Category Archives: Out-of-Character

Your rights … under Section 44 of the UK Anti-Terrorism Act

Posted on October 7, 2007 by matt

This kind of thing gives me the shivers. Two disabled blokes were detained by UK police for suspiciously opening a white envelope and looking at police men in public view It’s been asked about 20 times now when I’m going … Continue reading →

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Six Role-playing Annoyances

Posted on April 2, 2007 by AJ

Here are some annoying habits that players can exhibit in your game. There are some suggestions as to how to deal with these problems, either by encouragement (as another player) or enforcement (as a GM). Playing yourself, but with armour … Continue reading →

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Out of Character

Posted on March 29, 2007 by matt

A couple of days ago I wrote about and got some very interesting comments about how this is relevant to games. On the Story Games forum they talk about Improv Theatre and how drama and story is made up of … Continue reading →

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Status: Refugee – Perspective Selection

Posted on March 26, 2007 by AJ

One thing that was bugging me about this game was that which we’ve discussed on a number of occasions about different games: scope. If you are playing refugees with only a small number of worlds available to you, the sheer … Continue reading →

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Heroic imaginations

Posted on March 24, 2007 by matt

This is probably more suitable for infurious because it’s riffing off Guy Kawasaki. Nurturing a heroic imagination takes five actions: Maintain constant vigilance for situations that require heroic action. Learn not to fear conflict because you took a stand. Imagine … Continue reading →

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