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Go-Play Ottawa, Round Two

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Fraser

For those who attended the first Go-Play Ottawa, I think they’ll agree with me that it was a great time. Time has come for the second session of Go-Play Ottawa, and it’s happening this Saturday, November 8. Right now, GPO … Continue reading →

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Namgakksan Lessons Learned.

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Fraser

I posted a “Lessons Learned” post over at my blog regarding last night’s “the Beast of Namgakksan” game I ran at Go-Play Ottawa. This test drive is just going to make it stronger for GenCon.

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Go-Play Ottawa a Go!

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Fraser

So it’s been announced on the Go-Play Ottawa website that the mini-con is on for July 26th from noon to 9 PM. If you are in the Ottawa area, go check out the info and plan to attend. You’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Beast of Namgakksan – Setting the Stage

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Fraser

When running a one-shot game at an event like the Go-Play mini-con, it’s important that your players know what they are getting into. Below is a quick summary of game philosophy in a kind of FAQ format. What is the … Continue reading →

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Beast of Namgakksan – Your Korean Culture Lesson

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Fraser

Each of the characters has a quick personality sketch based on the character’s corresponding Chinese zodiac symbol. This, however, need not be the sum depth of the character. An important aspect of any individual in Choson (What Koreans call Korea … Continue reading →

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Beast of Namgakksan – Setting teaser

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Fraser

This is the teaser that I’m going to use to advertise the game. This could certainly lead into a campaign, but I need to plan it for about a four hour session. This is a dark time for Korea. A … Continue reading →

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The Four Worthies – Stats

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Fraser

The Edges as written don’t really allow for designing certain character aspects (especially martial arts), so some edges have been modified and some edges have been added. A quick description is included in brackets. Also, each character has a Birthright … Continue reading →

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The Four Worthies

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Fraser

Each of the characters will be based on a paradigm or role common to wuxia or historical action/fantasy movies. The actual personality will be based on the character’s Chinese zodiac symbol. The characters are listed by the name commonly used, … Continue reading →

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Beast of Namgakksan

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Fraser

So I am developing a one-shot game to deliver at the Ottawa Go-Play mini-con. I will post aspects of the development here. It may offer some inspiration and ideas. What I’ll be doing here is developing the characters and some … Continue reading →

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