A while ago “RPG DNA” was trending on Twitter. I put together my covers, but never got around to posting something. Meanwhile, RPG a Day 2022 asked what my favorite RPG cover is, so I’m using the former to answer[…]
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Author: Ken Newquist
RPG A Day 2022 – When did you first take part in RPGaDay?
2017. Unlike this year, I did it in a single-page format with shorter answers. In 2018, I did it again as individual posts. From an ease-of-updating perspective (and staying current) having a single page was easier, but individual posts gives me[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – How has the character changed?
Three characters, three campaigns, three potentialities. Zor Nabat (Star Wars: The Republic): The campaign is still very new, so Zor hasn’t had a chance to change. He has received his first opportunity – thanks to the planetary ocean exploitation operations[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – Why does your character do what they do?
Three characters, three campaigns, three motivations: Zor Nabat (Star Wars: The Republic): Czerka Corporation destroyed Zor’s family business. Now he wants revenge. Kne Godfinder (D&D 5th Edition: Chroniclers): He got kicked out of university, so at some level, he’s looking[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – Where has that character been?
Three characters, three campaigns, three trips across fictional worlds: Zor Nabat (Star Wars: The Republic): A frontier world (to capture wild beasts for a menagerie). Nar Shadda (aka the Smuggler’s Moon), Mon Calamari (home world of the species of the same[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – When did you start playing this character?
Three characters, three campaigns, three origins: Zor Nabat (Star Wars: The Republic): May 2022. Kne Godfinder (D&D 5th Edition: Chroniclers): January 2021. Miles MacGuffin (GURPS: The Fast and the Furious): July 2020. This post is part of the RPG a Day 2022 event. Catch[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – What situation is your character currently in?
Three characters, three campaigns, three current situations: Zor Nabat (Star Wars: The Republic): Czerka Corporaton acquired a government license to extract water from the ocean world of Glee Anselm, home of the Nautolan species. Czerka, being the epitome of the evil[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – Share an intriguing detail from a game setting you enjoy
Back in the 1990s, when the Greyhawk resurgence was under way, the great mystery of the campaign setting was … who is Philidor the Blue Wizard? Introduced by Carl Sargent in the From the Ashes boxed set, Phildor is a super-powerful wizard (25th[…]
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RPG a Day is an annual event in which bloggers spend a month talking about different aspects of role-playing games. Keep track of what other bloggers are writing for the event at the official Facebook page. You can also check out my[…]
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RPG A Day 2022 – Why has your favorite game stayed with you?
Friends. Comfort. Nostalgia. Great memories. New Stories. These and more are why Dungeons & Dragons stayed with me all these years. Don’t get me wrong – I love playing new and different games. One of the great things about the[…]
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