Comments | cj_ruby: RPG One-Shots

cj_ruby

RPG One-Shots

Feb 09, 2010 17:17

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... )

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evildmguy February 10 2010, 02:11:52 UTC

Hey! That's Dirty Minds! Not DND! Or a RPG!

:)

edg

cj_ruby February 10 2010, 08:28:44 UTC

Hey, what? :/

evildmguy February 10 2010, 13:17:51 UTC

Sorry. My weird sense of humor. I read this big post about RPGs and then the picture is of people apparently playing Dirty Minds, which isn't an RPG! :)

That's all.

edg

cj_ruby February 10 2010, 20:24:05 UTC

Cool, it went right over my head. :b

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varianor February 10 2010, 15:00:17 UTC

Good post. (Followed down the link from evildmguy's LJ.) I run a lot of convention games, and what you're saying is spot on. Though I tend to run a lot of D&D since that is something I enjoy and it is *the* most commonly known system. (Sometimes I've seen some poor sap who is absolutely enthralled by a certain system - like AState or The Mountain Witch - sitting at a mainstream con with stuff all piled around the table waiting for players, and no one shows. You have to save that for ENWorld GameDays or big gaming cons ( ... )

cj_ruby February 10 2010, 20:42:43 UTC

>What was your best "convention DM" moment?< Great question. My best "moments" are when "newbies" who have never tried a rpg before, exuberantly tell me, "this is the most fun I've ever had." (This has happened multiple times.)

Second best moments are when very experienced GMs or Game Designers play one of my games and tell me what a fun unique experience they had in my game. I've asked them why they signed up to play and the answer is on the lines that the game was unusual and it intrigued them to play.

I run a lot of Westerns at conventions. I also like horror/survival games as one-shots. Most all of my convention offerings are original homebrews - using my modified d10 system.

cj_ruby February 10 2010, 21:36:49 UTC

>One additional item I like to bring for players is a printout of key skills, abilities or powers that their PC has.<

I like this, and I will unashamedly snirtch it. :)

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cj_ruby February 10 2010, 20:43:19 UTC

Glad you liked it. :)

santapau February 11 2010, 17:32:50 UTC

Hello! I think this was a great post on One shots, very spot on. I enjoy running games for newcomers. A question: I'm curious about your homebrews for OWoD! I'm currently running Vampire the Masquerade and I'm about to start a Dark Ages Vampire game, so I'd love to hear something about that.

cj_ruby February 11 2010, 20:54:22 UTC

Thank you.

A Dark Ages Vampire game sounds like a lot of fun, very juicy. I be sure to post about some homebrews. I'm preparing a few right now using the OWoD system. One is a dark western and the other is a zombie apocalypse survival game, for upcoming cons.

I'll also make some post about the Mage game I'm playing in if there's any interest. And I need to comment on the wrap-up of the werewolf/vampire game I'm involved in.

cj_ruby February 11 2010, 20:57:17 UTC

I checked out your art and comics, very nice.