Noir Light, Noir Bright
How can you play a lowlife or other morally ambiguous character and still be relatable? David goes to the dark side, exploring how even the most depraved characters can have a spark of humanity driving them.
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Fandibuff: I Am Runner 5
How can geeks overcome unsavory stereotypes while staying true to our roots? Just add zombies.
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Consider The Source
A friend of mine once said to me “I’m thinking of running a Cthulhu game but I’ve never read any H.P. Lovecraft. Do you think that’s important?†The look on my face must have given him some sort of answer, because he dropped the topic with a simple “Oh.†The question, however, is a valid…
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The Forgotten Story
When Odyssean tales of epic struggle saturate your games, it may be time to explore the experience of the nobody to rejuvenate the thrill of gaming.
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Stranger Than Fiction
As someone whose pastime often asks us to imagine the outlandish and bizarre, a storm left our city in an unimaginable state
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The greatest stories stem from the greatest conflicts, both external and internal. Both of these levels are important for giving your RPG character motivation. While the GM generally provides external conflict, it is up to the player to give a character internal conflict during character creation.
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