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Category: Role Playing

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Paul

Black Market Goods

DemonWars, Role Playing
Black Market Goods

One of the goals of my Insanity Cards (on sale now!) is to empower players to take an active role in one of the major

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January 8, 2018June 6, 2018 Paul

Insanity Cards On Sale Now!

Horror RPGs
Insanity Cards On Sale Now!

The Insanity Cards crowd sale has begun!  Get your copy here: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/insanity-cards Want some more details?  You can download the rulebook for free.

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January 6, 2018November 10, 2018 Paul

Checkpoint Zulu Playtest 1

Horror RPGs, Role Playing
Checkpoint Zulu Playtest 1

Last night I ran the first playtest of Checkpoint Zulu.  As is typical for the Cthulhu games I write, the first playtest was a hot

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January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Paul

Insanity Cards Crowd Sale

Role Playing
Insanity Cards Crowd Sale

It’s official, Insanity Cards have been approved for a crowd sale! https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/insanity-cards The sale will begin on Monday, January 8th, and end on Monday, January

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January 3, 2018 Paul

Insanity Cards Update

Role Playing
Insanity Cards Update

Well, it looks like the Sanity Test of my Insanity Cards has finally completed.  I think the page showing the results of the test are

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December 29, 2017December 22, 2018 Paul

Uses for Props in RPGs

Role Playing
Uses for Props in RPGs

In the comments of my last post, Ryan posed some really thought-provoking questions: Which prop will they see first? Which prop will they see second?

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December 27, 2017August 21, 2020 Paul

An Embarrassment of Riches

Horror RPGs, Role Playing
An Embarrassment of Riches

Whereas before I posted my glee on the kismet of putting together Checkpoint Zulu, my 1980’s Berlin espionage / horror game, it is now starting

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December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Paul

Balancing Act

DemonWars, Role Playing
Balancing Act

In my last DemonWars post I mentioned two things I was on the fence about: balance and assymetric gameplay. I’m discovering that these two things

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December 15, 2017January 13, 2018 Paul

Coming Soon: Insanity Cards

Horror RPGs, Role Playing
Coming Soon: Insanity Cards

So the whole reason I started running horror games was to exercise an idea I had for a new insanity mechanic: Insanity Cards.  Having played

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December 13, 2017 Paul

Demon Wars Take-aways

DemonWars, Role Playing
Demon Wars Take-aways

I found it very difficult to word my previous post when talking about the system of Demon Wars.  Gaming appears to be one of those

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