of outdoor activities would help Summer 2021 feel almost like Summer 2019. Well, my gaming life is a bit of living … Read more

Dreamation 2019 – 15th annual IGX

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Had a good first full day at Dreamation. Started the day offering With Great Power for two players who had signed up for +Tony Lower-Basch ‘s Capes game. We had fun with an altruistic superhero whose parents wanted her to make some money of her powers, and a hero who was plagued by demons that caused calamity wherever he went.

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#10RPGs Challenge: Mouse Guard

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You play the popcorn of the forest ecosystem battling predators that have evolved for millions of years to devour your kind. Your enemies aren’t evil, they are hungry! What could be more challenging? The lighter, laser-focused version of Burning Wheel always delivers at the table. Scripted combat is easy to teach, but complex and dramatic … Read more

#10RPGs Character: My Life With Master

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Who has not been ground down by Fear & Weariness? Who has never succumbed to Self-Loathing? Whose life has never been improved by Love? My Life With Master showed me how a handful of numbers and the crafted relationships between them could lay open a character’s soul with dignity, tragedy, and humanity. The only game … Read more

#10RPGs Foundation: The D&D I Never Touched

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I played half a dozen sessions of D&D with various older cousins from ‘82-87 (ages 8-13). I never touched the books. They weren’t mine. I kept a handwritten character sheet for a gnome named Figtoe covered with numbers I didn’t know what they meant (S v. PPD – huh?) Between games, I would redraw what … Read more

#10RPGs: Impact: Sorcerer

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Nothing has had more impact on the way I see games than The Forge. Sorcerer brought me there. Moreover, trying to wrap my head around how to run Sorcerer was a 15-year quest of improving my skills in one area, only to realize I had so much further to go. When I finally ran a … Read more

DEXCON 2017 convention summary

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DEXCON 2017 Still exhausted from the best five days of gaming in my year. As always, Vinny, Avie and the entire Double Exposure staff put on a great show every year and I thank them for their tireless efforts.   Wednesday night, I taught four people how to play Joshua’s _The Bloody-Handed Name of Bronze_ … Read more

DEXCON 19 — June 29-July 3, 2016

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DEXCCON 2016 Thursday: I had to work. But was able to drop Kat off on Wednesday night. On Thursday, she was a whirlwind of activity and set up a mini-Maelstrom within DEXCON. GMs who had open slots would post the games that they were willing to run at those times. Players interested would show up … Read more

Dreamation 2016

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Wow. What a #Dreamation. As always, Vinny, Avie, and the entire Double Exposure crew made great things happen flawlessly and invisibly. They are amazing and I thank them deeply. Jason Morningstar compared Dreamtion to a family reunion and he’s absolutely right. Except that there’s more people I’m excited to see at Dreamation. Thursday, 8PM For … Read more