Man With a Badge Friday, just after noon the back door opened, steadily the delivery trucker trooped in with a hand truck filled with items needed for the store. After an hour of cross checking, he trundled out and drove away. Arianna floated around the crates, examining the contents and neatly putting things away when … Continue reading Cafe Eclectic (Part 3)
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Review: Invisible Sun – Black Cube
Welcome to the Acutality, Vislae. Shake off the Shadow and bathe once again in the light of the Invisible Sun. Like we did when we first encountered the product known as the Black Cube, you may be wondering what nature of game is Invisible Sun exactly. To quote Monte Cook Games (found on the product … Continue reading Review: Invisible Sun – Black Cube
Cafe Eclectic (Part 2)
There Goes the Neighborhood A tall man bounced gleefully into the room and scooped Seline up, swinging her around with a gleeful cackle. "Kitten missed me," he chortled in glee, completely ignoring the disgruntled hiss. He paused, his head tilted slightly as one of the crystals bounced the light off the red Lycra. "Aww, Logan's … Continue reading Cafe Eclectic (Part 2)
Crafting Memorable Villains
Art by Christof Grobelski In a previous post I discussed how to make creatures and NPCs your own, narratively and mechanically. Now, I’m going to talk about making memorable villains (If your PCs are Murder-hobos this post probably won’t help much because then they are the villain… at least to the common NPC). Mechanically, adjusting … Continue reading Crafting Memorable Villains
How to Create Party Cohesion and Group Immersion
Or... Investing in Your Players So That They Invest in the Story One of the biggest keys to understand playing a tabletop roleplaying game and specifically, the Cypher System, is the fact that it’s a collaboration between players and GM. In a previous post we discussed Character Arcs and how to use them to increase … Continue reading How to Create Party Cohesion and Group Immersion
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