I keep having this itch to call it my D&D Campaign, but I'm not running D&D, I'm running Pathfinder.  Anyway, the PCs have just made level 4, and have done fairly well for themselves.  I've introduced a number of house rules specifically for this campaign, and they seem to be doing relatively well.

1)  All characters use the gestalt rules from D&D ( Read more... )

So, tried out the Pathfinder game with my new player.  She caught on fairly quickly, which is good, and I think she had a blast.  The first session got her up to Level 2 (due to having to infiltrate a goblin warren and defeat the goblins inside).  My NPC followed along, and did so-so, which is good, since I wanted her to be the 'star' of the game ( Read more... )

I have a confession to make.
I don’t think I’m a good game master. At best, I consider myself a passable game master - I have years of experience running games, and I have played in and refereed more games than I care to remember, but a lot of what I do is smoke and mirrors. I know my faults, and I try to conceal them as best I can, while ( Read more... )

In a few Video Games / MMOs I've seen, players have voiced interest in being the bad guys of the setting, but I also recently read that in some games where this is allowed, players generally find they don't actually enjoy it for very long.  The usual reason I've been given is because if the character is truly evil, and not just a 'faux evil' sort ( Read more... )

Just thought I'd give a quick post on my Scion session, see what you all thought ( Read more... )

This is the Exalted rant I put onto the White Wolf Forums.

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Best MMO of the Decade +
Most Anticipated for 2011/2012: Star Wars: The Old Republic  (Guild Wars 2 made Second!  32.9% vs 35.2%)
Best MMO of the Decade: Guild Wars
Best MMO Studio of the Decade: Blizzard  (ArenaNet made 2nd)
Worst MMO Studio of the Decade: None of the Above
Best MMO Community of the Decade: Guild Wars
Best Indie MMO of the Decade: ( Read more... )

I've been running an nWoD (new World of Darkness) campaign for almost two years now.  It's been doing pretty well, and tonight went especially well.  I'm quite proud of myself ( Read more... )

Discussing the Scion RPG over on the White Wolf forums, and it has made me think of what I consider a major flaw in the game.  This can easily just be my perception, but it stands out enough to bug me.  Scion is slanted to 'heroic RP', but I think the path taken isn't the correct one.  It's heroic much in the same way a lot of MMOs play 'heroic ( Read more... )

The Setup:  Pre-Campaign -- the dark lord has risen, walking the earth.  His armies have scattered the armies of light, sending them scattered to the four winds.  He's usurped the throne, and now holds absolute rule.  The heroes have fallen, the gods are silent, and for the next thousand years the dark lord rules.

The Catch:  It's about 100 years ( Read more... )