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The Villain is You, GM
Lone Wolf Fists doesn’t do something that Exalted does well: I argue, however, that Exalted (and indeed, no game) should ever do this well. Despite the “ten minutes to midnight” energy of the many apocalyptic metaplots, Exalted has the feeling of an established, stable setting, with a well defined status quo. Probably because of the… Read more
GNS is communist gobbledygook
Well, I tried really hard to read GNS theory and my impression is that it is pure gibberish. It can’t even describe the bedrock TTRPG experience as anything but “ …(A) halting and incoherent mix of Gamism and Simulationism”. I actually didn’t set out to condemn it, but I sincerely cannot think of a more… Read more
Lone Wolf Fists: In HARDBACK POD
Get stoked folks, our hardback print on demand is unleashed, on Drivethrurpg! Enjoy some glory shots: Yeah that’s Markiplier in the background THICC I had to see how the train suplex worked out. God, it’s glorious in print What’s on the horizon? New, updated Blood from God’s Eye intro adventure, updated character sheets (editable if… Read more
Talking about Games Winning Technique: Prana Pathway Inflammation
Had ourselves a little contest recently in a cropssover with the Talking About Games channel. He does good stuff, by the way; certainly including his stellar review of Lone Wolf Fists, but he talks about a lot of fine games and gaming philosophy. Honestly thought he reviewed in the nude THE CONTEST: In words: “CONTEST!… Read more
I don’t want to tell or be told stories. I want to play games.
Let’s start this blog post right, by linking you to a much more competent blog by a much more capable creator. Read that article and then come on back and read this one, if you’ve got any time or energy left. And maybe go buy and play Adios. I don’t have a rebuttal to anything… Read more
Going full blog mode: observations from two Discord rants
One of the brilliant, witty, and no doubt handsome members of the Fistoverse had an observation about Shadowrun to share with the Discord: “Shadowrun’s set up for lots of good stories, but is a real ballache to run” And as is typical when a comment catches my eye, I couldn’t shut up for a… Read more
The Long Road to a Fist Game
Now that the Lone Wolf Fists hardback is on the near horizon, I finally have a little time to write. God that feels nice. Next time? I’m hiring a layout guy. This was a nightmare. Today we’re gonna talk about the journey to LWF (and Tian Shang in general; we’ve got starfaring to do soon…)… Read more
Revisiting Dharma, Kharma, Karma, and FASERIP
I’ve finalized all the way up to the very end of chapter 2, and here I’ve stubbed my toe re-reading the advancement mechanics (or, more familiarly, the “XP rules”) for Lone Wolf Fists. The system is simple enough, but on this rereading I found myself, as I often do as a game designer, plagued with… Read more
Making a kung-fu style in Lone Wolf Fists PART DUEX
Development of Lone Wolf Fists has resulted in a complete game available at drivethrurpg in pdf form Yeah it’s a plug. But hey; you can play LWF now! So that’s somethin’! Now that I’m on the other side of not only making all of the styles I originally envisioned but ALSO co-creating a bunch… Read more
What the hell motivates people in Call of Cthulhu?
So I treated myself to the seventh edition Keeper’s Tome for Call of Cthulhu, the legendary OG of horror-mystery TTRPGS. Quick review: there are too many rules for machine guns and I have no idea what the monsters want. But let’s only unpack that second one. So here’s the thing; my girlfriend doesn’t like my… Read more