I mean... we use a word processor, and light, but I suppose a typewriter works too. I’m sure by now that most of you have noticed: Josh and I like to write. We like to write a lot. I’ve written a number of fiction stories, some of them fanfictions that are based on worlds created … Continue reading Using the Cypher System to Assist in Writing Fiction
Category: Cypher System
Review: Mortal Fantasy
Mortal Fantasy is by Christopher Robin Negelein of Ganza Gaming One of the great things that Monte Cook Games has done is to make it possible for their most loyal, and some would say their craziest, fans to produce content under license and sell it. Patterned after systems like DM’s Guild, the Cypher Creator System … Continue reading Review: Mortal Fantasy
Co-GMing the Cypher System: Our Experience
Partners in crime... er... games. Yeah, games... Joann and I have been GMing roleplaying games now for something like a combined 45 or 50 years. Both of us in home games, and I’ve run conventions (both individual game sessions and helping to run whole conventions). We have dealt with a myriad of player types, a … Continue reading Co-GMing the Cypher System: Our Experience
Review: We Are All Mad Here
Down a rabbit hole, behind a waterfall... wonder seems to be what draws us into the world of the fairy tale. For going on 35 years now, I have played roleplaying games. Much of that time has been focused on Dungeons & Dragons, that is, classic high fantasy. Much of that time has been focused … Continue reading Review: We Are All Mad Here
How to Avoid Being a “Defensive” GM
"Did you... just... one-shot my BBEG?!?!" Artwork by Aaron Lee They say inspiration can come from anywhere. Today’s inspiration came from THIS post over on the Cypher Unlimited Discord server. Angel’s Citadel friend Koan Mandala talked about how one of the things he had to learn in the course of what he calls his “GM … Continue reading How to Avoid Being a “Defensive” GM
Storytelling and Gaming 