Role-Playing Games

Lightning strikes down from clouds over the ocean. Darkened land can be seen tot he right.

Game Day: Weather in RPGs

January 12, 2020 Ken Newquist Focus, Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games

As we head into the heart of winter, weather becomes a much bigger concern for Game Day. Bad snow stormed scuttled many a Game Day over the years, though thankfully now we can call back to Roll20 if necessary. Just[…]

A powerful being holding two swords stares out from the cover of Amber Diceless.

#RPGaDay2019 – Unique

August 2, 2019 Ken Newquist Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games, RPG-a-Day 2019

The most unique RPG on my shelf is the Amber Diceless Role-Playing Game. Released by the now-defunct Phage Press, the innovative RPG eschewed dice in favor of a mechanic that relied on a rock/paper/scissors contest of abilities augmented by situational modifiers.[…]

#RPGaDay2019 – First

August 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Games, Projects, Role-Playing Games, RPG-a-Day 2019

The opening topic for #RPGaDay2019 is all about firsts. Rather than focus on a particular first, I decided to brainstorm a big list of them. First RPG: Dungeons & Dragons (Basic Set, circa 1981). My mom bought it for me and[…]

A close up view of the graphic for RPG a Day.

#RPGaDay2019

August 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Games, Project Updates, Projects, Role-Playing Games

RPGaDay is an annual celebration of role-playing games in which bloggers, podcasters, vidcasts, and streams come together to talk about the hobby. Nuketown participated in 2017 and 2018. With 2019, they’ve changed the format up a bit. Instead of single sentence prompts[…]

Covers for the Fiasco and Star Wars role-playing games

Game Day: A Star Wars Fiasco

April 23, 2019 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games

My weekly gaming group took a break from our regular Dungeons & Dragons campaigns to play Fiasco … in space! Fiasco (Amazon /Indie Press Revolution ) by Bully Pulpit Games is a role-playing game of ordinary people with powerful ambition and poor impulse control. It’s a role-playing game for[…]

A knight charges out of a dungeon, running down monstrous enemies as he does so.

Blogworthy – Spell Names, Failing Spectacularly, Organizing D&D, Savage Star Frontiers

February 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, Blogworthy, Games, Role-Playing Games

The many names of spells and how to change them: Tenser’s Floating Disc. Bigby’s Crushing Hand. Mordenkainen’s Mansion. Named spells defined Dungeons & Dragons from its earliest days while hinting at a greater world. Jeremiah McCoy talks about how to bring the magic of[…]

A close up view of blue/black dice and a tiefling warlock. In the background is an old-school style character sheet.

Game Day: Blackmoor

January 20, 2019 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games

After the end of our long-running Obsidian Frontier campaign, we decided to venture to a little-explored region of Greyhawk: the Archbarony of Blackmoor. Inspired by Dave Arneson‘s legendary campaign setting of the same name (one of Dungeons & Dragons first-ever settings), Blackmoor[…]

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