Archive for the ‘Zenith-3 (Original system based on Hero System 4th Ed)’ Category

My Biggest Mistakes: The Woes Of Piety & Magic

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series My Biggest Mistakes

Some mistakes you (hopefully) only make once; the mistakes that I’ve blogged about so far as part of this month’s carnival fall into that category. But some mistakes are bound to recur by their nature, and it is just as important to know how to recover from those. These mistakes might derive from a flawed […]

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My Biggest Mistakes: Defying Expectations in the Zenith-3 Campaign

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series My Biggest Mistakes

Some expectations are made to be confounded if it’s at all possible. If someone expects a dull and boring campaign, that’s one you don’t want to live up to. If someone expects to get favourable treatment because you owe them money, I’m happy to dissapoint them – and to repay the debt as soon as […]

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Ask The GMs: In it for the long haul

How can a campaign last for decades, and what does such longevity imply? A question recently asked us, I remember Mike mentioning his decades-long superhero game a few times, and am currently planning my next campaign, so I was just wondering how y’all can extend a game so far. Even if the players are still […]

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My Biggest Mistakes: Information Overload in the Zenith-3 Campaign

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series My Biggest Mistakes

As you should know by now if you’re a regular visitor here – and with 2 new articles every week, why aren’t you, if you’re not!? – this month’s blog carnival is on the subject of mistakes, how you recover from them, and what lessons you’ve learnt for the future. I made a couple of […]

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Lore Enforcement: The Legal System in an RPG

Let’s talk for a minute about the law. Most legal systems are based on two things: the protection of certain general principles that are considered fundamental truths by the society in question, and a long history of precedents matching punishments with violations. Criminal law, for the most part, is fairly straightforward. Not much has changed […]

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