RPGchat: Finest Moment Edition

RPGchat: Finest Moment Edition

Dec 29

RPGchat is coming up tonight, you crazy gamers! You know what that means – stop by the Twitter between 9-10pm ET for your weekly dose of RPG talk. If you don’t know anything about RPGchat, you can read about it here. Tonight’s topic is all about you and your finest moments. Whether it’s as a GM or a player, we’re going to dish about our proudest encounters at the...

Holiday Wishes from Your Secret Masters

Holiday Wishes from Your Secret Masters

Dec 24

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Yule, the Solstice, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or any of a number of other holidays too numerous to name, the Illuminerdy wish you and yours the very best the season has to offer.

Plot Hooks in the News: The Witch’s Cat

Plot Hooks in the News: The Witch’s Cat

Dec 15

One of my favorite places for inspiration is the news (or, if you prefer, the “news”). There’s always some weird-ass-shit happening that sparks my creativity or inspires me to take my game places that I’d never expect. Whether it be a creepy killer, the discovery of a new species in the Amazon, or the latest UFO sighting, I’m always on the lookout for a real-life...

Supporting the Awesome

Supporting the Awesome

Dec 13

This is a guest post from a good friend and incredible GM, Tracy. Tracy is working on a kick ass project called Sand & Steam and I highly recommend that you check it out.   Hey there. My name’s Tracy. You may not know me, but I’m working on a multi-system campaign setting called Sand & Steam. You can find it right here: http://www.sandandsteam.net. Good stuff, right?...

Unreal Worlds – Apocalyptic Adventures

Unreal Worlds – Apocalyptic Adventures

Dec 09

Perhaps you recall the surprising lack of an apocalypse in May. While most media pundits simply claimed Harold Camping was wrong–we here at Illuminerdy look at the resulting non-apocalypse a little differently. Previously, we discussed the end of the world in the Mayan context. Indeed, across continents, cultures, and centuries, the end of the world has been anticipated many times, and...