Apotheosis of the Invisible City

A gaming blog discussing my thoughts and impressions on tabletop RPG gaming in general, and my GURPS Renaissance-tech campaign in particular.

28 September 2013

GGF #4: My Game Is Great, Your Game Sucks

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We are an intensely tribal lot, and we take our gaming choices very, very seriously.  We're polarized into making so many choices - o...
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21 September 2013

GGF #3: Magic Changes Society

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We know in detail -- if we're at all paying attention, that is -- about the magic and enchanting capabilities our game systems allow....
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14 September 2013

GGF #2: We Have To Have One Of Everything

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No, we really don’t.  The concept of “niche protection” is one of the more bizarre tropes the wargaming roots of our hobby’s stuck us wit...
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07 September 2013

GGF #1: Gunpowder Is Naughty

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We’re heavily influenced by first perceptions, and the greatest influence on fantasy fandom for generations now has been Lord of the Rings ...
06 September 2013

Gaming Geek Fallacies

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Plymouth is the home of my heart, forever.  It's appropriate to begin with a sunrise! I've long been a fan of Michael Wilson...
05 September 2013

A beginning is a very delicate time.

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So here I am.  Hoorah. My name is Bob, and I've been involved with roleplaying games since the 1970s.  I've played them, I'v...
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Northampton, MA, United States
Hello there; I'm Bob Traynor. I've been gaming since the 70s, when me and my high school friends Laurey and Marilyn went on a whirlwind 10-hours-a-day-three-straight-days run through the wild and intense world of the Empire of the Petal Throne. Since then I've played RPGs; GMed RPGs; run tournaments; been a convention speaker; written for SJ Games, Iron Crown, Gamelords and Mayfair; designed a homebrew; playtested RPGs; moderated the gaming tracks at Worldcons ... this is one of the enduring things I've done in my life. Down through the years, I've had some strong opinions. Read this blog, and you'll have some of them inflicted upon you.
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