Author: John Arcadian
| October 24, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
This is likely to be a very grognard unfriendly idea, but I love seeing firearms in fantasy settings. Sure, they don’t work in all settings, but when they are balanced with the rest of the combat system and don’t break the verisimilitude of the setting, they are incredibly awesome and create many fun scenarios. Here are five thoughts to spark some discussion and make you consider adding firearms to your game. 1. Firearms Can Expand Character Types & Options Having firearms in a fantasy setting…
| October 24, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
Recently, I was invited to be one of the featured presenters at a regional conference for the Midwest Pop Culture Association And American Culture Association. It’s a conference for academics who study popular culture and how it relates to the world, and for some reason they asked me to come give a talk on gaming. Since they agreed to my request to wear a kilt, I said yes and put together a presentation about how the essence of collaboration that is inherent in role-playing games…
| October 23, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
Recently, I was invited to be one of the featured presenters at a regional conference for the Midwest Pop Culture Association And American Culture Association. It’s a conference for academics who study popular culture and how it relates to the world, and for some reason they asked me to come give a talk on gaming. Since they agreed to my request to wear a kilt, I said yes and put together a presentation about how the essence of collaboration that is inherent in role-playing games…
| September 22, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
One week from today, Saturday September 29th, Gnomes Phil “DNAPHIL” Veccione and John Arcadian will be running games and hanging out at the Jamestown Gamerati Gameday. http://gamerati.com/gamedays/jamestown.html Map Gaming Schedule Phil “DNAPHIL” Veccione” John Arcadian Phil and John will be running games, hanging out, and signing books. In addition to the gnomish presence, other gaming industry people will be hanging out. People like Andy Hopp (Low Life, Clifford the Big Red God), Brie Sheldon (Gaming as Women), Tracy Barnett (Sand and Steam), and…
| September 10, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
Kevin: Ok, I’ll use a spell to purify the water coming from this spring so that we can drink it without worry. You know how Hank can be a stickler about those things. Hank: Hey, you want to go out in the woods of a medieval fantasy setting and camp, you’ve got to deal with some dysentery every once and a while. Remember… Everyone: Oregon trail! Lucy: Yeah, we know. But can’t we just assume we do this stuff? Hank: And what if I…
| August 31, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
Inspired by Troy’s Fantasy Wagon Train article, it struck me the other day how much I loved walking into weapons shops in the video game RPGs. Having this small, free form area that was full of interesting visual tidbits, a couple of interactions with NPCs, and a selection of items which might add some element of uniqueness to my current play experience delighted me to no end. I also remember that experience in my first roleplaying game. The Game Master drew out my search for…
| August 28, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
Inspired by Troy’s Fantasy Wagon Train article, it struck me the other day how much I loved walking into weapons shops in the video game RPGs. Having this small, free form area that was full of interesting visual tidbits, a couple of interactions with NPCs, and a selection of items which might add some element of uniqueness to my current play experience delighted me to no end. I also remember that experience in my first roleplaying game. The Game Master drew out my search for…
