Every once in a while, a word or phrase pops into my head, and I think "Ooh, that would be fun in a game."

Today's word: Cthulhu-bot

Enjoy.

I want to work up an RPG adventure in a swashbucklers setting, dealing with a rash of unholy swords.

Just, you know, so I can use the line "Foils! Cursed again!"

I've been running RPG games with my own homegrown system for many many years. I go through this regular cycle:

1. Build the system.
2. Play the system.
3. Revise the system to plug holes or clarify parts.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for some time.
5. Realize that the system has become too cumbersome/complicated.

I'm sure that Theron could do this better, but an idea just popped into my head:

X-altedA Exalted game featuring a band of solar exalted based upon the X-Men. Like, Nightcrawler as a Night Caste, Phoenix as Dawn Caste, Cyclops as Noon, Beast as... Eclipse? I need to go back through the rules and refresh myself on the details of the different ( Read more... )

I like designing RPG systems. I've developed a number of them over the years, and I like to think that each has been an improvement over the previous ones. My current system is my favorite one by far -- not just among the ones that I've designed, but also including all the published ones that I've looked at ( Read more... )