Domino Writing Games

Well, this is it… Google+ goes away in a week, before the next entry in this series would appear there. Of course, we’re on MeWe now, so it’s a moot point, but it does give me an excuse to write… Read more ›

You’ve read my take on zombies and vampires already, but what about the remaining classic creatures of the night, or at least a few of them? Golems Frankenstein’s monster, the original clay golem of Jewish folklore, living statues, and other… Read more ›

Fantasy Intrigue With inspiration from RPG writer Ryan Macklin. Ask of each character: What does he or she want? (That could be to change something or to maintain the status quo. Don’t fight for change 100% of the time). Why… Read more ›

Hit points may be the most significant “mechanic” that roleplaying games introduced to the world of games. Before Dungeons & Dragons, game characters were either “up” or “down” (think of Pac-Man’s lives or even the one-hit armies of chess). And… Read more ›

It only takes moments to create a Domino Writing-style (or really any) USR character, but the one part of character development that does require a little bit of time is coming up with Specialisms. They’ve been discussed before; remember: Specialisms… Read more ›

If the robots rise up against the humans, there will be war, at least with the survivors, the humans that aren’t wiped out by being at the wrong place at the wrong time, or the humans that can’t make it… Read more ›

That alliterative name is probably all you need to picture this otherwise unexplored Domino Writing-style USR setting. Thank “California Love,” “Car Wars,” the opening of the trailer for “The Lego Movie 2”… oh, and the Mad Max films. So there’s… Read more ›

Leonardo (Turtle-Folk), Level 1, 0 Experience Points Action D10, Wits D8, Ego D6 Specialisms: Turtle Leader +2, Spirit Of The Samurai +2, Swimming And Breathing Underwater +2 Hit Points: 18 Equipment: Pair of Katana +2, Shuriken +1, Shell +1 Narrative… Read more ›

Creatures of the night are, of course, one of the most popular character choices in role playing, thanks to a slew of White Wolf games created in the 1990s and beyond. It inspired dozens of similar games, like “Nightlife,” and… Read more ›

If you’re like me, you have a pile of miniature figures and battle maps that don’t get nearly the amount of time on the tabletop as you’d like. And you have dice… so many dice, of different shapes and colors.… Read more ›