Author: Paul B

  • First RPG Bought – RPGaDay 2023

    First RPG Bought – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG Bought (this year) And that’s a complicated old question, right? The key issue that spirals out of this one is that I have played none of these games yet. Not for want of trying, but it hasn’t happened. I like to pick up new games, especially those that skip…

  • First RPG Gamemaster – RPGaDay 2023

    First RPG Gamemaster – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG Gamemaster Graham, a percussionist in the Beanfield Comprehensive School brass band, presented me with the chance to play a game of red box Basic D&D one lunchtime. So – along with double bass player Jon and cornet player Roy – we played our first adventure seeking out that dastardly wizard Bargle. In the…

  • This Years First RPG – RPGaDay 2023

    This Years First RPG – RPGaDay 2023

    The original question was: First RPG played (this year) The answer: MÖRK BORG Specifically, I ran a game at Con-tingency, an excellent 5-day residential event held in Hunstantion. I thoroughly encourage you to try this one out if you’re in the UK (or even if you’re just near enough in Europe that the journey isn’t…

  • Sanction

    Sanction

    I’m constantly excited when I see someone using The Dee Sanction to run something other than Elizabethan supernatural investigations. I made no particular move to promote the engine for that purpose, but I did write it system first. From the outset, Sanction was there in the backdrop, sort of. I had a pack of cards…

  • Mental Wellbeing and the Role of AI

    Mental Wellbeing and the Role of AI

    Mental wellbeing and the Internet do not mix. The Internet pulls out all the stops on people’s sense of restraint and reasonableness. Those who might hold back their acidic commentary face-to-face trip the threshold more easily when no one is staring them down. For those already armed with a mean streak, the Internet is a…

  • 5 Pieces of Cover Art You Don’t Want to Miss – RPGaDay 2022

    5 Pieces of Cover Art You Don’t Want to Miss – RPGaDay 2022

    The original question was: Tag 1d8+1 friends with your favourite RPG cover art. But, I’m not a fan of tagging people into things they haven’t chosen to be part of, so I’ve rolled, adjusted that roll to a FIVE and will post that many pieces of cover art instead with a note as to why.…

  • How Has The Game Changed Over Time – RPGaDay 2022

    How Has The Game Changed Over Time – RPGaDay 2022

    The question is: How has the character changed? This is the last of the questions that deal with characters, which is something that I don’t have being more GM than a player and currently not running any games. So, I thought I would repurpose this week’s questions to be about a game project, Divided Horizons.…

  • How Does My Game Do What It Does – RPGaDay 2022

    How Does My Game Do What It Does – RPGaDay 2022

    The question is: Why does your character do what they do? As mentioned in Monday’s post, I don’t have a current character. So, I intend to repurpose this week’s questions to be about a game project I have in playtest, Divided Horizons. So, the adjusted question is: How Does Your Game Do What It Does?…

  • Where Have You Run This Game – RPGaDay 2022

    Where Have You Run This Game – RPGaDay 2022

    The question is: What situation is your character currently in? As mentioned in the last post, I don’t have a current character. So, I thought I would repurpose this week’s questions to be about a game project, Divided Horizons. So, the question is: Where Have You Run This Game? Conventions. The opportunity to run a…