Rawle Nyanzi has written a beautiful and important piece about indie games, indie books and indie publishing. In a nutshell, he points out that every criticism, positive or negative, about big brand rpgs, games and books does nothing to change the current situation: Big brand media utilize psychological targetting methods to inflame "critics" – this … Continue reading Cease this madness at once
Month: October 2019
Initiative has to be crazy
Not only OSR games suffer from the same old, same old problem with initiative rules. Essentially, those rules boil down to two alternatives: the whole group gains initiative and the individual members can determine in which order they act, or the rules determine who acts when.It works, of course.(And personally, I like group initiative a … Continue reading Initiative has to be crazy
Troikatober: Into Troika!
Some of you might know that I'm a huge, huge, HUGE fan of Into the Odd. In all honesty, I do think that Troika! and Into the Odd are the best game systems around – this also includes my own rules-lite rpgs. (The GLOG clocks in at third place).Today, I'd like to show you my … Continue reading Troikatober: Into Troika!
Troikatober! Another background: Old School Pro-Wrestler
You worked hard to be where you are. The marks love you. You were one of the best jobbers in the biz, and you never, not even once, broke kayfabe. When the time came, you were prepared. You know you were indispensable for the federation, and you negotiated well. Your moves are basic, but you … Continue reading Troikatober! Another background: Old School Pro-Wrestler
Troikatober!
Over on the Troika! Discord, we announced Troikatober. One month full of Troika! goodness.My first entry is a background.Haiku TribesmanThe fives and sevenstruly mean the world to you,strong son of symbolsPossessions of yours- Honorable book of rhymes - Pen that knows the truthLook, your Advanced skills3 Write into the hearts of men 4 Spell: a … Continue reading Troikatober!
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