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November 28, 2018 Paul

Conventions vs Campaigns

Conventions, Role Playing

My pal Ian has posted his take on the Compressed Campaign, a style of game he’s been running at the conventions I attend for many

November 18, 2018August 21, 2020 Paul

OED, Role Playing

Recently I have been running an OED campaign for my Sunday night group as a stop-gap between runs of our normal Demon Wars games. The

OSR, Role Playing

Today’s post brought to you by reader Baquies, who asked the following insightful question: One of the tenets of the OSR is “Rulings Not Rules”

Horror RPGs, Role Playing

During my run of Mazes and Monsters at Carnage I had one player that challenged me a bit as GM. He was somewhat withdrawn and

Horror RPGs, Role Playing

For my game of Checkpoint Zulu at Carnage last weekend, I requested a move to a table near some power outlets. As a result I

November 10, 2018 Paul

Carnage on the Mountain, Conventions

Carnage on the Mountain came and went a week ago and this blog has remained silent. My apologies readers, it’s not that I don’t have

October 29, 2018 Paul

Role Playing

My gaming life has become very chaotic recently, which has made it very difficult for me to figure out what to post here to the

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 Paul

D&D, Role Playing

I keep seeing headlines in my news feed regarding D&D as an eSport. While I admit that my knee-jerk reaction is to roll my eyes,

October 14, 2018August 21, 2020 Paul

Paranoia, Role Playing

I just got done running my first test game of the Paranoia adventure I’ll be running at Carnage on the Mountain. Many thanks to my

October 9, 2018 Paul

Horror RPGs, Role Playing

This weekend we took a trip to Target, and noticed nestled in among the big box stores and office buildings was a sign for the