Shifting Gears, or Altering the Gravitas

After running a string of relatively high concept games which deal with heavier themes, I think it’s about time that I take a break from the super-serious stuff and come up for air.  One thing I’ve learned to avoid burnout is to switch gears now and then, taking a moment to break out of your [...]

[How Do I: Fantasy] #2 7th Sea

Well, this is a campaign long coming.  I’ve had the books for several years now (just the 2 corebooks, alas) but I’ve always been fascinated by the setting for this rpg.  While I’ve been made aware of the downsides of some parts of the metaplot that a lot of people railed against, I’m willing to [...]

Roleplaying Games I’ve Yet to Play (But Desperately Want To)

After the past week of taking a vacation and stressing over two Typhoons that decided to visit the country one after the other, I find myself struggling with something to write about.  I think this is just inertia at work, and my brain desperately needs to get warmed up before I can start churning out [...]

Teach a Filipino to Swashbuckle! (or how do I fake Culture?)

Let’s face it, one of the more constant issues of being a Philippine Gamer is the solid fact that well… we’re fundamentally -not- westerners.  I’m technically a third-generation Chinese Immigrant living in the Philippines, and most (if not all) RPG games are written, published and played in the western hemisphere.  Given that fact, there are [...]