I wrap up my A to Z gaming adventure with two wonderful characters from a GURPS Steampunk game Scott ran back in 2002—possibly the first game he ran, although I’m not certain of that. I’ve already written about my intricately detailed character backgrounds, and Zachary Connor certainly had one. Janica created a wonderful background for her character as well. I forgot until … [Read more...] about Z is for Zachary Connor and Zhijian Mei #AtoZChallenge
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X is for XP #AtoZChallenge
Of course X stands for XP. That’s a little bit of cheating, since it’s really “experience points.” Experience points are the method in Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons (and other games, I’m sure) for increasing in skills and abilities. We get points for killing monsters, completing quests, and various “story awards,” depending on the gamemaster. As players, we certainly … [Read more...] about X is for XP #AtoZChallenge
T is for Telling Stories #AtoZChallenge
The whole point of this month’s journey into my world of roleplaying gaming is telling stories. Whether it’s mildew emanating from the wet dungeon walls or swashbuckling paragoblins dueling to the death, hacking and slashing through ranks of gnolls or parrying and thrusting with clever words, the shared story is the thing. Roleplaying is a unique form of game in this respect. … [Read more...] about T is for Telling Stories #AtoZChallenge
L is for Leviathan: Adventures in the World Sea #AtoZChallenge
One of my favorite games of all time has to be the Leviathan campaign, run by my friend Scott. It’s probably one of the longest campaigns we played as well. As Scott described it in his original document from 2003, “Adventure in a world of merchant princes, pirate treasure, ancient ruins, noble orders, and the all too ready death that lurks below the surface of the world sea.” … [Read more...] about L is for Leviathan: Adventures in the World Sea #AtoZChallenge
H is for Horror Gaming #AtoZchallenge
“[Horror fiction] shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.”― Clive Barker Fantasy is not the only genre represented in roleplaying. Probably my favorite genre is horror gaming, as you know if you read my post C is for Call of Cthulhu. Any game can have elements of horror. In fact, it could be argued … [Read more...] about H is for Horror Gaming #AtoZchallenge