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A month or more ago, a poster at RPGnet asked the inevitable and fateful question: “Can Smallville do Star Wars?” I had an almost religious revelation at the question, and immediately started thinking about how to implement it. Strategicon: Gateway was coming up, so I resolved to run a “Jediville” game there.

To prepare, I had to write a few new ( Read more... )

I sat down with Mitch Morris and Mike Bonet, of the Ninjas Vs Pirates podcast. We talked about the Smallville RPG, primarily from a design standpoint. We got down to the nitty-gritty on how and why the game was designed the way it was, and chatted a bit about my other design work, as well. It’s a smartly-edited, action-packed forty minutes of ( Read more... )

Over on the RPGnet threads about the Smallville RPG ([print] [PDF]), somebody asked for an example of Tag Scenes and the Growth Mechanic. Here’s an example using the characters from the book:
After an evening of emotional carnage peppered with laser-eyes, hypertech hacking, and travelling by blur, it’s time for Cam and Bobbi to have their Tag ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I sat down with the guys from RPG Haven - which is a completely different podcast than Gamer’s Haven last month - and lo, the interview has borne fruit!

RPG Haven episode 11 - Josh Roby on Smallville the RPG (57 minutes and 32 seconds)

The interview is reportedly “so long and informative that we didn’t do any intro discussion or ( Read more... )

I was recently interviewed on the Gamer’s Haven podcast! We talked about the upcoming Smallville RPG, specifically the “Fight On or Give In” theme and the Challenge rules. We also chatted a bit about my own background as a writer and gamer, which I’m sure you’re all dying to hear about!

Mirrored from Kallisti Press.

My friend Tony, who is playtesting the Smallville RPG that I helped design for Margaret Weis Productions, recently wrote:

The Smallville RPG continues to be awesome and lots of fun. It’s really well made for episodic drama involving people with super or supernatural powers. Since that describes a lot of the TV shows I watch, I think it’s fantastic ( Read more... )