Comments for Auston Habershaw

Comment on We are having Technical Difficulties by KatieHal

KatieHal — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:38:16 +0000

Noooo!

That sucks Hope the recovery goes well.

Comment on For the Love of the Chase by aahabershaw

aahabershaw — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:21:11 +0000

Dog fights are really closer to fights than they are to chases, but yeah, there is some crossover there. Good point, and a good place to look for tips.

Comment on For the Love of the Chase by David Fisher

David Fisher — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43:46 +0000

It’s been several years since I’ve read them… but I do remember that Michael A. Stackpole’s four books in the Star Wars ‘Rogue Squadron’ series had some of the most compelling dogfighting I had ever read. Granted, dogfights aren’t true “chases” per se… but they do seem to share some similarities and cat ‘n mouse detailing to the chase scene.

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by aahabershaw

aahabershaw — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:54:35 +0000

It really is shocking, and it’s a good indication that the DM in question really has no idea what an RPG is. It’s collaborative, not competitive. I have run campaigns where I told the players ‘this is a very cruel, heartless game; I will kill all of you if you are foolish’, but that’s a slightly different thing. They came in with that understanding, and I did my best to make any player deaths as gruesome and memorable as possible. The players loved it and just kept making characters to feed into the grinder. We, however, were *working together* to make a game where lots of PCs died. It was fun.

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by Tina Tipton

Tina Tipton — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:41:09 +0000

These are absolutely true. Thank you. My husband met with some new players yesterday and two of them wanted tips on how to be a good DM. This list was a match to his! Especially telling them to not play the game determined to kill all the characters. It’s sad how many DMs have that mind-set.

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by aahabershaw

aahabershaw — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:51:44 +0000

It can get really ridiculous. It gets worse the more deadly the game system. If you play 7th Sea, people play it loose, but if you play Shadowrun or Riddle of Steel, suddenly every single little detail becomes an argument.

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by aahabershaw

aahabershaw — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:50:43 +0000

Yeah, #4 can be a struggle sometimes. Good luck!

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by aahabershaw

aahabershaw — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:50:01 +0000

Thanks, Katie!

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by richgreen01

richgreen01 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:26:07 +0000

*off*

Comment on The Ten Commandments of Gamemastering by richgreen01

richgreen01 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:25:42 +0000

Great stuff! I will keep reminding myself of rule #4 as I resist the temptation to kill of the basket-weaving rogue who can’t fight (or, in fact, steal things) in my Thursday night game.