Posts Tagged by gaming
| June 6, 2013 | Posted by John Arcadian |
There are a number of really unique settings out there, but Low Life by Andy Hopp of Mutha Oith Creations (and the kickstarter for the redredged version) has to be one of the most unique that I’ve come across. I did a G+ hangout and video interview with Andy to talk about what it is like to run really unique settings and some of the challenges that can come with them. Check it out here: What are the most unique settings or elements…
| November 1, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
With Halloween having just passed, many of you were likely to have been inundated with hordes of costumed trick-or-treaters or co-workers. Halloween is a wonderful holiday, and one of my favorites, primarily for the costumes. Donning a costume doesn’t change anything about the person wearing it, but it does change the perceptions of everyone seeing the person. My Indiana Jones costume is little more than the clothes and jacket that I wear to work on a daily basis, with the addition of a fedora.…
| 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…
| August 8, 2012 | Posted by John Arcadian |
If you’ve never been to Gencon, or another large gaming/geek convention, it’s really hard to get an idea for exactly what it feels like. When I went to my first Origins 7 or so years ago, I couldn’t even begin to conceive of what the experience was going to be. So, last year at Gencon I carted my camera around and captured as much footage as I could. I tried to get interviews with any attendees who would stand still long enough, and I got…
| April 6, 2011 | Posted by John Arcadian |
In one convention game I ran, my players got around a door by using a spell to turn stone into bread. They turned the dungeon wall next to the door into a brick shaped piece of pumpernickel, punched through bread and got through the door. Someone watching the game remarked that they wouldn’t have let them use the spell like that. I asked why, and they said because that wasn’t how the challenge was meant to go down. I wondered why that person thought that…
| August 19, 2010 | Posted by Scott Martin |
On a recent trip, my wife and her friends wound up teaching classes during the day. I spent a few days exploring the city, but also spent a couple of afternoons gaming with their teenage sons. It’s been a while since I was a teen; I admit that I remember the endless hours for gaming with a great deal of nostalgia. So it was neat to get to play with them. I was forewarned; on the plane flight I whipped up an adventure based on…
| October 23, 2008 | Posted by Walt Ciechanowski |
What distractions do you tolerate at the gaming table? When I was young and still playing in my parent’s basement (no, it was not last year! I was still a teenager, honest!), I had a GM that insisted he could run a game with the TV on in the background. Needless to say, every time we played like this, he’d get engrossed with what was on the screen and mentally check out in the middle of a game. I’ve also been a party to games…
