Beast of Namgakksan
So I am developing a one-shot game to deliver at the Ottawa Go-Play mini-con. I will post aspects of the development here. It may offer some inspiration and ideas. What I’ll be doing here is developing...
View ArticleThe Four Worthies
Each of the characters will be based on a paradigm or role common to wuxia or historical action/fantasy movies. The actual personality will be based on the character’s Chinese zodiac symbol. The...
View ArticleThe Four Worthies – Stats
The Edges as written don’t really allow for designing certain character aspects (especially martial arts), so some edges have been modified and some edges have been added. A quick description is...
View ArticleBeast of Namgakksan – Setting teaser
This is the teaser that I’m going to use to advertise the game. This could certainly lead into a campaign, but I need to plan it for about a four hour session. This is a dark time for Korea. A century...
View ArticleBeast of Namgakksan – Your Korean Culture Lesson
Each of the characters has a quick personality sketch based on the character’s corresponding Chinese zodiac symbol. This, however, need not be the sum depth of the character. An important aspect of any...
View ArticleBeast of Namgakksan – Setting the Stage
When running a one-shot game at an event like the Go-Play mini-con, it’s important that your players know what they are getting into. Below is a quick summary of game philosophy in a kind of FAQ...
View ArticleGo-Play Ottawa a Go!
So it’s been announced on the Go-Play Ottawa website that the mini-con is on for July 26th from noon to 9 PM. If you are in the Ottawa area, go check out the info and plan to attend. You’ve seen all...
View ArticleNamgakksan Lessons Learned.
I posted a “Lessons Learned” post over at my blog regarding last night’s “the Beast of Namgakksan” game I ran at Go-Play Ottawa. This test drive is just going to make it stronger for GenCon.
View ArticleGo-Play Ottawa, Round Two
For those who attended the first Go-Play Ottawa, I think they’ll agree with me that it was a great time. Time has come for the second session of Go-Play Ottawa, and it’s happening this Saturday,...
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