Villains, Aren’t We All: Evil and the Gaming World, Part 4
It's funny how things in your life can dovetail so nicely when you're working on a project. I just finished rewatching Episode III of the Star Wars saga, and it…[...]
When Life Interferes (or, “Damn It, I Meant To Blog Today”)
So, I've been a bad, bad girl about my blogging lately. I've not been flogged yet -- not that that would motivate me one way or t'other -- but damn…[...]
Villains, Aren’t We All: Evil and the Gaming World, Part 3
It's one thing to go head-to-head with an Evil being. And still another to play an Evil character. But what happens when you're minding your own damn business and someone…[...]
Villains, Aren’t We All: Evil and the Gaming World, Part 2
Now that we've had a bit of introductory discussion about Evil, let's move into the most intimate placement of Evil in a game: within the Character. An interesting comment was…[...]
Villains, Aren’t We All: Evil and the Gaming World, Part 1
Comments really are the sweet spot on a blog, aren't they? I get such great ideas from someone bouncing off a post I've written and before you know it, you…[...]
Roleplaying As Education
I have a list that is rapidly growing of things to post here, but for some reason this is on my mind just now, so... When I was growing up,…[...]
Out-Of-Character… For Me, I Mean.
The most difficult character I ever had to play was one drawn from a stack of manila folders in a gameroom in Astoria, Oregon. It was a one-nighter session --…[...]
First Impressions
Congratulations -- you've managed to rustle up a handful of players, maybe even titillated them with a hint of what's in store for them. You've slogged through the char-gen process…[...]