Stories You Play
Posted in Dust Devils, General, Heads or Tales, News on May 7th, 2008
Here’s a quick update from my frantic life schedule this month:
First, my wife and I sold our house, so we’ll be moving very soon. This is beyond crazy right now.
UPDATE! The buyer backed out of the deal. This is the third time this has happened to us! Well, at least things will be slightly less [...]
Posted in Dust Devils on Sep 20th, 2007
This post on Story-Games.com talks about running Dust Devils in the roaring 1920s. It’s a fun idea, and I chipped in some quick suggestions for how to alter Dust Devils slightly to better fit the Jazz Age.
Posted in Dust Devils, Indie Publishing, The Score on Jul 27th, 2007
In episode 2 of The Score, I talk about my history as a role-playing hobbyist and how that lead to me designing and publishing my game Dust Devils. And, I share my take on how many hobbyists need to find games for their aging, changing lifestyle and how designers need to create for that need.
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Posted in Dust Devils, Heads or Tales on Jul 12th, 2007
Ron Edwards just posted a three-part actual play post for Dust Devils! It’s practically a sequel to his originals from 2002 before the game was published for sale. Now, he’s trying out the new edition.
They used an interesting technique where they revealed the character traits, pasts, presents, and Devils as play developed. It seems to [...]
Posted in Dust Devils on Nov 29th, 2006
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Dust Devils Revenged:
Violent and deadly confrontation between whites and various Indian tribes occurred throughout the history of the American West, and in fact preceded western expansion. Popular portrayals in early Western films of Indians as “bad guys” fail to explain the ugly truth about this period [...]
Posted in Dust Devils, Heads or Tales on Nov 2nd, 2006
The American West is the most exciting and engrossing example of western civilization rising its dominance. Western stories epitomize this struggle — the struggle of lawlessness and violence on the frontier as people sacrifice themselves in the name of order, progress and justice. When a Western figure picks up the gun, he does it because [...]
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