I Picked Fast and Cheap...

Hey,

So The Forge, a forum for indie rpg designers has declared April, 24-Hour RPG Month. The idea is to design and write up an RPG in 24 hours.

Sounded like fun so I took the challenge. After all, I was just sitting around the house all day Saturday waiting for the phone repair guy to show up (which he didn't...a rant you don't want to hear about) so I sat down and plowed into it.

And I did it!

Sure, the layout is sucky and there's no art. The rules are only theoretically playtested. But there's a cool premise and enough information to actually run a game or two so it's a big success in my book.

The Forge also runs a longer "Iron Designer" contest. I'm looking forward to participating in the next one when it comes up.

later
Tom

I Picked Fast and Cheap...

Hey,

So The Forge, a forum for indie rpg designers has declared April, 24-Hour RPG Month. The idea is to design and write up an RPG in 24 hours.

Sounded like fun so I took the challenge. After all, I was just sitting around the house all day Saturday waiting for the phone repair guy to show up (which he didn't...a rant you don't want to hear about) so I sat down and plowed into it.

And I did it!

Sure, the layout is sucky and there's no art. The rules are only theoretically playtested. But there's a cool premise and enough information to actually run a game or two so it's a big success in my book.

The Forge also runs a longer "Iron Designer" contest. I'm looking forward to participating in the next one when it comes up.

later
Tom

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Hey,

So for Easter Dinner I went over to rumpelteaser's mom's house. It was a general get-together for her family so her brother and sister and their families were there. Among the guests was rumpelteaser's niece Marissa. She's about 4-5 now and quite the handful. And, in a stunning display of my appeal to children, she starts using me as her personal jungle gym the minute I come through the door.

At any rate, after the meal, we decide to take the kids to a school playground a few blocks away. Marissa insists on buddying up with me for the walk over. So off we go.

It's a nice day, the weather is gorgeous, the sun is out, we're wandering down the sidewalk, when Marissa suddenly looks up at me and says:

"You're the Devil!"

And then giggles.

Man, I thought my disguise was better than that. Ah well, at least the same innocence that pierces my cloak of lies and deceit is also completely oblivious to the peril of associating with me.

later
Tom

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Hey,

So for Easter Dinner I went over to rumpelteaser's mom's house. It was a general get-together for her family so her brother and sister and their families were there. Among the guests was rumpelteaser's niece Marissa. She's about 4-5 now and quite the handful. And, in a stunning display of my appeal to children, she starts using me as her personal jungle gym the minute I come through the door.

At any rate, after the meal, we decide to take the kids to a school playground a few blocks away. Marissa insists on buddying up with me for the walk over. So off we go.

It's a nice day, the weather is gorgeous, the sun is out, we're wandering down the sidewalk, when Marissa suddenly looks up at me and says:

"You're the Devil!"

And then giggles.

Man, I thought my disguise was better than that. Ah well, at least the same innocence that pierces my cloak of lies and deceit is also completely oblivious to the peril of associating with me.

later
Tom