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![I’ve been eager to try hacking Smallville RPG for the anime/manga One Piece to match its distinct style of storytelling (alternating intense emotional engagement between hope and despair, victory and utter defeat). In […]](http://exploring-infinity.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Action and Ambitions – Hacking Smallville RPG")
Action and Ambitions – Hacking Smallville RPG
Posted on 2011/04/22 | 2 CommentsI’ve been eager to try hacking Smallville RPG for the anime/manga One Piece to match its distinct style of storytelling (alternating intense emotional engagement between hope and despair, victory and utter defeat). In […] -
Recap of Recent Musing: X-Com and One Piece
Posted on 2011/04/13 | 3 CommentsI’ve been pretty busy with some exciting projects lately, so I unfortunately haven’t been blogging in far too long. I aim to get back into it. Here are a couple […] -
X-Com – One Roll Invasion Pool
Posted on 2011/03/08 | No CommentsI’m very impressed by the One Roll Engine (ORE) developed by Greg Stolze, especially as it has been utilized in Hollowpoint, a game in development by VSCA. I believe a […] -
X-Com RPG – Mayhem and Madness: Injury and Morale
Posted on 2011/02/01 | No CommentsAfter focusing on creating and cultivating your precious troopers last time, this post is about making their lives miserable through terror, panic, and the effects of devastatingly and unfairly lethal […] -
![Now that more of the big picture of the game is semi-nailed down, we can re-visit soldiers and their missions with much more clarity. Since they use their commanders’ Role […]](http://exploring-infinity.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/lazy-images/images/1x1.trans.gif "X-Com RPG – Character Generation: Making the Grunts Matter")
X-Com RPG – Character Generation: Making the Grunts Matter
Posted on 2011/01/28 | 1 CommentNow that more of the big picture of the game is semi-nailed down, we can re-visit soldiers and their missions with much more clarity. Since they use their commanders’ Role […] -
X-Com RPG – Research: Embracing an Infinite Tech Tree
Posted on 2011/01/21 | 7 CommentsNOTE: I’ve added some links and images of a new X-Com remake to the X-Com article Index. Take a look if you’re interested in playing video game versions of what’s […] -
X-Com RPG – Game Structure: Campaign Considerations
Posted on 2011/01/20 | 2 CommentsPrepping an X-Com Game Some preparations are required from GMs both for new X-Com RPG sessions as well as entire campaigns, but not as much as one may think, and […] -
A Cortex Plus Primer
Posted on 2011/01/19 | 4 CommentsIn my X-Com RPG posts, I’ve been assuming a certain knowledge of CortexPlus from my readers. For those unfamiliar with the system, here is a quick primer which I hope […] -
X-Com RPG – Game Structure: Play Progression
Posted on 2011/01/18 | 1 CommentPlay Progression Having established that players will make all game decisions from the perspective of their Commanders, how will the game actually play out? Summary of X-Com’s ‘Zoom Levels’ Here […] -
X-Com RPG – Game Structure: So How Does this Work?
Posted on 2011/01/17 | 4 CommentsI’ve given a smattering of mechanics covering various parts of X-Com RPG, but I’ve left a lot of holes. So, as far as an overview, how would this game actually […]