-
The Basics of the Game Rambles about the Mearls Tweet
I address the comments going around about the Mike Mearls twitter posting. Note: think I need to do some work on my audio set up. So, if you are a rules or lore expert and do not want to be a gatekeeper, what do you do? My experience is that it helps to take a mentoring mindset, rather than coaching. Here’s a starting point: https://t.co/8uOHFnGmBZ — Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 22, 2018 It is all about context. My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles About a New Year and a New Plan
A video laying out my plans for the new year. I will be doing more video reviews, a bit on comics tied to gaming, and some other fun things. My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
Honor Among Thieves
Honor Among Thieves They say there is no honor among thieves. That is probably true, but there are rules. There are societies, crews and of course guilds. I have written up a few guilds and there are plenty of others to draw on, but it can be hard for some folks to figure out how to use them. The easiest use of course is adversaries. They steal the PC’s stuff and the PC’s have to get it back. Either that, or they beat the PC’s to the loot. That is fine but is not always the most compelling answer. Many players are into the whole idea of playing criminals. There is something to the…
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles About Running A Game For Kids
I ramble a bit about running a game for some youngsters, ages 4 to 7. Anyone else ran games for very young kids? My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Talking About Designing Blight Elves and Trying Different Systems
So here is a brief update. I talk about the response to designing for Fantasy Age, designing Blight Elves over on my blog, and trying to find ways to format things for presentation. My Blog https://jeremiahmccoy.com My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Gencon Wrap Up Episode
Here is my post Gencon write up. I am trying out producing video on the phone. The results are mixed. My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles 269 My Favorite Game
This is inspired by a thread on the Brigade over on Facebook. I thought it was worth talking about. My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles 268 The Post-Apocalyptic Setting
I ramble for a bit about the post-apocalyptic genre of game worlds. I had some thoughts. Hey look I posted a video and a blog post. I am all productive and stuff. My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles 266 Role Play as Acting
This is a ramble about committing to my role play choices. Inspired by some recent gaming weekends and watching Stream of Annihilation. Engage Shameless Plug: Go check out my self-published gaming project. The Grimoire of Grimoires http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211467/The-Grimoire-of-Grimoires My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/jeremiahmccoy
-
The Basics of the Game Rambles About Boxed Sets Dungeons and Dragons
I decided to do a primer on the boxed sets rules for Dungeons and Dragons. A number of people started playing with 2nd edition or later, and may never have used those boxed sets. Trying something new here with the production. Tell me what you think.
