#RPGaDay 2018 31 Why did you take part in RPGaDay 2019
I caught wind of this at the end of last year, when it was
far too late to participate, and I vowed to do it up for real next year. This
year, in fact. I think I did!
We will know that the industry is out of ideas when Toon gets reworked for “the world’s greatest fantasy role-playing game.”
I think more and more people are going to bring their campaign worlds to life using
the D&D OGL. That model is what will keep the interest high and also keep
the money pool shallow. A perfect cottage industry.
#RPGaDay 2016 31 Best advice you were ever given for your
game of choice?
If you don’t like the rule, don’t use it. That freed me up to concentrate on the stuff
that mattered to me.
#RPGaDay 2015 31 Favorite non-RPG thing to come out of RPGing
I love that game theory and game studies are now a real
thing at colleges and people far smarter than myself are digging down into the
underpinnings of this hobby. It’s fascinating stuff.
#RPGaDay 2014 31 Favorite RPG of all Time
My heart will always belong to Call of Cthulhu. The system
is largely unchanged, the mechanics are simple and effective, and the rules
reflect that world with just a couple of simple precepts. It’s the only game on
the market, before or since, where character death is a fun, interesting and
awesome thing because it’s built into the game world and stated up front.
Despite its subject matter, it was a tonic during the Satanic Panic of the
1980s because no one ever flipped out when their investigator went mad or got
slurped up by a monster. Everyone just laughed about it. Which is good, because
it’s just a game.
But it’s a great game. My favorite.
But it’s a great game. My favorite.
Thanks for playing, everyone. We have some lovely parting
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