Convergence

While not exactly what I anticipated, and a bit surprising to boot, the March get-together was a fantastic success in my book. Four games were played, of which I ran 2, we traded some secrets to theme and pacing, everyone seemed to have a good time, we covered the gambit of genres, and we all talked about doing it again next year. Game #1 consisted of an old-school Boot Hill game run by Mark in which we were aboard a Kansas train that got robbed. Awesome fun combined with deadly Boot Hill mechanics. I’ll scan in and post my character “Three Finger Jim” soon. ... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Convergence". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story

The title pretty much sums up a little something I tried to do in the March Convergence supers game we played with the KORE rules. The basic premise is this: When the players all start to get that glazed, clueless look and start shrugging their shoulders, throw some bad guys at them and reintegrate them into the game. In point of fact, I did this a number of times during the game; most notably at the very beginning. The game started with the characters heading to the Museum of Antiquities to investigate a robbery of sorts and getting sidetracked by a bank heist. Instant ... Read Full Story

So I had this idea of how to quickly assign generic teenager roles to players by using a Pinochle deck. Basically have the players each draw a single card from the deck with results determined as follows: Spades - Fighters and physical peeps 9 - Freshman squad member 10 - Sophmore squad member J - Junior squad member Q - Senior Head Cheerleader K - Senior Squad Quarterback A - Perform any Physical feat once perfectly Diamonds - Money peeps 9 - Freshman 10 - Sophmore J - Junior Q - Miss Money K - Mr. Perfect A - Perform any item/cash related feat ... Read Full Story

You know how everyone always talks about getting together with the old gang and just spending a weekend gaming? You know how everyone thinks that’s a GREAT idea! You know how everyone would jump at the chance to be a part of it? You know how nobody ever takes the initiative to just set it up? You know how much that really sucks? Well, I got tired of it and just set it up. Surprisingly it wasn’t hard at all. Two phone calls and I had two players confirmed. After one player made another call, the players were set at three. So in March ... Read Full Story