Tag Archives: rpg
Review: Questlings
Obsidian Portal’s own Conan_Lybarian explores this family-friendly RPG and book series for kids from Letiman Games and an amazing team of mindful creatives. Easy mechanics, safety tools, kid-centric concepts, and win-win situations. The perfect intro for young kids into the world of roleplaying games.
Review: “The Wildsea”
A new system and setting from Felix Isaacs of QuillHound Studios, “The Wildsea” is a world where the forest swallowed everything, including oceans and mountains, in a single day. Now, Wild Sailors traverse the tree-top waves on custom ships. Conan_Lybarian reviews the game, its mechanics, and what makes this Kickstarter project truly unique.
First Impressions Video: “ATMA: The Roleplaying Card Game”
Check out an overview for this card game ttrpg combo from Meromorph Games. It’s a no-prep collaborative story-building game that takes one GM and up to four Players through a futuristic Earth in two hours. You can also try it out online!
How to Write and Reveal Story Secrets
Stories of discovery revolve around uncovering secrets. If you’re having trouble building secrets for your tales of adventure, follow this checklist:
- What is the secret?
- Why is this information a secret?
- Hook: How do the Players get pulled into the investigation?
- Who knows the secret and what are they willing to do to keep it?
- How are you teasing the secret?
- What do the Players think is going on?
- Reveal: How will they find out the truth and how is this dangerous?
- Reaction: How might the Players and others react to the revelation?
- How does the revelation change people and the rest of the story?
- Re-Write: What do you need to edit to make the reveal even better?
Nerd News — 2020 Convention List
Happy New Year, from Obsidian Portal! Resolve yourself to attend an RPG or Board Game convention in 2020 with this Map and Master List, courtesy of the hard work of Casual Game Revolution!
For our UK and Ireland friends, here’s a spreadsheet focused on your region, and a Map to go with it!
We hope you have a wonderful 2020 and lots of gaming fun! Please let us know in the comments if your favorite convention isn’t on the list so we can share the news.
