New: hive-194041All contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzansteemhive-185836hive-183959hive-180932hive-166405hive-150122uncommonlabhive-144064hive-188619photographyhive-101145hive-183397hive-145157bitcoinlifehive-193637krsuccesshive-181136hive-184714hive-109690hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikerslextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 4 years ago[GAME DESIGN] Variant Environmental Effects and Enabling Game DesignsVariant Environmental Effects and Enabling Game Designs The 5150 forums on extreme environments For those who have followed my work, it's no secret that I absolutely adore the hybrid…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years ago[COMMENTARY] Grim's Review of Eternal Contenders, a Gentle RebutalWhen a comment on a YouTube video reaches a certain length, it behooves you to turn that into a blog post because otherwise you are wasting a fine opportunity. I hate to waste an opportunity. Plus…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoMy thoughts about the Steem gaming ecosystemThis is a cross post of @danmaruschak/my-thoughts-about-the-steem-gaming-ecosystem by @lextenebris.I'd say these are well-taken issues on the Steem blockchain and gaming.lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoAnnouncing The MissiveThis is a cross post of @loreshapergames/announcing-the-missive by @lextenebris.More options for play is more better.lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoRPG inspiration - Terra IncognitaThis is a cross post of @grimjim/rpg-inspiration-terra-incognita by @lextenebris.I've always argued that bad ideas are the best inspiration because it's hard to best "good."lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoQUICK-PIECE: One Page Rules Reviewed by Wargamer.comYes, yes – I know. The name of the community is "Tabletop Role-Playing," so why in the world would someone link to a review of an entire suite of tabletop tactical wargame mechanics? Once upon a…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years ago[ROLEPLAYING GAMES] Character Generation Challenge: Granny ThermeisterI woke up today to discover something – unusual. One of my friends on Facebook (yes, I still drop by there) had posted a unique challenge. I don't think I have ever seen someone randomly drop a…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years ago[RPG REVIEW] Grim reviews Alas Vegas by James WallisFellow Steem user @grimjim (a.k.a. James Desborough) has another of his video reviews posted on an indie RPG that was a long time in coming, Alas Vegas . In fact, it was five years in…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoRoleplaying Games Need Variety: War on the Rocks and Teaching Wargame Design-- One of the things that I love most about role-playing games is that they are just a specific manifestation of a wider "wargaming" tradition that well precedes them. Anyone familiar with the…lextenebris (62)in hive-194041 • 5 years agoExperimental Community Deployment: Tabletop RoleplayingIt seems as though we have an experimental platform running on Steemit for creating communities, and since the most active, most interesting community – in a cultural sense – I've had the pleasure…