It's been awhile since I last posted anything on lj. I finally got a new CPU for my computer thanks to a friend of mine and I'm up and running again. I've been using the computers down at the Sandbaggers Game Club a couple days a week to get online and write, but it's not the same. I've felt totally disconnected over the past four weeks.

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I had a terrific time gaming at the con this year. I ran my Titanic horror/survival game Terror under a White Star. The players all said they had a good time. They all were surprised by and loved the twist in the story. They all got Sandbaggers Game Club t-shirts for playing and three received custom dice bags for their role-play. I was asked ( Read more... )

I'm going to start posting the SGC's 2010 World of Darkness Mage campaign. I'm using this game chronicle as a writing experiment (I haven't written in the first person before). Instead of posting my game notes I decided to approach this new chronicle in a different manner. Gabriela is keeping a diary so the game sessions are from her point of view ( Read more... )

Gaming at the SGC was subdued for me this weekend. A dear friend of mine told us that he probably has Lupus. Blood tests are pending, but systemic lupus is the probability. I have to say, he put the best face on it and was very positive about how he'll deal with it. He and his wife love gaming and I think that will remain a positive factor in ( Read more... )

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One-Shot RPG scenarios are great for conventions, tournaments or for taking a break from your regular gaming session. They are also a way to introduce newcomers to roleplaying games. Here are a few principles I've learned from GMing, writing and playing one-shot scenarios over the years.

Use a rule system that everyone is familiar with - do this ( Read more... )

 The Sandbaggers Game Club www.sandbaggersgameclub.org/ hosted a great Halloween weekend of gaming and fun. Friends of the club came to Great Falls from from Helena, Bozeman, and Missoula and pleasant autumn weather made for no travel woes. Always a worry when scheduling events in Montana in the Fall and Winter (and early Spring for that matter).

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