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Bored Ghost uses tabletop roleplaying games to create stories. Each week we release half of a tale born out a play. From independently published collaborative storytelling games to traditional Role-Playing Games, we try it all to tell stories. These tales and games are experiments.
This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying Game series.
Recommended number of players: 4-6, Play time 2-4 hours on average
Star Wars is a game that requires one player take on the role of Game Master, managing the rules and operating the world.
We recommend picking up a copy of one of the beginner sets from Fantasy Flight, or from a book retailer like Amazon. Try your friendly local games store. If they carry role playing games they probably carry Star Wars. The Beginner Set provide sample characters, an adventure to run them through, enough rules for the players and game master to play, and a set of the special dice!
In addition to players Star Wars requires a handful of components:
1) Core Rulebook or Beginner Set
2) Character Sheets - available to print online, handwrite or copy from the rule book.
3) Star Wars RPG Dice and a pair of Percentile Dice (2 ten sided dice)
4) Writing Utensils
"Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein." ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
3rd-rate heroes and villains toil in the muck beneath the shining city.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Dr. Henrik Mannover (Steven Moverley) - A village physician and a witch.
Fiona Adair (Stacey Douglass Moverley) - A shapechanger, cursed to hold a human form.
Brother Gregor Fun (John Holt) - An English priest.
The grid for this game:
Between Steve and John: Townsfolk - The Doctor and The Priest PLUS an Object - A Blessed Ornate Cross
Between John and Stacey: Outsiders - Newly Arrived Travelers PLUS a Location - Towne Center at the Wolf and Hound Tavern.
Between Stacey and Steve: Supernatural - The Witch and the Cursed PLUS a Need to Reveal Those Who are Monsters.
TILT:Mayhem - An out of control rampage
Paranoia - A stranger arrives to settle a score
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Mr. Harley: Your impatience is quite understandable.
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry... I wish it were otherwise."
-The Day the Earth Stood Still
A quiet development where petty neighborhood squabbles hide darker motives.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Gladys Marlow (Ken Breese) - A septuagenarian with a knack for electronics repair.
Ronald 'Ron' Matthews (Patrick Cartelli) - The son of Gladys Marlow, he hasn't any job prospects, but takes good care of his mother.
Quincy Marmot (John Holt) - A retiree with a nose for everyone else's business.
The grid for this game:
Between Ken and Patrick: Family - Caregiver and Invalid PLUS an Object, a Sweaty Baseball Cap with something tucked in the Brim.
Between Patrick and John: Home Owner's Association - Co-Authors of the Revised Garbage Policy PLUS a Need - to get out of an irritating commitment to a neighbor.
Between John and Ken: The Plan - Minion and Accidental Observer PLUS a Location - The Tricked out Basement Home-Theatre.
The TILT:
Failure - A tiny Mistake Leads to Ruin
Paranoia - Somebody is Watching, Waiting for their moment.
Find Patrick on twitter @patcartelli and check out his podcast Repeater
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices - to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own - for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to The Twilight Zone." - Rod Sterling
A quiet development where petty neighborhood squabbles hide darker motives.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Gladys Marlow (Ken Breese) - A septuagenarian with a knack for electronics repair.
Ronald 'Ron' Matthews (Patrick Cartelli) - The son of Gladys Marlow, he hasn't any job prospects, but takes good care of his mother.
Quincy Marmot (John Holt) - A retiree with a nose for everyone else's business.
The grid for this game:
Between Ken and Patrick: Family - Caregiver and Invalid PLUS an Object, a Sweaty Baseball Cap with something tucked in the Brim.
Between Patrick and John: Home Owner's Association - Co-Authors of the Revised Garbage Policy PLUS a Need - to get out of an irritating commitment to a neighbor.
Between John and Ken: The Plan - Minion and Accidental Observer PLUS a Location - The Tricked out Basement Home-Theatre.
The TILT:
Failure - A tiny Mistake Leads to Ruin
Paranoia - Somebody is Watching, Waiting for their moment.
