Tag: Apocalypse World
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Flavour
On to the belated day 11: flavour. With passing years my preferences changed drastically. Like many, my early games were AD&D 2nd Edition, Cyberpunk 2013/2020, Vampire: the Masquerade … As time passed I stopped caring about what games like that brought to the table. I likened a bunch of crunchy things to a wallpaper –…
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Acclaimed Advice
My wife attended a running school that gave out a running shirt to all new students. Every shirt had a phrase printed on it: first name is all in. The power of the phrase stuck with me. Apocalypse World did the same with to do it, do it. There is no better advice I could…
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Quick to Learn
A deceptively simple question for day sixteen of RPG a Day 2024. My first response would be to list a few games with rules that are easy to pickup. But I don’t think that is the best approach for the heart of the matter. What interests me with this prompt is which games teach you…
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RPG With Great Writing
One more prompt that will bring regret as soon as I hit publish. There are so many well written games it is impossible to do them justice. Not only games, but authors whose work is always on point and it is hard to single out a book from their opus. Wraith: the Oblivion A local,…
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RPG With Great Art
This must be one of the hardest prompts for me, as art in a RPG is almost as important to me as the game itself. A good cover opens the word inside the book, it entices like a siren song. And the interior art then builds upon that feeling, drawing you inside the world, creating…