Category: RPG Storytelling
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Running Wanderhome for the First Time
Last night, I led my first game of Wanderhome. As I’ve written, I discovered Wanderhome this past May at Kublacon and immediately fell in love. Now I’ve also played the game as the Guide (Wanderhome’s word for the DM), and I’m just as pleased with it. Our group arrived in the river town of Weighfare…
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Light in the Wilderness: A Rustic Dark Fantasy Encounter
As you warm your hands over the dying embers of your campfire, you hear a crackling in the trees behind you. You turn, one hand going instinctively to the hilt of your dagger…
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Around the Campfire
The glow of the campfire illuminates the old wanderer’s craggy face. “Do you know the story of the ruined tower toward which you head?” he asks, his eyes reflecting the orange embers. “The true story?”
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Star Wars and Billiards, Oh My!
This past weekend was full of incredible gaming-related experiences. On Saturday, I tabled at Santa Rosa Zine Fest for the first time. I have to confess, I wasn’t prepared for it to be as amazing as it was. I thought that there might be a couple of dozen creators there, but apparently our Zine Fest…
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Some Thoughts on (Scandinavian) Horror
I’m running a game of Vaesen at Kublacon this month, so I’m thinking a lot about horror RPGs right now. And, while on a bit of medically-enforced R&R this past week, I finally got around to playing Bramble: The Mountain King, which I snagged a while back based on some random review, and it is…
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Lobocon 2024 Field Report
This past Saturday, Legends of the Wandering Crows was one of three RPGs demoed at Lobocon 2024. (Another one was Tarotweaver, a coming-soon game created by my colleague and friend Jared Mullicane. I didn’t get to play it, since I was running my own games; but I heard later on from playtesters that it was…