Greetings Programs! Welcome to the latest instalment of the State of the Cataclysm blog things, in which we’ll give you a brief update on what’s happening in the many worlds of Beyond Cataclysm and share some cool stuff we thing you might enjoy. Dragonmeet In the last weekend in November we hit the Excel in …
Welcome to Episode 25 of ‘What Is Roleplay?’ This episode CM Lowry is joined by Steph Windross to discuss Crits To start the conversation CM Lowry asks Steph to define what the meaning of a Crit in roleplay games Crit is short for Critical Roll, either a Critical Success or a Critical Failure. In short …
This month CM Lowry is talking to Graphic Designer and RPG Creator Marco Serrano about The Long Rain by Ray Bradbury in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Kansas being scientifically flatter than a pancake! The Long Rain is a short story by Ray Bradbury, which is a sci-fi psychological thriller. It’s only 12 …
This month CM Lowry is talking to author Nathan Philpott about All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Nathan and Chris discuss struggling with pronunciations, translation difficulties and seeking to be culturally sensitive and respectful to the creator Nathan shares a quote with the listeners that illustrates …
Welcome to Episode 25 of ‘What Is Roleplay?’ This episode we are joined by artist and tabletop roleplay game designer David Blandy to discuss No Prep Play Chris asks David what No Prep Play is Simply put it is playing without preparation – creating an adventure on the fly as you’re playing. Instead of having …
This month CM Lowry is talking to author Sandra Bond about Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: Sandra gives us an introduction to the book Three Men in a Boat. First published in 1889, the book tells the story of three men on a boating …
Welcome to Episode 24 of ‘What Is Roleplay?’ This episode we are joined by Games Designer and Spicy Tuna RPG head honcho Marco Serrano to discuss Space After a brief opening chat Chris asks Marco ‘Why is Space brilliant’? To which Marco answers that it creates a realm of endless possibilities within the game. Sci-fi …
Welcome to Episode 23 of ‘What Is Roleplay?’ This episode we are joined by Author and Game Designer Paul Baldowski to discuss Monsters! Chris asks Paul why Monsters are so important in roleplaying games? Paul states that they are far more than just a character to slam down – they add a level of challenge …
Welcome to Episode 22 of ‘What Is Roleplay?! This episode we are joined by RPG designer and author Dan Sumption to discuss Rules Light Roleplaying Games Rules light Roleplaying Games (RPGS) are games that have a very simple rules framework so that the learning curve is nice and easy and the players are more free …
This month CM Lowry is talking to author Flora Qian about Little Reunions by Eileen Chang in ‘This Book I Read…’ Topics covered include: The fact that Eileen Chang actually wanted Little Reunions to be destroyed, not published. It was not published until after her death. Flora shares a quote from Little Reunions with us, that …
