Role Playing
Visitor’s Guide to Ravnsfjird
When reusing world-building for TTRPGs it’s important to understand players have different expectations.
Jeff Watkins
Role Playing
Understanding the Backpack
As Narrators we can take clues from a classic Christmas movie to understand how we should expire tags in a hero’s backpack.
The Book
By Chilli Pepper
Early in his escapades, the protagonist in my novel hires a cook from Bombay, now known as Mumbai, who has been enjoying a short holiday in Calton Prison owing to friction after his cooking disagreed with his employer’s digestion. Dean Mahomed opened the first restaurant dedicated to serving Indian
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A Cup of Dutch Coffee
Long before my story begins, the Dutch were a maritime power with trading concerns taking them all over the world. Those of you who value your morning cup of coffee know no matter how brightly the sun shines, there’s a pall on the day that doesn’t begin with
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A Second Draft
Yesterday I emailed eight lovely humans inviting them to read and provide feedback on the second draft my novel. This is critical for me, because humans represent the core demographic I’m targeting with this novel. I tested my teaser on each of our cats: James is overdue delivering his
Role Playing
The Problem with Neighbours
We recently moved to The Hague, Netherlands where there is a roleplaying group that meets once a month for one-shot adventures. I volunteered to run a game of Legend in the Mist as a way to meet some new people. Because I didn't have enough to do,
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Annotating a manuscript
I’m about half-way complete with the second draft of my work in progress. I’ve worked all the notes from the first draft into this draft, and although I found it more complicated than necessary, I generated an ePub from the manuscript which I loaded onto my iPad.
Role Playing
Where to draw the line
I grew up in a small town on Long Island, about ninety miles east of New York City. Out where I lived, we had cows and an enormous glacially deposited boulder (Patriots’ Rock) where we played cops and robbers, aliens and cowboys, or, if we weren’t feeling inspired, chucked
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History or Fiction
I love a good historical fiction novel. There’s nothing better than feeling the sense of place long gone, getting to know people who strode this planet long before I did, all while reading a captivating tale. I still recall reading a book that took place in the thirteenth century,
Role Playing
Duelling Samurai
A great breakdown of combat in the Mythras RPG system appeared in the Legend in the Mist Discord a few weeks ago. The author did a remarkable job detailing how the combat system of that RPG worked. I'm not sure I'd want to play it, but
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A New Town
As the population of Edinburgh expanded within the picturesque medieval city, well-travelled Britons and immigrants expected more from their capital. As the Enlightenment dawned, wealthy and middle-class residents were no longer satisfied living cheek-by-jowl with the poor. Nor did they relish walking through streets literally flowing
Role Playing
Roll the camera
It’s no secret that I love telling a good story. Maybe you heard I’m writing a book? I believe roleplaying campaigns are an opportunity for a group of people to tell a good story together. Sure, as the narrator or game master, I have a lot of opportunities