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Character Concepts: The old hero…

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October 19, 2011
by Sunglar in , , , , , , ,

Just as I am more of a lover than a fighter (and no I’m not giving you any references so you can confirm this, you better take my word for it), I am more of a Game Master than a Player. I’ve spoken about this before, but it boils down to the fact that I actually enjoy telling the story, weaving a yarn along with my players, more than being just one of the protagonists. It was the very first thing I did when I role-played and I fell in love with it from the very first time.

That being said I have enjoyed sitting on the other side of the screen form time to time. Since I usually talk about being a GM I thought it would be nice to turn the table and talk about being a player for a change. This is not a post about an NPC (although you could certainly turn him into one) but an actual character concept I developed for a game.

One caveat, I remember the character concept but the exact moment it materialized is lost in time. I recall the concept, not all the fiddly bits of how it germinated, so I apologize to my friend Luis who was there when the concept emerged if I mix up the memories. This is the story how I remember it.

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Lazy Friday Video post: “Game Geeks #178 RunePunk and Iron Dynasty”

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October 14, 2011
by Stargazer in , , , , ,

As a follow-up to yesterday’s interview with Sean Preston I want to present to you Kurt Wiegel’s video reviews of Reality Blurs’ games RunePunk and Iron Dynasty.

By the way, Sean, what did you do to Kurt that made him be afraid of you?

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Interview: Sean Preston

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October 13, 2011
by Stargazer in , , , ,

Sean talking to fans at Gen Con 2010 I first met Sean Preston at Gen Con 2010. I think I had exchanged a few emails with him before that, but it would be exaggerated if I said I knew him. I was actually waiting to speak with the guys from Crafty Games when I noticed that Reality Blurs occupied the neighboring booth. So I approached Sean, introduced myself and asked him to tell me about his latest product which was Iron Dynasty at the time. I don’t remember how long we actually talked but I quickly learned that Sean is not only a creative writer and game designer but also a great guy. He’s definitely among the people that impressed me the most back then. Until this day we keep contact, some of you might actually have been involved in our extensive Twitter conversations. The rest is – as they say – history. ;)

Agents of Oblivion cover Sean’s latest project is “Agents of Oblivion”, a roleplaying game setting for use with Savage Worlds that combines the modern espionage genre with horror elements. But I think Sean can explain this better than I can, so I asked him to answer a couple of questions for us.

Stargazer: Thanks again for taking your time to answer a couple of questions about Reality Blurs in general and Agents of Oblivion in particular. It’s an honor to have you. So, let’s start with AoO. What exactly is it about?

Sean: Agents of Oblivion is what we like to call “the perfect cocktail of horror and espionage”. Heck, we believe this so much we put it on the cover as the tagline. Now, before anyone thinks we’re being cocky or anything, we know everyone’s definition of the perfect cocktail may differ, so we cheated a bit by providing you with all the ingredients to mix your own, suitable to your own refined palate. For those who’ve followed us for a number of years, you know we are all about providing sandboxes and allowing you the freedom to customize the game and still have all the pieces work together without any hassle. At its core, Agents of Oblivion is a spy game with conspiracies and aliens and rival organizations and magic and things that go bump in the night. Well, that’s how I play it. We provide seven different campaign styles—cocktail recipes to extend the metaphor—you can tailor to your own sensibilities.

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Agents of Oblivion is now available!

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October 10, 2011
by Stargazer in , , ,

 AoO cover Let me start with a quote from John Rogers, the creator and executive producer of Leverage:

“You have in your hands a rules set that lets you play anything from “Spellslinging Spy vs. Alien Brain Eater” to “Harry Palmer vs. That Unpleasant Fellow from Bulgaria.” They haven’t glossed over any of the little nuts and bolts you need to play a realistic spy game, if that’s your desire – they’ve just streamlined it to be Fast, Furious, and Fun. That I can use one setting to play both those extremes is impressive as hell.”

These are the words he wrote for the introduction of Sean Preston’s Agents of Oblivion, the latest Savage Worlds campaign from Reality Blurs. The 218-paged book contains everything you need to horror-fueled espionage action using the Savage World rules (you need a copy of the Savage Worlds rules). I am sure many of you have been waiting for this fine book to be released and if you haven’t you don’t know what you’re missing! Trust me, Sean outdid himself with AoO!

By the way, there are a couple of pretty cool bundles available at the Reality Blurs shop right now:

If you don’t own a copy of Realms of Cthulhu yet, I recommend you consider the Sigil Operative or The Director Bundle. An espionage campaign with Mythos elements sounds just to awesome not to try! ^_^

Update: AoO is now available from RPGNow, too!

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Ia! Ia! Check out this great Realms of Cthulhu sale!

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October 4, 2011
by Stargazer in , , ,

Realms of Cthulhu Reality Blurs’ Sean Preston has a special deal for all you Cthulhu fans out there:

You can get the Electronic Madness Bundle containing the PDF versions of Realms of Cthulhu and both Mythos Tales for mere $15! This is utter madness, if you ask me!

And if that offer hasn’t driven you completely mad, the Complete Bundle probably will push you over the edge! It contains the Print and PDF copies of the aforementioned books for just $40 plus shipping!

So what are you waiting for? Head over to the Reality Blurs Shop, get your credit card ready and praise Great Cthulhu (and Sean of course) for this great deal! Please note that this sale is for a limited time only!

By the way, if you are not sure if Realms of Cthulhu is for you, check out my review of that fine game.

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Get 20% off of selected titles at DriveThruRPG

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September 30, 2011
by Stargazer in , , , , ,

DriveThruRPG If you have been following this blog you probably have seen these discounts before. Every month DriveThruRPG provides us with a discount code and a list of eligible products. As you may have noticed the new code arrived a bit late but this time we get a longer list of discounted products than usual. Without further ado, here’s the list of the stuff you can get 20% off until November 10th:

In order to benefit from the discount you need to enter the coupon code DiceInTheFall during checkout! There’s definitely a lot of good stuff on this list.

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The Cold War and the Cthulhu Mythos

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August 29, 2011
by Stargazer in , , , , , ,

"Gadget" In December 2008 I first read about Charles Stross’ short story “A Colder War”. Imagine an alternative timeline where the cold war ends in 1984 because the Soviets mistake a joke made by then-president Ronald Reagan for a declaration of war. But in addition to the nuclear arsenal, a hidden supernatural one is used. In “A Colder War” the Great Cthulhu himself has been weaponized by the Soviets and the Iran government tries to summon Yog-Sothoth into our world. The more I think about it, the more I believe a campaign inspired by that short story could be a great project for the upcoming months.

Especially in autumn or winter I love to run horror games and what could be more blood-freezing than combining H.P. Lovecraft’s work with the cold war? I think I’ll pitch the idea to my players and if they show some interest, I’ll start working on that project as soon as I have enough free time.

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