Back from the Grave (#RPGaDay 2017, Day 11)

August is RPGaDay month. Yep, a month solid of RPG-related posts, answering these questions: Today’s question is this: Which ‘dead game’ would you like to see reborn? This is an interesting question, and, for me, an odd one. I’ll try provide some answers I think are helpful for thinking about this. 

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Trusted Reviewers (#RPGaDay 2017, Day 10)

August is RPGaDay month. Yep, a month solid of RPG-related posts, answering these questions: Today’s question is this: Where do you go for RPG Reviews? This is a pretty simple question: I google the name of the product and read reviews wherever I see them, supplementing by asking friends about what they’ve heard about the system. But I also do this one thing when I’m reading the reviews:

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Gaming Miniseries (#RPGaDay 2017, Day 9)

August is RPGaDay month. Yep, a month solid of RPG-related posts, answering these questions: Today’s question is this: What is a good RPG to play for about 10 sessions? Funny fact: I’ve never actually played any RPG for only ten sessions. Or, wait, no, that’s not true: I’ve played a couple, I’ve just never run them that way. The thing about running an RPG in that way—as a sort of miniseries run, or a short term or “single season” campaign, as some are calling it now—is that it requires a couple of things:

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Gone… in 120 Minutes? And an Alternate Question… (#RPGaDay 2017, Day 8)

August is RPGaDay month. Yep, a month solid of RPG-related posts, answering these questions: Today’s question is this: What is a good RPG to play for sessions of 2 hours or less? Hm, good question, though I’m afraid I don’t hae a lot of answers to offer: I find the optimal time for a session is more like 3-4 hours. I haven’t played many that work at 2 hours, actually. I think Dread can be good and punchy in under two hours. If you have a small group of players who can focus and stay on task, Fiasco can also work. …

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The Impact of a Leshy, and the Skinridden PC (#RPGaDay 2017, Day 7)

August is RPGaDay month. Yep, a month solid of RPG-related posts, answering these questions: Today’s question is this:   What was your most impactful RPG session?   Being that this is me, you can probably guess what I’m going to say next, right? Yeah, I have two answers. 

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