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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Y is for Yugoloth #AtoZChallenge
The yugoloth is a category of monster, more specifically, a type of demon, that appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons adventure module by Wolfgang Baur and Gwendolyn Kestrel, Expedition to the Demonweb Pits. I ran this game (or was gamemaster, if you’re not familiar with gaming terminology) for my group a few years ago. But that’s not really the point of this post. I know … [Read more...] about Y is for Yugoloth #AtoZChallenge
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
W is for Worlds #AtoZChallenge
As you can see from my previous posts, my friends and I enjoy creating worlds. Most of the time it’s not really collaborative in the broader sense; that is, the gamemaster creates the world and the players create characters that imply certain things about the world and expand its borders. An interesting approach is that of Evil Hat’s The Dresden Files game. In it, the players … [Read more...] about W is for Worlds #AtoZChallenge
V is for Victory #AtoZChallenge
I suspect a lot of A to Z challenge blog posts will use victory as their theme. I want to explain how victory figures into roleplaying games. Many board games or card games are competitive. You’re trying to defeat other players. Roleplaying games like Pathfinder or Dungeons & Dragons are collaborative. Victory comes when you defeat your enemies—but maybe only temporarily … [Read more...] about V is for Victory #AtoZChallenge