roleplaying as jazz, or rather as jam sessions. Me trying to frame stuff I read on the Forge in terms of the “gaming is like playing in a band” metaphor. My thinking about player concerns and play (as opossed to prep) as central leaks out.
Ken Meyer’s cover paintingfor Break Today, the Mak Attax sourcebook for Atlas Games’ Unknown Armies.
There’s a new Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game coming out, that seems to continue the trend of its two (unrelated) predecessors of innovative simplicity. This game is diceless; unlike the previous incarnation (TSR’s SAGA system), it doesn’t use cards either. The mechanic seems to be resource management, spending tokens (actual plastic chips they call “stones”) of effort to do things.
There’s a discussion on the Forge where the reaction seems to be much more optimistic than on the other gaming boards – instead of “ugh! no dice!” it’s “indie gaming is validated!”.
Looking for a likeness for your character in a new Victorian Roleplaying campaign? Well, he doesn’t need to have a face that will stop a clock or be an odd little fellow Now, you can take your pick from a selection of cute dead guys.
A very useful guide to GMing Transhuman Space.