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![I’m of an age for whom most adventure gaming on the computer was of the text-based variety. A particularly large portion of these games seemed to feature some variation of […]](http://exploring-infinity.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/lazy-images/images/1x1.trans.gif "Building a Better Labyrinth – A Maze Mechanic Idea")
Building a Better Labyrinth – A Maze Mechanic Idea
Posted on 2011/12/28 | 2 CommentsI’m of an age for whom most adventure gaming on the computer was of the text-based variety. A particularly large portion of these games seemed to feature some variation of […] -
![A little stocking filler for Firefly RPG fans this festive season, and a wrap-up of the Leveragin’ the Black series: – Floundering for that germ of an idea to spark […]](http://exploring-infinity.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Leveragin’ the Black – Situation Generator")
Leveragin’ the Black – Situation Generator
Posted on 2011/12/23 | 1 CommentA little stocking filler for Firefly RPG fans this festive season, and a wrap-up of the Leveragin’ the Black series: – Floundering for that germ of an idea to spark […] -
Mechanics Musings – As Tiers Go By
Posted on 2011/10/12 | 1 CommentMechanics Musings will (potentially) be a new, infrequent series of posts where I throw around a few thoughts on various game mechanics and see where they go. Today’s post was […] -
Improv Essentials: My 0-prep 4e DnD Toolkit
Posted on 2011/10/10 | No CommentsIn case others may find it useful, I want to share the toolkit I use for running nearly zero-prep, low-maintenance yet rich and engaging games of 4e DnD. When I […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Stressin’ the Story
Posted on 2011/10/06 | No CommentsRob Donoghue introduced an idea on his blog using Stress tracks for tracking ideas other than “wounds,” such as Insanity for a game of eldritch horrors, or an Enemy Alertness track […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Stressin’ The Rules
Posted on 2011/10/05 | No CommentsOne of the innovative ideas that the Smallville RPG brought to the table was to have five categories of Stress that characters could suffer from: Afraid, Angry, Exhausted, Insecure, and […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Stattin’ the ‘Verse
Posted on 2011/10/04 | No CommentsWe’ve covered what dice the players roll for their characters, from the assignment of their statistics to covering which dice to roll and when. But what about the GM: what […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Gettin’ to the Point
Posted on 2011/10/03 | No CommentsFate is a fickle mistress (that’s Fate, not FATE; I refrain from hazarding a guess as to the gender of the RPG) and were the success or failure of the […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Gettin’ Things Rollin’
Posted on 2011/09/15 | No CommentsWe’ve now got our characters for our Serenity Plus game, with their Stylin‘s, their Refinements, their Values, and the rest of the attributes rounding out their sheets. But how to […] -
Leveragin’ the Black – Quite the Experience
Posted on 2011/08/25 | No CommentsCharacters need to grow and mature over time, else the drama has less impact, and in the case of a roleplaying game, players don’t get any new “toys” to play […]