January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Paul But is it Old School? Horror RPGs, OSR, Role Playing So I’ve been listening to Fear of a Black Dragon a lot recently, and it’s brought to the forefront of my brain a question that
November 11, 2018November 14, 2018 Paul Shoot-out at Group Sales 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
June 17, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Going Sideways Horror RPGs Last weekend I ran my Checkpoint Zulu game again, and while I believe everyone had a good time, the design of this adventure continues to
April 23, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Checkpoint Zulu: Drugs Horror RPGs, Role Playing More Checkpoint Zulu spoilers inbound! I actually have two more instances where I know I’ll be running this game. The first is Carnage on the
April 19, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Checkpoint Zulu: More on the Phone Horror RPGs, Role Playing Oh, I totally forgot one important detail about the phone prop. You may remember that each player is given a personal prop that represents their
April 18, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Checkpoint Zulu: Props Horror RPGs, Role Playing As before, please be aware that this post contains many, many SPOILERS on my Checkpoint Zulu horror game. If there’s any chance you might get
April 16, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Checkpoint Zulu: The Characters Horror RPGs, Role Playing OK, I’ve put off blogging about Checkpoint Zulu for about as long as I could. I know there are still some folks out there who
January 6, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul Checkpoint Zulu Playtest 1 Horror RPGs, Role Playing Last night I ran the first playtest of Checkpoint Zulu. As is typical for the Cthulhu games I write, the first playtest was a hot
December 27, 2017August 21, 2020 Paul An Embarrassment of Riches Horror RPGs, Role Playing Whereas before I posted my glee on the kismet of putting together Checkpoint Zulu, my 1980’s Berlin espionage / horror game, it is now starting
December 5, 2017August 21, 2020 Paul Inspiration for Checkpoint Zulu Horror RPGs, Role Playing So, I’ve slacked a little bit on writing for my new Cthulhu adventure Checkpoint Zulu. I got distracted by other projects, and now I’m in