Adept Play
Adept Play
Author: John Willson
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Arkham City, NY
I’m sharing this actual play experience from 2013 as part of an ongoing discussion of the Gumshoe RPG system and whether it can support real play. I agree that the game text of Trail of Cthulhu, for example, which uses the Gumshoe system, is full of non-play advice to the GM about writing a plot…
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The Masked RPG
I ran Masks of the Mummy Kings by Nathan D. Paoletta on the weekend; it was my first time playing or running this RPG which was published in 2015. It worked perfectly as a zero-prep one-shot, but I am unsure about the distribution of authorities. MotMK is a fun, light, storytelling game. Players play nameless…
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Last Breath
I ran this 3-session game of The Pool with some friends while taking the Adept Play course Playing with The Pool. Â It was everybody’s first time with this system. Â I’m going to talk about our experiences with The Pool, particularly the perceived death spiral, and how players used Monologues of Victory (MOVs). My start file…
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Sorcerers of Old Toronto, Session-1
I just held session-1 of a Sorcerer game with a small group of old friends. They’re all new to Sorcerer and have only played a handful of other indie games. This was the character generation session, and it went so very well! We’re all really excited for the game to come. I’ll talk about the…