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

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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