Random Table Tuesday: Who Are Those Innocent Bystanders?

Random Table Tuesday: Who Are Those Innocent Bystanders?

Jul 31

Your supers are fighting the latest villain to menace their fair city: OMICRON. Smashing through buildings in the downtown area, the tide of the battle may be turning, but they must balance their desire to capture OMICRON with the scads of bystanders who were simply living their lives before your heroes tossed an armored truck through their bay window. Bystanders are an awesome way to complicate...

Avalon Mesa: Kay Roman

Avalon Mesa: Kay Roman

Jul 26

By this point you probably have a pretty good idea of where, generally speaking, we’re going with the Avalon Mesa. We’ve seen King Arthur recast as the noble Arthur Britton, and the brave, flawed warrior Lancelot reimagined as the gunfighter Lance Franks. These guys are probably the two best known figures in the Arthurian mythos, but as our Knights of the Round Table step out of the...

More Thoughts on the ENnies

More Thoughts on the ENnies

Jul 25

We’ve talked a little bit about my experiences over the last year as an ENnies judge, but now the process (for me, at least) is over. The nominees have all been set; the voting has begun. At least one of the other judges this year has posted a series of really good posts about her experiences on the panel, and I think I would be remiss if I didn’t share a little bit about my own...

Random Table Tuesday: What’s in That Thug’s Pocket?

Random Table Tuesday: What’s in That Thug’s Pocket?

Jul 24

Random tables are why I fell in love with RPGs. My first experiences with D&D were pretty okay... until the DM got out the random treasure table and started rolling up loot. From that moment, I've been Mrs. Batty O'Bonkers over RPGs... so, what better way to share my love than writing up some random tables of my own?

Avalon Mesa: Lance Franks

Avalon Mesa: Lance Franks

Jul 17

You’ve probably heard by now that the Illuminerdy are going to be at Gen Con Indy this year, and that we’re bringing a few games to share with you. One of those games is based on a short piece from a few months ago called Avalon Mesa, a pulpy mash-up of the Arthurian legendarium and an equally mythic version of the American Old West. When trying to take the Avalon Mesa out of a (very)...