Today we remember another player character that has fallen through the years, as has been done previously by Chase, and by Charlie, and by myself (more than once). This entry is different, however, because today I am eulogizing another player’s character. Father Emry Wicks was the creation of my good friend Frank, for use in…
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As mentioned in an earlier post this month, few topics in the gaming arena get players more heated than the time-honored tensions between ‘role-playing’ and ‘roll-playing’; that is, the primary focus of a player or group of players tending toward adept acting (role, as in character) or mechanical mastery (roll, as in dice). As I’ve…
Sometimes our characters seem to run together. John the Fighter starts to look suspiciously like his predecessor, Bob the Fighter, just with a battle ax instead of a sword. In fact, maybe some of the other players have unconsciously referred to your character as “Bob.” So what can you do to let everybody know that…
The demands of real life sometimes force a game session to continue without its full compliment of players. For instance, I regrettably live over two hours from my core gaming group and my absences outweigh my attendance by a fair margin. However, once introduced, my characters presumably continue to live in the game world right…
In an earlier post, I spoke about building a D&D character using FATE’s concept of aspects. While I believe this is a worthwhile endeavor for building a coherent character, once it is done there are no mechanical benefits for having aspects for your D&D character. In this post, I’ll outline a few house rules that…
Sir Quincy Goodfellow Barrows, Nobleman and Fellow in the Royal Society, was privileged to receive a commission to lead an expedition into the wild jungles of the northern wilderness. Its rich natural resources, exotic indigenous peoples, and lush landscapes were to be mapped, cataloged, and- when possible- appropriated for the good of the kingdom that…
Johnny Depp recently said that “With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it.” From what I’ve seen of Johnny Depp in his movies, I’m pretty sure he wasn’t just being philosophical. Likewise, my favorite professor in college was a theater instructor who always told us the three keys to…
Some of you may be excited that today marks the premiere of the seventh and final installment of the “Harry Potter” movie franchise. To be quite honest, I’m pretty excited myself. This disclosure may be surprising to regular readers, who may recall that last week about this time I kind of let “Harry Potter” have…
“Now that I have finally been made an officer, I fully anticipated that I would join them. I envisioned taking my place in a glorious struggle that would right wrongs and protect the weak. I pictured banners flying and sun glinting off armor and battle cries echoing from stony ramparts. Instead, I have been given…
Wil was born in a little town on the Empire’s far western frontier. Imperial authority there was personified by the soldiers of the garrison, most of whom were local townsfolk and friends. In that remote bastion of civilization, he grew up on farm work, lessons in the local Church school, and on clean mountain air….