Hades is often misunderstood. In our modern culture he may seem a god of death, something to be feared, but not so for the Ancient Greeks. His role was more of a guardian and final judge on the merit of
Tag: death
Nightmares of the Dreamlands
The final piece of the Last Stand of the Rainbow Corps is the monsters that will bring about their downfall. In common with the player led theme of the adventure, the details of the nightmares are filled in by the
The Squirrel Strikes Again!
Cherry Blows the cheerleader, AKA Carl, became the latest victim of Outbreak!‘s killer squirrel during one of our games at Indiecon. We had a great time and a big thank you must go to all our players who embraced the
Bad Ways to Die
Film experts Colin & Mitch have seen more people die in more horrible ways than anyone else I know. Here are their top 5 horrible ways to die (in a film). Stung to Death By Bees (My Girl) Horrible death.
A Bucket, A Bucket, My Kingdom for a Bucket
This week’s blogging has been dominated by two stories: WotC PDF stupidity and the sad passing of Dave Arneson. I’ve decided not to cover those two stories in the bucket and focus on a week of great blogging that you
Philip Jose Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009)
Philip José Farmer, best known for the Riverworld series of novels, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning. Official Announcement
Poll Results: The Missing and the Dead
Last weeks poll was on how we cope when players go missing or characters die. The answer to the perennial question of what to do when a player can’t make the session seems to be that the character simply disappears
Poll: Players & Chracters; Missing & Dead
How do you cope with players failing to turn up? What is the worse thing a player can do? Why do characters die? Have you ever killed another player? [poll id=”45″] [poll id=”46″] [poll id=”47″] [poll id=”48″]