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Grace Under Pressure

nedjer — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:01:41 +0000

At the point when the original RPG was first being developed the game was, for the most part, a movable feast of continual RPG homebrewing and invention. This was hardly surprising, as the game’s designers and GMs had to rely as much on their own imaginations as on the short, moving-target of a [...]

Hope for Hope?

nedjer — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:10:20 +0000

Last week’s post on RPGs For Kids and Big Kids has been updated and converted to a page. It’s in the menu at the top level and HERE. The page includes a downloadable .doc version under Creative Commons.

Next up – is there any progress on scenario – become setting – [...]

RPG Advocacy Group: Update

nedjer — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:09:30 +0000

Putting the weekend into getting Hope further ahead, but thought it worth mentioning how things are going with the RPG Advocacy Group on Facebook. RPG Advocacy isn’t exactly the raciest topic in the RPG world and the term advocacy is, rather like the term gamification, not exactly designed to set the heather on [...]

Renegade Update And A Few More Magic Items

nedjer — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:57:48 +0000

Just posted the first of a bunch of updates. This one is for RPG Renegade and is mainly about replacing magic items that weren’t really consistent with the game’s emphasis on playing with young people. The links from the About Renegade page and the Home page have been connected-up to the new version.

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Facebook Feed: #4

nedjer — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:00:53 +0000

A batch of recent links from Thistle Games’ Facebook feed:

33 Awesome Augmented Reality Apps for Android

Death Star Cake

When Gaming is Good for You

A Simple Primer On Converting Between [RPG] Systems

Top Apps in 2012 for DMs

Playing The News: To Push Social Gaming Forward, Two New Startups Look To The Real World

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Intuitive Gaming

nedjer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:52:36 +0000

Hold on a minute! A system for skills checks? Surely that’s heresy for those who prefer open-ended RPG gameplay based on player choice. Well, yes and no, as open-ended, intuitive gameplay seems to result neither from ‘kitchen sink’ rule sets nor limitless improvisation.

Instead intuitive gameplay appears to result from rules [...]

Orchids and Flames

nedjer — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:08:23 +0000

Posted some new content for use in clone Renegade and module Hope. The magic items and companions/ monsters are intended to:

Add to the choice of mid- to high-level treasures. Replace a few of the more destructive, permanent high-level items. Suggest approaches to using currencies and treasures to flavour in-game cultures/civilisations. Provide extra [...]