Find Patrick on twitter @patcartelli and check out his podcast Repeater
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"To hold a pen is to be at war."
― Voltaire
If you live by the pen you will die by the pen in this pen-convention story.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Cecil Adams (Ken Breese) - A young upstart in the Pen Game.
Ralph James (Chris Diercksen) - The Charismatic candidate for VP of the Pen Club.
Ian K. Well (John Holt) - A nervous pen-hoarder also running for VP of the Pen Club.
The grid for this game:
Between Ken and Chris: Lovers - Weird Ink-Stained Love PLUS an Object of Mystery - The Pen with No Name.
Between Chris and John: Philosophers - Handwriting Analyst & Anxious Client PLUS a Need - to get a little money for the bus ride home.
Between John and Ken: Monarchs - Candidates for VP of the Poppleton Pen Club PLUS a Location - Room 404 on the fold-out cot.
The TILT:
Innocence - The wrong guys gets busted
Paranoia - A sudden reversal
Find Chris on twitter @c_diercks and check out his theatrical group Team Awesome Robot.
Also take a moment to check out his wife Samantha's fantastic project Womanish
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain." ― John Adams
If you live by the pen you will die by the pen in this pen-convention story.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Cecil Adams (Ken Breese) - A young upstart in the Pen Game.
Ralph James (Chris Diercksen) - The Charismatic candidate for VP of the Pen Club.
Ian K. Well (John Holt) - A nervous pen-hoarder also running for VP of the Pen Club.
The grid for this game:Between Ken and Chris: Lovers - Weird Ink-Stained Love PLUS an Object of Mystery - The Pen with No Name.
Between Chris and John: Philosophers - Handwriting Analyst & Anxious Client PLUS a Need - to get a little money for the bus ride home.
Between John and Ken: Monarchs - Candidates for VP of the Poppleton Pen Club PLUS a Location - Room 404 on the fold-out cot.
Find Chris on twitter @c_diercks and check out his theatrical group Team Awesome Robot.
Also take a moment to check out his wife Samantha's fantastic project Womanish
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." ― H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
A house on the Mississippi has gathered many inhabitants and many stories over the years.
To learn more about how Kingdom is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Baby Doll (Ken Breese) - A haunted doll, the oldest of the spirits in Hurtview Manor.
The Bogeyman (Sharang Biswas) - A spirit fed by fear with an obsession with children.
The Well Dressed Suicide (John Holt) - One of the younger spirits in Hurtview Manor.
The Kingdom for this game:
Hurtview Manor, a haunted manor on the Mississippi.
Threats:
Locations:
The New Conflict:
Conflict: Will Hurtview Manor accept baby Charity as one of their own?
Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing a game of Kingdom.
Recommended number of players: 3-5, Play time 3-5 hours on average
Kingdom is a 'GMless' game, you don't need a Dungeon Master or Game Master setting up the rules and the world.
We recommend picking up a copy of the rules from Lame Mage. They have copies available as PDF and physical books. Try your friendly local games store. If they carry role playing games they probably carry Kingdom.
In addition to players Kingdom only requires a handful of components:
1) Rulebook
2) Character Sheets - available to print or copy from the rule book.
3) Index Cards & Paper
4) Writing Utensils
"The first step towards mastering time is always to make time meaningless" — Robert Aickman
A house on the Mississippi has gathered many inhabitants and many stories over the years.
To learn more about how Kingdom is played check out our primer episode.
pThe characters for this game:Baby Doll (Ken Breese) - A haunted doll, the oldest of the spirits in Hurtview Manor.
The Bogeyman (Sharang Biswas) - A spirit fed by fear with an obsession with children.
The Well Dressed Suicide (John Holt) - One of the younger spirits in Hurtview Manor.
The Kingdom for this game:
Hurtview Manor, a haunted manor on the Mississippi.
Threats:
Locations:
The Conflict:
Conflict: Will Hurtview Manor let the Faithleys stay?
Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
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