Adept Play
Adept Play
Category: Science Fiction
This topic refers to the presence of technology, scientific concepts, or certain spheres of speculation in the fiction, which has any distinct meaning for the peole playing.
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Until the shepherds arrive
I’ve been playing at Spelens Hus throughout the summer, but schedules have been so variable that no useful posting has been possible until we get some regular play in. The exception is three sessions of The Quiet Year, played by Emil, Denica, and me. We set up a play-location sparked by the word “archipelago,” but…
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Lincon 2025
Gothcon was tough without Helma, and Lincon even more so. Over the past few years, I’ve relied on her entirely for many things: logistic reminders of all sorts, a welcoming presence for people while I’m setting up, opinions and observations which aren’t mine, her own experiences of other things at the convention, and basically understanding…
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Stumble in the Dark
I wanted to write this post because I’ve been thinking a lot about what I really enjoy in the tabletop roleplaying hobby. I’m trying to get more clarity on the things I really like so I can have a more satisfying experience while playing. I also find it especially helpful to reflect on the sessions…
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Time to Take a Stand
I had a great time running Mustering Out Blues last weekend, a two-hour session with four players, three “regulars” and one guest: Adept Play poster “Johann” took me up on my offer to get a little Traveller experience via the Pool, and created a character who would fit right in: ex-Fleet pilot Rory Cunningham, with…
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Laser Duel on Dreni
“Mustering Out Blues” is what I call Traveller using the Pool, slightly hacked so that how many you credits you want to spend and how many you can get as payout is part of the action. I’ve been running it with three players in two-hour-long sessions online via Roll20 about once a week since the…
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Let Them Explore
Finally Getting to Play I finally got to reading the Dumarest of Terra series and saw the world behind the rules that I had known since 1980 or so. Traveller was a game I had read but had never played, aside from an unsatisfying “explore the strange alien monument” scenario that came with the box…
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Verschollen im Archiv des KfK
I ran Electric Bastionland last weekend with an adventure of my own: Verschollen im Archiv des KfK (Lost in the KafKa Archives). To start with, I kept my (secret, at this point) promise that we’d begin play in less than 20 minutes: I did a brief icebreaker activity, introduced the world (e.g. its ‘tech level’…
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Alien War and Ouija Board GMing
A few years ago, my brother wrote up some rules and ran a one-shot for a tabletop version of X-Com, the videogame franchise about fighting off an alien invasion on Earth, with a vibe like UFO (the 1970s TV series by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson about a secret alien-fighting organization) meets Squad Leader (the Avalon…
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In the Face of the Shining Lords
It’s been a few games since I posted any updates about play in my post-apocalyptic space opera game, in the Shadow of the Shining Lords, so I thought I’d drop in with what’s happened since then. (note: if you’re one of my players, there are spoilers below, please hold off reading this for a couple…