Monthly Archives: March 2010
Azeroth is not Faerûn: MMO Minds in Tabletop RPGs
Cracked has an excellent article on 5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted. It’s not simple scare-mongering — though there’s certainly a hushed tone of passion in the article — and it sparked some neurons in my brain about mental models and tabletop role-playing. My first GMing experiences were spent with players themselves unfamiliar with tabletop role-playing. We mostly knew each other, and we … Continue reading »
Denial is a Form of Freedom
This week, I started a new role-playing game. I’m running it very differently than I run most games. It’s a D&D 4th edition game, created primarily to test out the classes and races in the new third Player’s Handbook. Since I’m already running two other games, which takes up much of my time, I decided to run this game using almost entirely pre-published materials. I bought a dungeon crawl-style adventure … Continue reading »
Four Months of Gaming in Google Wave
I received my invitation to Google Wave in late October, and after puttering around for a bit, quickly became involved in the role-playing scene on Wave. I joined a few games and started a few games, and I now run one of the longest-running games on Wave. Â I’m on Wave just about every day. Wave is a nearly ideal online role-playing platform. Â Its design allows for easy discussion that’s quick to read (no huge signature blocks or author stats), … Continue reading »