For day 21 of RPGaDay, the question is what is my favourite RPG setting? I’d have to say Warhammer Fantasy Role-play is my favourite RPG setting. It’s Lovecraftian Fantasy. I can run a wide range of adventures in the setting and it’s one that works with my horror-loving sensibilities.
Day 20 of RPGaDay asks what is my favourite horror RPG? Easily, Trail of Cthulhu is my current favourite. I like how the Gumshoe system works, and it fits perfectly with the genre. I grew up with Call of Cthulhu adventures, but never felt fully comfortable with the game system, so it was a delight to find a game with mechanics that mesh so well with the setting. It remains [Read the article]
For day 19 of RPGaDay, the question is what is my favourite Supers RPG? This isn’t a tough one because of so many options, it’s difficult to answer because I really haven’t played many Supers RPGs through the years, nor do I own very many. It’s just not a genre I play or run much. As mentioned before, I did get really excited about Marvel Heroic a couple [Read the article]
On day 18 of RPGaDay, I’m asked what is my favourite Sci Fi RPG? For this answer I’ll equivocate a little, as Sci Fi is not a genre I play a lot of. Star Wars wins for the most books I have. I like the universe and try to get around the “overshadowed by the movies” by setting my games in different time periods. But, still that’s not enough to [Read the article]
Day 17 of RPGaDay asks what is my favourite Fantasy RPG? Although I do really like Mouse Guard, my favourite Fantasy RPG would have to be Warhammer Fantasy Role-play (now out of print). If you insist upon an edition, I’d have to go with 3rd because that’s all I own, but I do reference 2nd edition materials extensively. The reason would be the setting. I really love the grim Fantasy world where [Read the article]
RPGaDay asks on Day 16, what was the longest game session I’ve played? In recent memory, I think around 8 hours is the longest single session I’ve played, but when I first started playing, I can remember sessions that spanned entire weekends. Maybe once I’ve retired and all my gaming buddies are retired, we’ll be able to do that again, but I suspect those marathon sessions [Read the article]
The question for Day 15 of RPGaDay is what was my longest campaign played? Having played for over thirty years, I’m can vaguely recall some long-running D&D campaigns from my youth, but it’s so long ago, nothing specific comes to mind. Instead, in recent memory the longest campaign I ran was about 5 years ago, a Savage Worlds home-brewed version of Mouse Guard that ran for almost two years. I [Read the article]
RPGaDay asks on Day 14, what is my favourite RPG Accessory? I love miniatures and terrain. So, those would have to be my favourite RPG accessories. I ran games for many, many years as theatre of the mind and that was okay, but I really like having a visual representation of what’s happening in the game, even if it’s not perfect or that detailed, it’s at least something [Read the article]
For Day 13, RPGaDay asks what is my favourite RPG Podcast? I actually listen to a lot of RPG podcasts. For a while, I used to have up to an hour and a half commute every day, each way, plus lots of driving over the course of a day. It’s much less now, but during that time, I started following a lot of RPG podcasts to help fill [Read the article]
RPGaDay asks on Day 12, what is my favourite RPG Illustration? This one has stumped me. I have no idea. There’s a lot of good art out there, but I can’t say there’s any one piece that stands out in my mind as my favourite of all time. So, I’ll put forward the one piece of gaming art that I have hanging in my office:It’s from a [Read the article]