This episode has a much different flavor than our previous entries. This one’s not so sandboxy as the rest. In fact, it’s not really sandboxy at all. In this week’s episode, we get down to the nuts and bolts of statting out characters. And as in all character generation sessions, we chase rabbits, but in […]
In addition to fleshing out the player characters with back-story and supporting cast, this time around we explore story boundaries. What’s fair game in terms of encroaching on core character concepts? What’s off-limits? Are there different rules for different players? We talk it all out. Plus… …Characters are named! …Balls are busted! …And, oh yes, […]
This time, we kick around character concepts. Each of the players presents three different character ideas, they are discussed and then the group votes on their preferences with the player making the ultimate decision as to which one will be played. Some terrific ideas are pitched. Plus, a terrible secret is teased…! Join Aron, Paul, […]
In this the third episode in our world building series for sandbox supers RPG we have…. History! Racial tensions! Monorails! A city name! Factions and political power! Pizza! Hot, player-on-player action! Spelling! … All this plus a city under the city and what’s going to make the game cool in this episode of Knights of […]
In our second sandbox episode, we get deep into our setting. We work on neighborhoods figuring out the local color. Tim changes his mind. Asian architectural styles are compared and contrasted! Ninjas appear! Jonathan continues to tilt at that windmill… A city under the city. Plus, a special appearance by The Piano Man! Thoughts on […]
Four out of the five of us on Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie are tabletop RPG enthusiasts. We’re gamers. It seemed inevitable then that our love of superheroics, role playing games, and podcasting would converge into recording actual play. In our first episode, we kick off world building for our superhero sandbox setting. The […]
You’ve heard us teasing on multiple podcasts about Knights of Reignsborough…but who are the Knights of Reignsborough? On October 10th, 2010, you’ll find out. But what can we tell you now? If you listen to Funnybooks, you’ll love Knights of Reignsborough, even if you’re not a gamer. You’re about to find out exactly how damn […]