Short Break

As you have noticed, I've been a bit behind on posting. This is due to starting back at classes last week (or was it the week before? I can't even tell now) and trying to get used to it again. (I haven't been in classes for years...)

So, while I attempt to reach equilibrium with my schedules I'll be taking a short break -- might throw the occasional random post up, though.

VTT: Fork in the Road

Taking out security cameras

This week sees the last of the PAYDAY focused articles on VTT. I'm ending it simply with a feature of the game that is a core idea of most tabletop RPGs: multiple paths to success.

Dungeon Blueprint: Labyrinth Lord

Busier week than I had planned for which means today's post is going more announcement-like. Last week I mentioned choosing a system to really focus on for examples, content, etc. and I have chosen one -- Labyrinth Lord. This is an OSR title with a free, no-art version of its rules in PDF as well as a very cheap art-included version also in PDF.  My main reason for picking it is its relative simplicity. (Also, it works with their Mutant Future line and I love me some post-apocalyptic goodness.)

Next week I'll have some real content with a short, detailed level using either the base Labyrinth Lord or Mutant Future. (Probably MF.)

Fiction: Editing Pt. 2

This week in Fiction sees a very light edit. Last week's Fiction piece was fairly short and not too terribly done, I think.

Also: Spent most of my night looking at typesetting sites and all kinds of stuff for the TeX/MiKTeX/LaTeX program(s), instead of editing. Oops.

VTT: Heisting the Heisters

Setting up a fake drug deal to get inside.

In the continuation of the PAYDAY VTT's, this week I toss around the idea of stealing from the stealers! Thieving the thieves! Heisting the heisters! Yeah, you get the idea.

Dungeon Blueprint: Rhyme Time

This week on Dungeon Blueprint I attempt to create rhyming poem riddles. Or something like that. Also, deciding on a game system to use for these articles.

VTT: Time & Trouble

Drilling...

"The drill's jammed, get it going again!" a shout bellows over the roar of automatic weapon fire. Bursts of flame illuminate the surrounding warehouse, bullets ricochet off of concrete and a few find their mark, sending a security guard crumpling to the cold, hard floor.
   "We've got a police assault incoming!" a voice crackles over the radio. Suddenly, the surrounding windows burst inward, spraying shards of glass all around, as a SWAT team swings in with guns blazing.

That's a fairly typical scene in PAYDAY: the Heist, a PC-based FPS game developed by OVERKILL Software and published by SOE. I've been going through it the past few days and have come up with some ideas that would work well with tabletop gaming (indeed, they're already apart of it). Enough to cover this week and the next two, in fact.