Tag: OSR
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The Work Must Carry On
I started this blog to reduce the stress and fears of sharing what I make with others. In the first few months that worked well – I had a string of posts that I think were good content. But as is my flaw, I quickly obsessed with only ever sharing what is perfect…and then over…
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Symbol: Shattered Worlds
A bright light attracts others in a city between the remains of ten thousand worlds You are one of the few beings still alive after the mesocosmic collapse. The entirety of reality as we know it is gone. Only the twisted, surreal wreckage remains. Somehow, your Will has emerged still alive. Your physical form can…
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Convergent Storytelling in Elf Games 1-2: Showing My Work
After my post talking about convergent storytelling, I have had a number of people asking for more specific details. Here are some examples of that. Note that all the fictional names used below are just made up for this. I started initially with a list of things I could use to “break apart” a story…
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Stages of play in Elf Games
I received some great questions on my past posts asking for more context on the rough draft spread I made. Here it is again for reference . Let’s come back to this. For now let’s talk about “phases” of an rpg. When I mean phase, I mean a distinct portion of the game that has…
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Convergent Storytelling in Elf Games 2: Reasons and Worldbuilding
West marches has entered the modern parlance, calling into the mind images of vast wilderness, adventure, and a comfortable town growing over time. I’ve been ruminating on my own “marches” game for well over a year, but that idea has grown in scope so much it not longer is simple a “west marches” style game.…
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Convergent Storytelling in Elf Games
I don’t believe that tabletop RPGs are about telling stories. Tabletop RPGs are special because of player agency and immersion, so when you start out with a specific narrative and plot in mind, you are already starting down a dark road of stripping these elements away. It’s also just so much more fun to not…
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Sigil: Worlds Undone
This is the start of a game that was set in a multiverse after the great wheel collapsed. Basically, it was going to explore the “canon” of our game with the bad ending. It draws inspiration from the Demon, a SMT roguelike, as well as the monster taming genre of games in general. I want…
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