Questing for Tabletop Adventure Games
The vast majority of actions require a quick judgement call to resolve. Players who leverage their environment, use their items and common sense, and clearly declare their actions often receive success. The consequences of any described actions follow accordingly. If an action described by a player is uncertain, the GM may call for a roll. … Continue reading Nim Style
In the practice of meditation, you are often told to focus on the breath. Each breath is life-giving. You can’t be without it. And try as you might, focus with all your effort, and your mind will still wonder. One might posit that if you had perfect focus, you would be able to retain all … Continue reading Focus on the World: Return to Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lvrC3ZBzM This is FKR! Does Ben making a video about it mean that it's bleeding into the mainstream or that it has already become mainstream? Either way, it's an excellent summary. Great opening, great explanations, great portrayal of common interjections. Focus on the world, folks.
A mutant brain stole into the duck's head. Now, it is a mutant duck. Simple, really. This and the previous post are now part of a new series: Focus on the World. There's been a shift here. Used to be that I talked XP required to level. Then I talked about the many fun ways … Continue reading Focus on the World: Development
"They call him the Face Stealer. When you speak with him, you must be very careful to show no emotion at all. Not the slightest expression, or he will steal your face." Many times, gamers think of the rules of games before their settings. We think of trading wheat, sheep, and ore before we think … Continue reading Focus on the World: Rules and Laws
This orc has yet to internalize the first rule of travel: Sacks in the middle of the road are likely traps set by PCs. This topic was voted on by my Patrons. Join the process, ask questions and more! Often times you'll have kids of different ages playing together. This was the case when I … Continue reading Playing with Youngers: Side-by-Side, Older + Younger
There are many ways to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I recently had the joy of sharing my favorite game with my father, my brother, and a good friend. Each of them played different from each other, who in turn played different from me. My dad was thorough in his adventure, wanting to find … Continue reading Focus on the World: Character sheets
Chris McDowall has talked about matrix games, making his own space-y version. I've talked about them and made my own based on a novel series I enjoyed when I was even younger. Chris and I talked about dubbing them "open strategy games" to avoid confusion about that 1999 movie and explaining what a matrix actually … Continue reading Open Strategy Games – Guiding Principles
Space samurai. Grab your stopwatches! Here's where we started: The closest to 10″ flat without going under wins the duel.If one combatant is under 10″ while the other is over, the latter wins the duel.If both combatants are under 10″ then whoever is lower wins the duel. It's a game about player skill. Some misunderstood … Continue reading Refining the Stopwatch and More
Norbert wrote this here about how to do 2d6 opposed in combat, like Middle-Earth Adventures and Adventure Hour! and still have armor give a chance to deflect a blow rather than just add more hits. This kind of armor increase tension for players, not knowing exactly how many hits they or the enemy can take. … Continue reading FKR Armor: Increasing the tension
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