All Kinds of Fun!
Magman over at the WEG fansite is holding a contest for ‘backdrops’. The rules are straightforward and open-ended.
All details can be found here.
If I can keep up with my assignments from Nevermet Press, I plan on submiting an entry.
The word of the day from the folks at dictionary.com provides an interesting adjective. Here is one of the examples of usage provided on the site:
As for Neeson — of the nose-heavy, asymmetrical countenance and shrewdly darting, soul-searching eyes, he is a lopsided Gary Cooper redivivus — hardly something to sneeze at.
– John Simon, “Michael [...]
I was catching up on Trapcast listening to their return podcast from May 18. Aside from the usual random stuff, they were discussing the topic of creating races outside the standard fantasy milleu. On the podcast, they talked about balance and playing all characters as humans. Good points, be sure to take a listen.
As far [...]
Long term, I want my posts to be more polished. I hope to spend some time mulling over the idea and performing some basic editing. After all, I do have an English degree – I feel like I should write like I do.
In any case, here are the latest idea sketches:
Self-healing wood:
Black Birch creates the [...]
I started reading about a new 24 Hour RPG contest some time ago and came across an intriguing setting idea in *the list*. It was Fantasypunk – Cyberpunk ideas in a Fantasy setting.
As I pondered it, I found that I was thinking more of a magic + steampunk scenario instead. I had the rough idea [...]
Am-Kahir spent a few years studying magic under an adequate, but wholly unremarkable teacher. Much of his time was spent creating scrivened versions of simple spells and cataloging ingredients used for various potions, spells, and assorted creations. Through cataloging various potion recipes, Am-Kahir discovered that creating potions and elixirs has more to do with the [...]
I discovered Central Casting from another blog post from Inkwell Ideas. Written in 1993, it took me back to my own index card and graph paper days.
This excellent book walks you through randomly generating a dungeon, just as it promises. I discovered that after a few rolls and creating the first few rooms, my own [...]
Wiki has been added as a link on the top. Wiki currently includes Hypermen draft.
More to follow!
Instant Game is a neat utility that allows you to create a setting. It also does a lot more, but for now I like the setting possibilities.
For example, here’s the one that gave me ideas for the Boston 1771 setting I mentioned earlier:
Boston 1770’s, Realistic, Supers, War.
how’s that for a neat setting. Maybe the sun [...]
Lots of ideas to post, but either no time or energy. Apnea is getting the best of me. By the time I sit down to write on Saturdays, I am pure-t exhausted.
However, Spring Break starts Monday and the Summer is always not very busy at work. I hope more posts as a result.
Until then, I [...]
Sycarion Diversions is a sister site of pinakidion.*. pinakidion.* deals more with religious and writing topics. This site houses information on games. Specifically, this has information on card games, board games, and role-playing games. Card games and board games are a collaborative effort with my friend Jeff. Jeff has created and briefly marketed one board game and has idea for lots of others. Role-Playing Games are my bailiwick. I've been playing since I was 10 starting with the Mentzer Basic D&D box. I stopped playing in college, but recently renewed my love for RPGs. In 2005, I discovered the Action! System from Goldrush Games. Since then, I have also found Microlite20 and OpenD6. It's a good time to game.
For what it is worth, feel free to use anything that you see on the site. It is not copyrighted or even placed under a Creative Commons License. Part of the reason for this is that rules for games cannot really be copyrighted. However, the main reason is that the value of this site is the community I am a part of. Restrictions on ideas and games can delay innovation, even simple restrictions can be an impediment. Sure, I'd like a link and to be given credit, but that's up to the person.
The rest of the story can be found here.