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RPG a Day 2020, Part Ten – Games I Want to Play

Posted on August 10, 2020 by fakedtales

My list was as follows: Earlier this year there was a whole thing about people listing a dozen RPGs they hadn’t played or run and wanted to. I joined in as it seemed like a fun thing to do. Back … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Nine – Light and other minor spells

Posted on August 9, 2020 by fakedtales

Back when I ran AD&D I kind of stumbled into good bits of DMing from time to time. Not always and I didn’t really know to weaponise them as much as I should have, but I had my moments. Potions … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Eight – Shades and Other Props

Posted on August 8, 2020 by fakedtales

I was running a campaign of the Cubicle 7 Dr Who Adventures in Time and Space RPG when my group started to get a real habit of using props to represent their characters. It started with a hammer, as we … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Seven – Couple’s Roleplaying

Posted on August 7, 2020 by fakedtales

My partner doesn’t really do roleplaying games. She’s played The Quiet Year once with my writing group, although she reckons that’s not really a roleplaying game. Then most recently there’s Fall of Magic which again is RPG-adjacent enough for me … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Six – The Endless Forest

Posted on August 6, 2020 by fakedtales

In the troupe D&D 3.5 game my group ran, I hit a turning point when I realised I was back to being a Forever GM and the sole person running the game. I had to do something more with the … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Five – Touching Tributes from Players

Posted on August 5, 2020 by fakedtales

I’m going to preface this by saying there’s no reason for players to give gifts, it’s not something I encourage or demand, but it’s really lovely when this kind of thing happens. I started hosting fortnightly community RPG nights for … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Three – Plot Threads

Posted on August 3, 2020 by fakedtales

Peter Molyneux, famous video game designer and hyperbolist, mentioned a kind of ‘trail of breadcrumbs’ when talking about Fable 2. The idea was that it would be a sprinkling of golden glitter which directed you ahead to your mission, so … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2020, Part Two – How I Changed a Campaign Many Times For Better or Worse

Posted on August 2, 2020 by fakedtales

Change is today’s theme. I’m a fickle GM and there are a few systems which I’ve grown tired of. Mainly D&D, admittedly. I ran a troupe D&D Third Edition game for a little while. That sounds contradictory, but when I … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Thirty-One – Share why you take part in RPG-A-DAY

Posted on August 31, 2018 by fakedtales

Share why you take part in RPG-A-DAY I take part in RPG a Day because it allows me to talk about some cherished memories and revisit them myself. I’d not thought about some of the things I’ve talked about for … Continue reading →

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Thirty – Share something you learned about playing your character

Posted on August 30, 2018 by fakedtales

Share something you learned about playing your character It’s going to sound odd, but go two-dimensional. I learnt this more from NPCs than player characters, just because that’s what I’m mostly playing. Still, I think this holds true for both. … Continue reading →

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