Some interesting thoughts from vizi on mythology in roleplaying. I agree that the treatment of most Religious/Mythic systems in RPGs is unsatisfactory. In constructing my own, I tend to focus in the region of my academic interests (theological systems, rituals, cult topology, and politico-religious interactions rather than mythology) but I'll have to ( Read more... )

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Beginning with a character creation session next Tuesday, my little gaming group will be taking D&D 4e for a spin. This will be interesting for a number of reasons: the size of our group, the length of our sessions, and the newness of the hotness.

• D&D is now based on a party size of five; we will have three players. Fortunately, this edition is ( Read more... )