Some further thoughts on the synergy between Shamanism and RPGs... I am continuing my reading of "Fire in the Head" by Tomas Cowan. He has a lot of really...
Hi Kevin, Welcome to the LRPGSW. Overall, as you know from reading the Messages, our focus is on the question of how to "World Weave" and Gamesmaster higher...
Do we have any possible attendees in Westchester tomorrow? Please let me know by 5pm and I will be happy to meet you at the Cobblestone for conversation,...
Here is a gamers lament for you: You came to the game with no books and no dice. You left the game with not so much as a good-bye. -G [Non-text portions of...
Sometimes, there is no time, and other times, there is too much time. I post this because I am frustrated with searching through gaming groups and realizing...
… Further thoughts on the question, "What makes a Great Gamesmaster?" What attitudes and perspectives make for the development of a Great Gamesmaster? This...
As I read more deeply into a variety of cultural mythologies I am noticing that from a cosmology-story perspective there is some cause for caution in regards...
... Are you familiar with the newer narrative style of roleplaying games that are being released in the Indie RPG scene? Specifically, games like Mortal Coil ...
One of the aspects of role playing game adventures that has interested me lately is the idea of literary stories that break out from the common mold of...
Welcome Rob, Welcome to the Literary Role Playing Game Society of Westchester. We're a group of like minded Gamesmasters working toward more literary quality...
I'm reading a book lately titled "Inside Narnia" by Devin Brown. Quite interesting so far. Here's a quote from Chapter 2: "Mr. Tumnums offers Lucy "a roaring...
I had a minor epiphany during dinner at the cobblestone tonight (this will serve in lue of meeting notes as no one showed tonight, and thus, it was not a...
Reminder from the Calendar of LRPGSW http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/cal Literary RPG Society Meeting Wednesday September 27, 2006 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm ...
When observing one's World objectively, not just as an arena for your Players to run around in to kill monsters and grab treasure, but as a mythopoeic 'other...
Some Thoughts On Lasting Achievements ... I was thinking tonight about some of the films that I love by Akira Kurosawa, such as Yojimbo, ...and I realised...
Hi Rex, Welcome to the Literary Role Playing Game Society of Westchester. We're a group of like minded Gamesmasterly types working toward more literary caliber...
I found this rather interesting. It may help to provide some ideas regarding how Shamanism might work in a campaign, should anyone want to head in that...
I have uploaded a brief essay on the topic of Mythopoiea as relates to a recent thread on RPG-Create. The essay is titled "Where Ancient Dragons Roam" and is...
Hi All, I decided to go ahead and start a meetup group out on Meetups.com for the LRPGSW. After two days we have nine members in the Westchester area and two...
Hallo, ... I got that web space years ago free with my dialup account. I've not had the dialup account for several years, now. I have to register some surprise...
As part of my effort to understand and digest Tolkien's perspective on magic I have been doing some research no the topic and will be consolidating my notes on...
Hi all, Since the files loaded regarding Larry's Channel Theory may have some issues for some readers (technical), I took the liberty of linking to a page on...
VBWyrde said... Interesting. I've been thinking about the topic of World vs. Game Balance but focused on the topic in terms of magic. The same critique applies...
Dungeons: Tricks & Traps II - The Murder Hole ... So I've been doing some research on dungeon designs trying to come up with a basic understanding of dungeon...
Hi I'm thinking once again about Dungeons and our mythical Dungeon Builder, whom I will name for the purposes of discussion, Todklakzanakoriodifixinor, or Tod,...
On the Distinction of Heroes ... I am currently reading an excellent book titled "Gods and Myths of the Viking Age" by H. R. Ellis Davidson. On page 88,...
Hi I have uploaded a revised version of my essay "On Shamanism and Magical Systems" here: Files > Essays > On_Shamanism_And_Magic_Systems.doc While the first...
