22
Apr/2008

by Cosmic_Emu

Over the years I have found that I like playing the underdog role. Now, this is not to say that I play weaklings or such all the time, but I do find that I like to play the characters that fit the role of hero less than some. This, however, has often led to conflicts in gaming groups.

There is a perception, among many, that playing the underdog is somehow not taking your character seriously or somehow intentionally sabotaging the party's chances of success. I think there is a concern, wit... Read More

21
Apr/2008

by Cosmic_Emu

In all my years of gaming (and there are many), there are certain things I have wanted to run as a game that I have either been unable find the time, or that I have not been able to figure out how to run. Many of these are niche games or one-offs that really won't or would be difficult to run as ongoing games. Here is a brief list of ideas -

SOMETHING IS HAPPENING...
This is the game idea where my players make characters completely blind of the situation at hand. Usually taking place i... Read More

19
Apr/2008

by Cosmic_Emu

One of my favorite creature types are fey. I've always been a huge fan of faeries myths and legends, especially the more old world beliefs where they really were treated more like spirits of the and and such. The big problem is that most game worlds pretty much treat them like just another monster. Sure, they are a faerie, but they are so pretty much in name and stats alone. As for their natures, the stories around them, or their place in the world, they are reduced to a butterfly-winged kobold... Read More

17
Apr/2008

by Cosmic_Emu

One setting I have wanted to run a D&D game in is a prehistoric setting. I have been hammering ideas together, trying to form a framework that I am happy with. After milling some ideas around and soliciting the folks on the Roleplayers group on LJ, I think I have a pretty solid idea for a setting that is both new, yet retains some of the familiar elements of a fantasy world.

The basic premise was to design a setting that captured the savagery and primal nature of prehistoric soci... Read More

17
Apr/2008

by Cosmic_Emu

Ah the pulp genre. Let it be said that there are fewer genres that are more freeing and whimsical than that of pulp. While my D&D groups is paused, waiting for schedules for key members to line back up, the remaining available players and I (the GM, always the GM) have ventured into the realm of pulp adventure.

Using an interesting, non-OGL system called "Two-Fisted Tales of Adventure" we have set forth heavy in cliche and schtick to indulge in adventures not of history that was... Read More