Oct 9, 2020

RPG ideas to keep it fun/enjoyable

Running an RPG Saturday for Eclipse Phase, but with a diverse crowd, trying to keep the horror/drugs/destruction part of Eclipse Phase reeled in. Unless the players want that.

The c-card is a way to signal offputting ideas in the storyline. Alternatively also can use the o-card to indicate interest in a sidepath.

Script change Is an idea I first heard of in Teens in Space. It allows players to take more control over the narrative, to perhaps skip over areas, revisit them in a different way, etc. I've been in situations where the choices of some characters upset other characters to the point of emotional diress, so we went back and reran the situation in a different way.

Oct 8, 2020

Using I Ching for RPG

For a recent Space Opera Eclipse Phase scenario, I've integrated a couple ideas using an age-old randomizer. The I Ching online reader allows you to add story ideas thousands of years old.

Reading / Listening Q4 2020

October 2020
Niven, L. 1975. Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven.
November 2020
December 2020