State of the Gaming

[bryant]

Running: one straight-up 4e game. We’re working through WotC’s module series. This is fun.

Playing: one 4e game which I’ve played in no sessions of but I like the writeups. Should be fun.

Will be running: online 4e game heavily influenced by The Shield and The Wire, or possibly the Scales of War adventure path instead, although I’d need a couple more people for the latter. Sort of leaning towards Scales of War for the sake of easier prep, but undecided.

Thinking about running: something, since certain people are not inspired, which is OK. But I don’t know what. I was thinking about a 60s flashy spy game, but the more I think about it the more I think I’m trying to shoehorn the wrong stuff into the wrong stuff. And when I strip away the Orlando Trash-related overarching plot and the Seven Houses stuff I realized I’m not as jazzed; there’s no hook there for me.

So maybe the modern mysticism Seven Houses game I’ve wanted to run for a while. Heavy influences are the background to 100 Bullets — the intrigue, not the noir stuff — and Mystick Domination, which nobody ever played but it was evocative.

Heresy: Kingdom Come? Shadowrun? Dogs in the Vinyard?

Eclipse Phase looks like fun but is not out yet.

Hm.

Originally published at Imaginary Vestibule.

Comments

[my-tallest.livejournal.com]

OK, what day is this 4e module series game? And do I have to play a healer?

;)

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Ha! I'm the ditzy elven cleric of the party, so you're safe!

[head58.livejournal.com]

Wait, is that Heresy game...is that based on the collectible card game from the 80s?

Also, boy, do i hear you w/r/t shoehorning and the lack of jazz. 4eDark Sun was the poster boy for that one!

[bryant]

Yes, yes it is. I wish I still had those cards. But images of 'em are out there, of course.

[head58.livejournal.com]

We bought a ton of those and then never played. But that could be said of so many card-based games in the mid-90s.

[bryant]

You've got mail!

[bryant]

Sad but true.

Mix and Match

[amberley.livejournal.com]

Shadowrun! Optionally using Dogs in the Vineyard or Don't Rest Your Head.

Or Feng Shui using Solipsist?

Sadly, I hear all the files for Christian Moore's Heresy RPG were lost in a laptop theft long ago, although I know of at least one person who'd like to create such an RPG even having to redo it from scratch.

Angels on Ebay

[amberley.livejournal.com]

I think I gave away all mine to liralen or someone long ago. But Heresy CCG Cards sometimes show up on Ebay, still.

Should you wish to run a game using Jyhad, Rage, Shadowrun, Netrunner, or Shadowfist cards, let me know, because I still have a ton of those. (Well, 10 kg maybe.)

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

Dude -- if you want early access to Eclipse Phase, drop me a line to adamjury at catalystgamelabs dot com and I'll hook you up into the playtesting/proofreading group.

Re: Mix and Match

[bryant]

I had contemplated your latest Shadowrun hack. I may yet still.

Feng Shui is already nearly perfect!