Campaign Buffet: Deadlands: Reloaded

Now here’s a game that hasn’t done me any wrong. Deadlands: Reloaded! powered by the popular rules-medium Savage Worlds ruleset is one of those games that just exudes flavor.  As a fan of Westerns and weird pulp elements, this game is a perfect fit for the kind of game that I can run in my [...]

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 [...]

Campaigns I’d Love to Play: July 2010 Edition

As a pen & paper rpg enthusiast that’s often saddled with GMing duties, it’s probably not really all that surprising to see me put up a post now and then about games or campaigns I’d love to play in.  I know I’m subject to the GM Curse but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream, right?  [...]

Savage Wild ARMS – Filgaia

Filgaia serves as the world for the Wild ARMS setting. A wasteland world, Filgaia is a planet teetering at the brink of an ecological disaster.  Battered by an ancient war, most of the planet is now dry desert and rock, with tiny patches of vegetation and water.  Civilization is reduced to small towns and colonies, [...]

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 [...]