RPG Cherry-Picking #2 – Magic
Magic. It’s the defining feature of most fantasy roleplaying. Everyone who hears about it, about playing a Wizard in Dungeons and Dragons imagines this: Gandalf, mighty wizard, harnessing impossible cosmic forces to smite evil. Long beard, arcane staff, pointy hat (optional). Unfortunately, everyone who plays Dungeons and Dragons gets something a little different as their…
RPG Cherry Picking #1 – Sanity
I’ve been playing Roleplaying Games for a long time now, starting off with the “Big 3” (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu and Traveller) back in the late 80s and now (mostly) 13th Age and Dr Who. Over those years, bits and pieces of particular games have stood out as being better than other…
Wow. Been a while. Have a new post!
Phew. Summer seems to have arrived without letting anyone know it was on the way. Only last weekend I was actually swimming in the sea up here in Shetland, enjoying gorgeous weather and a fantastic family weekend. I mean actually swimming in the real sea! Okay, so that’s a 6mm wetsuit and I couldn’t…