by H.Osborne | Nov 8, 2024 | Games
Torre Belem is CC BY-SA 3.0 by Alvesgaspar, hosted by Wikimedia Commons The Wizard’s Tower, that is. Wizard’s Tower is one of two new games which we are debuting at Metatopia this year. In Wizard’s Tower, you play the wizard’s somewhat lax house-sitters, frantically...
by H.Osborne | Dec 6, 2023 | Games, Worldbuilding
Collective work session at Bostanie urban garden, CC BY 4.0 by SA, The Green Ark – Bostanie “So, what you’re saying is, this group brings heavy baggage,” said our GM last night. Our GM was grinning that special grin. All of us knew why. In a group that consists...
by H.Osborne | Nov 22, 2023 | Games, Worldbuilding
Photo by Postdiff, CC BY-SA 3.0 I was writing an article on invoking characters when I found myself side-tracked by a flea market. I’ve decided to run with it. In the world we’re constructing, how do people acquire goods? It’s one of those innocent-looking...
by H.Osborne | Nov 7, 2023 | Chatter, Games
So, a few weeks ago, when it became clear that our family member was going to be fine, we gained back some emotional energy, and we gained back some time. This led us to decide, at just about the last minute, to go to Metatopia with some of our games. Getting there...
by H.Osborne | Oct 25, 2023 | Games
Lambda Centauri nebula, courtesy of NASA/JPL-CalTech/UCLA Nebula is our free-form game of competitive star formation. At the end of a game, your playing surface should be covered in gleaming colors. Nebula playtest Nebula grew from a seed of desire planted when I was...
by H.Osborne | Oct 18, 2023 | Chatter, Games
Where have we been? Following the raven. The Unseelie Saga cover art by Teresa Guido That is absolutely true. But it’s not the whole story. We have been following the raven. Creating The Unseelie Saga was a fabulous experience requiring a lot of time and...