Looking for a Hero
If you follow me on Twitter, you might think my days are filled with pastel ponies, ghost-punching, and baby-wrangling. And you’d technically be right, but… Read More »Looking for a Hero
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Ghosts of Conventions Past
So many ghosts! So much punching! Tacticon was this weekend, and it was full of gaming goodness! Friday night I ran my first actual session… Read More »Ghosts of Conventions Past
Come for the Punching, Stay for the Swashbuckling
Today I’m playing the part of the fire-fighting lumberjack, swinging from one burning tree to the next, an axe in my belt and a fire… Read More »Come for the Punching, Stay for the Swashbuckling
There’s a Storm Coming
While I’ve never actually run my own Kickstarter project (yet), I’ve been attached to a number of them, either as a game designer or a… Read More »There’s a Storm Coming
Snapshots of GenCon 2014
We now interrupt your regularly-scheduled ruminations on ghost-punching to bring this recap of 2014’s “best four days of gaming.” Pony Palooza The biggest event of… Read More »Snapshots of GenCon 2014
Ashley Carpenter, Ghost Puncher
Last week, we took a look at the Savage Worlds stats for a typical ghost in the Ghost Punchers roleplaying game. This week, I’d like… Read More »Ashley Carpenter, Ghost Puncher
Fleshing Out Ghosts
As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like reinventing the wheel. If a game system already has stats or mechanics for a thing, I’ll generally use… Read More »Fleshing Out Ghosts
The Essence of Punching
While discussing the Ghost Punchers roleplaying game last week, our discussion of how ghosts fight back against the living delved deep into a rabbit hole… Read More »The Essence of Punching
When Ghosts Punch Back!
This “designing roleplaying games” stuff is hard. Not because it’s hard to come up with mechanics for doing what the game needs to do, but… Read More »When Ghosts Punch Back!
I’ve Got the (Ghost-Punching) Power!
The time has come. Yes, in today’s installment of “Designing the Ghost Punchers Roleplaying Game with Your Host Darrell,” it’s time to actually start writing… Read More »I’ve Got the (Ghost-Punching) Power!